Software Review: Joomla! Template Kit 3.x from Media 65 - Page 3

Keep in mind that, while this is easy to use, you really need some skills with Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML, and PHP to take advantage of all the Joomla! Template Kit has to offer. If you want to get a brief look at what it feels like to work with the kit, there is a demo video on the Media 65 site.

While this demo video shows you how to convert a standard Web template to a Joomla! template, many of the steps are the same. You just have to add the graphic content and formulate the layouts.

Overall I was very highly impressed with the quality of the Joomla! Template Kit and with the quality of the video training. There were times where the instructor would go off topic, showing you additional features that were handy to know, but the videos really make using this product much easier. In fact, I hope that he will continue to create videos on more advanced uses of this product.

The Joomla! Template Kit costs $99.00 USD and comes with one year of support. Additional support is available by subscription at $35.00 USD. Keep in mind that the download is over 400 MB and is only available via download, so unless you have a fast connection, you probably should not order it.

If you work with Joomla! and use Dreamweaver, then you owe it to your self to check into this product. Unfortunately, because of the nature of this type of product, there is no demo version, but I think that the demo video really shows you what you can do with it. I very highly recommend this product.

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