There are two methods of installation of our templates. On this page, we will describe both methods in details.

1. Regular template installation within Joomla

1. Unzip file "hjt_itstarts.zip" from archive you downloaded after purchase.
2. In your Joomla admin panel, go Extensions > Install/Uninstall. See Step 2 image.
3. Click <Browse> button and locate file "hjt_itstarts.zip" on your computer. Click <Upload File & Install> button. See Step 3 image.
4. Once the file has been uploaded on your server, you would get a message as on this image. See Step 4 image.
5. Go Extensions > Template Manager, select "hjt_itstarts" from the list and click Default icon (top right). See Step 5 image.
6. Check site frontend. Now you should see your website with a new template.
7. You don't need to add module class suffixes. Modules will be styled automatically depending of their positions.
8. You need to type "nav" in Menu Tag ID of the top menu module (position User3). Menu Class Suffix should be empty. Menu style should be set to "list". See Step 8 image.

After the installation procedure, you won't get your website look as this Demo. Maybe you'd need to change positions of your modules according to this guide and change parameters in some of your menus.

If you like effects used on above images, you can use it for your site. This template comes with integrated jQuery Lightbox. Please read details how to use it.

2. HotStart Installation

Once you finish this installation method, you should get exactly the same copy of this Demo site on your server. Let's start!

1. Unzip file "hot_itstarts_hotstart.zip" from the archive you downloaded after purchase. Unzip this archive to your computer.
2. Using FTP software (such as FileZilla) upload all files and folders to your hosting space. Make sure that folder where you uploaded files is writable (chmod 777).
3. In browser, open address http://www.your_site_address.com/joomla/index.php (change "your_site_address.com" with your URL, change "joomla" with folder name where you uploaded files).
4. Select your language and click Next.
5. The installer will check your server to find out if it's compatible with Joomla. If you see any parts marked red, please contact your hosting provider to resolve the problem. If all items are green, you can click Next.
6. You can read Joomla License and click Next.
7. You should enter MySQL database connection parameters now. Please enter Host Name (usually "localhost"), Username, Password and Database and click Next. If you get error message, please check parameters. If you don't know correct parameters, please contact your hosting provider.
8. On FTP Configuration page, you can enter parameters of your FTP server. This is not necessary and can be entered later, if needed. So, click Next.
9. On Main Configuration screen you should enter Site Name, e-mail and administrator's password (twice). Click Install Sample Data button. (Otherwise, demo content won't be imported). Once you get "Sample data installed successfully" message, you may click Next.
10. As the Finish screen says, please remove "installation" folder completely from your server (use FTP software).
11. Congratulations, you are done! Click Site button to see your site's frontend, or Admin to see site's backend (login required with username admin and password that you selected during installation).