How to I change the logo on my template?
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If you decide to build your website using this template then you will no doubt want to change the main banner or logo of the site to replace it with your own. This banner is a graphic image, and to change it you need to create a new graphic to take its place.
This requires a few tools other than Joomla to accomplish. First of all, you need to have some type of graphics editor in order to modify the graphic (or create a new one).
Next, you will need to upload your modified graphic to your Joomla website to replace the original graphic. This cannot be done from within Joomla itself without the installation of an add-in (available for free). In this example, I will use an FTP program to re-upload the image to the web server, but you could also use your hosting account control panel file manager, if you have access to that.
Note: while these instructions refer specifically to the default template of Joomla 1.0.13, the same principles are used with almost all other templates.
Step 1: Figure out the name and location of the logo image file
The first things to do is to get a copy of the image file onto your computer and find out the name and location of that file. To do this, hold your mouse over the graphic and do a right click. On the right click menu, choose <View Image> in Firefox, <View Background Image> in Internet Explorer.
This will load that single image in your browser window. In the browser address bar you can see the name of the graphic file and you can also see where in the Joomla directory structure that file is located.
So, for example, this graphic is called header_short.jpg and it is located in the /templates/rhuk_solarflare_ii/images/ folder. That is the file we need to modify.
Step 2: Save the file onto your computer
Next we want to save this file onto your computer so you can edit it. Do a right click on the image and choose “Save As …” and save the file (keeping the same name) onto a folder on your computer. I recommend making a folder just for your Joomla edits, perhaps in “My Documents” or in “My Graphics” so you can easily find these things.
Step 3: Edit or Create Your Graphic File
Once you have the file on your computer, you can open that file using a graphics editor and modify it as you see best. You may even want to erase everything on the image and start totally from scratch, or start with a totally new image. If so, then create a new image file with the same dimensions as the original logo file that you going to replace. In the case of the header_short.jpg, the size is xxx by xxx pixels.
After you have edited the picture, save it with the same name as the original graphic file that you downloaded.
Need recommendations for a graphics editing programs? See this article.
Step 4: Save the changed graphic back up to your web server
The final step is transferring the changed graphic file that you have edited back up to your web server. As I mentioned earlier, this cannot be done from within Joomla itself without an add-in extension.
Let’s see how to do this using an FTP program.
Log into your account using your FTP program, and navigate to the \templates\rhuk_solarflare_ii\images folder. Next, do a right click on the folder name and choose “Upload.” In the next box, specify that you want to upload a file, and then point the program to the graphic file that you have edited that you want to transfer to your webserver. Confirm that you want to do the upload. You may be asked if you want to over-write the file on the webserver. Answer “Yes”
Once this is done, you should go back to your Joomla site. Refresh the page by pressing <F5> (or even better, <Control> <F5> to force your browser to reload all graphics). It may take a few refreshes, but your new graphic file should appear in place of the old one.
It often takes several tries to get the graphic right and to get things to properly. And, you will certainly want to develop some skill with your graphic editing program. But, that is the basic process.