Build a Joomla Website in 1 Hour! - 2013 

fantastic tutorial. Restored my confidence after getting very frustrated with the standard documentation, which tells you how easy it is to set up a website with Joomla but not how to do it. Well done!

Simple and straight forward tutorial. I think you need to have more of these.

Hi Iona, pretty much everybody is having problems with the slideshow. That is why I made an updated version of this video. Look on my channel, you will see a video with the same name but is says "Joomla 3" (also works on 2.5 though). This video doesn't use the iceslideshow and uses the updated version of this template (making it mobile friendly and much more!). Please watch that video.

Yes, exactly, but the alignment depends on your template, usually it will be aligned Left (default).

Glad it worked out! Thanks for watching :)

Hi Marie, I just tried this template on Joomla 3 and found out that it is incompatible. I just contacted the creators of this theme to see if they have any plans for updates! Hopefully they will update soon. In the mean time, you can try the template called "JSN Gruve Free" (google it to download it). It's a similar, Joomla 3 template.

This is the best video training I ever seen. Easy to understand. Thanks. Ruhel, UK

Very clear and concise. Truly appreciate the effort you have put into making this tutorial. All the best mate!

Hey, ur tutorial is awesome, Now i have a problem, I am using Godaddy webhost server, based on ur video, i made a website, because the foxConatct form isn't longer to be free, i found some other plug ins, Ccomment and Ripcontact form, it all all went good. Ididn't know what steps i screw up, so i went on godaddy and uninstalled the Joomla, after that, when i tried re-install, i keep getting areas says "installation error" Do this ever happen to u?

Thank you Michael. Very helpful. I was hoping to learn how to link to other pages (internal links). I can see how we link to external sites, but not internal pages.

Thanks I missed this post when I posted my question on the same issue...Sorry for any added trouble. Keep up the great job...I am heading over to watch the updated video.

In the Media Manager (where you upload your images), did you put your images in the sampledata/iceslideshow folder?

Your video's are great. They have taught me a lot, and saved me tons of time. Ever thought about doing a video on how to "mobilize" a Joomla site?

I am total new to create a new web site and I had lots of dificults but i decide to use your video because is very good thank you

Awesome tutorial. You make it look so easy. Joomla is very intimidating when starting-out, but you helped me get past that. Do you ever work with ProjectFork contents for Joomla?

Now that's what i call a joomla tut BIBLE! Really awesome video man thanks a lot!

This is a good performance. Thanks for your commitment and time. More grace to your elbow.

Though it works fine for me, the iceslideshow has proven to be a bit shoddy for some people for some reason. Try using the JE Orbit Slideshow (it's free).

Are you sure you have assigned the icemegamenu to display on all pages?

this tutorial was AWESOME! i had the same problem as rahulghiraiya1988 with the slideshow so i ended up using "JE Orbit Slideshow" instead of the ice slideshow and everything works perfect!

You saved my traineeship :D I like your pronunciation! Is not always so simple to lern something from a englisch native speaker! Keep it up! Thank you! -> subscribed XD

Liked very much which has solved my problems of web development.....

thanks a lot, i will be totally ready for my CMS exams next week!

Hi, some people are having trouble with the iceslideshow module... Download the "ari orbit slider" and use that instead :)

Thanks for the video. I have a question. Can contact be on the left position on some pages and right on others?

I do that so that the Contact Form will show up within the Article. I don't want to Contact Form to be on the side or top. I want it to be in the main content area.

Hi, awesome tutorial, quick question: Is there a way of getting rid of the footer that says "Ice Theme"?

Bless ya! ;) Oh, and nice tutorial by the way. It was very easy to build a site of my own, it just took me a bit more then an hour, I had to rewind time after time... :D And now I can try to migrate it to Joomla 3.3.6 or 3.4...

excellent, clear, professional and easy to follow

Fantastically great voice tone and explanation. Thank you!

This is the best tutorial I have ever seen. If someone cannot follow this they are DOA. I am having problems with the Ice Slider - every time I go to view site after making changes the slider is in a perpetual loading mode. When I put the web address into the URl it may load or not. I thought it might be the ad blocker app on Chrome, so I deleted that, but still get that error happening. Any ideas to solve this would be helpful. Thanks so much for your Numero Uno of tutorials!

First of all thx for the great video...i have a little problem and i hope you can help me a little bit further. Im a noob at Joombla btw. How can i add a drop down menu to the menu bar for one of the topics. Does it involve the vertical menu, or can i set it with the main menu module? I've added the articles that i want to drop down in one category but i cant seem to find the right setting to connect it to the button in the menu. Pls help me out :) Thanks in advance.

Go to "Extensions > Template Manager" and click on your theme. You will be redirected to the theme's properties and under "Options" you can disable the Icetheme logo.

Thank you for posting this. You saved me! :) This is probably the most user friendly explanation in my humble (noobian) opinion!

Yes! It will be uploaded soon, I am almost done with it :)

Hey Randy, make sure that you are using brackets { }, not parentheses ( ). It's kind of hard to see in the video.

Thanks a lot.. I've been looking for tutorial on how to build a Joomla site and yours is the best.. My lasting gratitude. Success.

This is so great! Thanx so much. But im having trouble with fox contact form as its no longer free for download. Is there another thet we can use?

Hi genius! thank you for hard work....Awesome tutorial. what can I do the body background of this theme.Which ccs file I should use to insert a nice image in the background? Thanks

Thanks for this wonderful job. The problem I am having is only with the ice ...(slider) , the erro message is can not find the xml file, Does the fix you gave that worked fix this too ?

Hey Everyone! This template is currently incompatible with Joomla 3 (if you use HostGator you will have to install Joomla 3). I am in the process of making a new Joomla 3 video and hopefully Ice Theme (the creators of this template) will update this template for Joomla 3!

Hello - really really great!! What do you think, when will be your first Joomla 3.0 Webside ready...?

Hey Pink...You can remove it by going to Extensions > Template Manager > Click the "blackwhite" > Then, on the bottom right you will see "IceTheme Logo" > Click No.

thank you so much, it is so helpful and fantastic. Just a quick question: How can I change the Joomla icon from URL?

Hi Michael, I agree, it is a really helpful video :-). You are my savior all the way to Denmark, Europe. However, it this template optimized for mobile devices? When do you think it will be ready for Joomla 3.0? Many thanks in advance.

Great tutorial, I followed your video until the end and created my website. However I have one problem. The slideshow's pictures are all come in different sizes and very small, even though they are 800x532. What did I do wrong?

Thanks for sharing such a useful and beautifully explained tutorial.

Thank you for the tutorial! Uploaded my site in 1 day, and I have nooo clue about making websites/programming! :)

FOR SETTING UP THE SLIDESHOW: I did everything you said, however, when going back to work with the images (when selecting IceSlideshow Module) the additional options on the right hand side of the screen isn't there to work with the images. Meaning, where you're entering the captions for each image...that whole side isn't there. Please Help!

Awesome! i wish i would have found this a couple of weeks ago. I learned a lot from your video. very well done!

Your vid is the best dude. Very well explained for a lay person.

I have a question hopefully you can help me out. I am using this template black and white and virtuemart. The issue that I have is that using this new themplate the cart does not work but with the joomla template the shopping cart works. Do you know how I can fix this so I can use any joomla template without having issues. Using Joomla 2.5 and Virtuemart 2.0.18 SEF is turn off. Thanks PS. Great Video I learned the basics from this video.

The fastest way to delete sample is to delete then reinstall Joomla. Network Solutions doesn't use cPanel but it should be similar to my "How to Uninstall Joomla" video...Shouldn't be more than a few clicks away. I cant give you specifics because I am not familiar with Network Solutions.

The BEEESt tutorial for learning jooomla...man ur the best..really.. regards from russia..

Taf, you have to clean out the directory that the old Joomla install was in.

It would have been nice to show how you started with a clean slate I spent 12 hours trying to figure out how to start with a clean slate.

Also, watch the updated version of this video for the best results!

Hi This video is really very nice to learn. The way you have explained man, Too good.. Thanks for posting this video... I would like to have some more info of build website if you can help me.

Hello ILoveWebDev, I do have one question as well. is there a simple way of changing the colors of the main menu? its grey and i woulike like green. i watched the updated version of this video. with joomla 3.0 its simple, but in this template for 2.5, how can i do it?

Ok so i love your video its very informative and helpful, infact i didn't know anything about joomla until i got a web assignment to use it and i found your video, very nice. But i having a problem with the black and white theme with joomla 3.1, i cannot get it to install, and i love how ur website is laid out and that would be a great look for what i have in mind. especially the slide show part. any suggestions would greatly help thank you.

Thanks Alot, your Video just helped me develop a wild taste for Joomla. i have a slight issue: my site layout changed to an ordinary site after adding stuffs through the Extension Manager etc. though my site runs on Linux (Apache vrsn 2.2.22) ...what would you advice?

Hi,How do you add a moving banner to the website?,,..Similar to the one on the University of Seychelles website at the bottom of the homepage. Thanks

Thank you I learn how to use word press before but now am learning joomla thanks a lot Amina

Are you sure you set the module location correctly and set it to "visible on all pages"? You might also have to add a new menu item to make it show up.

I had no idea how Joomla works, and thanks for you i built my first website by watching this video and following your instructions. thanks a lot man I have one question for you, I did my website on a localhost, if you could please just tell me how to upload it to a official server like hostgator and once again Thanks so much

Hi, Great video. I am bulding a joomla 3.3.4 site with ice black and white 2. I cannot use the ice slider. I dont know where or how to upload the photos. Please advise me.. Thanks

Thanks for the video!! I follow some of the steps and helped me make a couple of changes.

Thanks!! MrMosto3. Your tip was really helpful.. Can you suggest me, how to insert/edit Copyright @ the bottom. In Category Manager - I have created a new category "copyright". In Module manager - I have created a new Module - copyright. But when I publish & save, I also get the Joomla default text. Can you help me fix this? Cheers, Jackie

Hey OP, this is a very useful video. But then I realized that not all plugins are available or compatible for Joomla 3.0 so I prefer to stick to Joomla 2.5 first. How do I install Joomla 2.5 in Quickinstall using hostgator?

Thanks man! I'm attempting a website for a healthcare clinic (to save costs). how do i prepare a form where patients can fill out their information? on the top of the demo page there is a members area link that takes me to a user name and password login. can i make my own with just a simple code to log in. My idea is to have the patients call the office, get the code, type it on the form, and enter a page where they can fill out personal information to register before their appt.

Hi, im trying to do more than 1 template/website on my joomla page? Everytime i load a new template it goes over the last one. Whats the best way of setting up more than 1 site/template?

Glad it helped, Grant

Strict Standards: Only variables should be assigned by reference in /home/mytabtworldco/public_html/templates/ice_future/icetools/vars.php on line 29. Got this error. Using Joomla 3.3

Hi, great theme! But please help: iceslideshow module does not load images!!! I have uploaded images in the iceslideshow folder throu media manager option. What can I do to have this module working? I am running joomla 2.5.9. Everything else seems to be working fine!!! HELP PLEASE! By the way, you are one of the greatest in world of webdesign sharing! Congrats!

Hello, I am having some trouble. It seems some modules are not included in the J3 version of this template. Such as the Slideshow. I downloaded it seperately but it doesn't show up in the positions menu...

do you have a video on how to add youtube videos on your webpage through joomla?

Thanks! Awesome tutorial! :D Just one thing, the fox contact page is now a paid module. :( Is there a similar enough module which is free? Thanks again. :)

For some reason my slideshow wont work,i am using black and white 2 though so it is slightly different,any tips?

Great video. Please tell me how to change bg color and empty space on the bootom on the front page.

hello there! just wanted to know if there is a way of changing the colors in the main menu. thanks:)

Soon! Joomla just released 2.5.9 so I will start making 3.0 videos when it is 100% stable and recommended for everybody to use.

I have joomla's navigation tabs on my demo site. My isn't blank or just with the home navigation tab like yours in the beginning. What did I do wrong?

I am having problems with the these menu pop up bubbles, the text appears directly under the tab name and it sits therepermanently does not pop up like in your case, I have followed everything through v.cerfully could you please suggest a place where i can look at to find a potential flow. thx

Icemegamenu is not showing up in my plugins list :( when I tried to install it, it says the same message that you get on the video. Whats wrong :(

I've a question// What and why are you doing the custom position of the contact form within the contact article is not clear to me.. ther are so many predefined postions in the template..but why to choose custom postion and {loadposition} ?pls help

Just awesome! I paid to someone to build my website (joomla 2.5), but there are some changes I want to do, This guy is always busy and if I don't do these changes soon, I'm losing business, how can we help each other?

Cant thank you enough for your videos. Very helpful indeed.

Hey.. I just fixed it! Go to Module Manager, click the icemegamenu module, on the right hand side where it says "Ice Mega Menu Parameters", it says "Select Menu", choose your main menu... and refresh. It should work!

Hi. I´ve installed Ice theme, then BW theme, changed from ice to BW and now i can´t change to ice again. It has a green arrow after the default star and it does not allow me to change to any other template. I also can´t delete it. It says "It´s not possible to delete the last style of a model" ???? what is happening? Thanks

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I would like to ask for your help because I can not get rid of the Joomla main menu: Getting Started, Using Joomla! , The Joomla! Project, The Joomla! community. My page is not empty as in the tutorial, it has joomla help menu

Hello There, I Liked All Of Ur Tutorials, I Have A Question, Well What I Really Tried To Do Is To Make A Link Without Making Menu, I Mean For Example, If I Need An Article To Appear When They Press Something, I Have To Create A Menu Item And integrate with the article, Any Solutions?

LMFAO I got about 5 mins in then saw this comment and had to skip just to see!

how to change the background color of header and footer of the blackwhite templates? Im finding it hard to change their colors. thank you in advance

Can we put a smaller Logo ? I mean, I inserted my logo with a size of 350H and 65W but the result is too big for me .... can I adjust it as I want ?

I am having the same problem. I have assigned the icemegamenu to display on all pages. I can see the articles I created in the Menu assignment section of the icemegamenu module, but they still are not appearing on the page in that bar. I don't know what else to do. Thank you for your help in advance.

Hey! This tutorial rocks!! But, I have a problem in adding sub-menus and publishing articles in sub-menus. I have created few articles for sub-menus. I can see the sub-menus on the main page under main/parent menu. But, when I click on it it doesn't take to the actual page of article. Ex: In Main menu - News, I have created 3 sub-menus World, State and Local. But, when I actually click on any of these sub-menu items, the actual article is not appearing, but, it is leading to the home page. :(

hi. i'm building my web using this tutorial u make and it's great, but i got a problem when i add a submenu in the megamenu the front end keep teeling and error, it says "XML Parsing Error at 1:986. Error 7: mismatched tag" do u know what that means and how to fix it? thanks!

hello plz help meee. i use this template for my website. but i have problem in a module promo 1&2 because my artical is so long and how i can add read more button?

Hello, Thank you very much for this tutorial. Though it is great, I have a problem that I cannot figure it out. The properties of the slideshow module don't display correctly - i can see only the details, Even though I installed and uninstalled the theme and module. Do you know what can it be? At first I saw all the properties, and tried to install an image, but it didn't work, and than the most of the module properties disappeared. I will appreciate your answer. Thank you very much.

hello..............please when i run a quick start package on my pc via my wamp server, it doesn't install,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it just stops at the third stage..............please what can i do to fix this