HTML2Template makes it easy to make Joomla templates without having to know anything about PHP, Joomla templates themselves etc.  You can just use any normal HTML file and put in the keywords where you want modules (like menus and sidebars) and where you want the main content of the article to appear.

HTML2Template is 100% Free and Open Source - you can use any other program you like such as Frontpage, Dreamwaver, or Open Source options like NVU and Quanta Plus to make the HTML file.

HTML2Template is written in Java - you need to have the Java Runtime Edition (JRE) installed - just go to www.java.com to get it.

• On Windows double click the file JoomlaHTML2Template.jar and the program will start
• On Linux double click html2template.sh and select Run

Download HTML2Template.

Contributions:

You can download the source here.  Any contributions will be most welcome -particularly extending the program to generate templates for other CMS systems.  Please email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

License:

HTML2Template is GPL with one addition: you must leave the bottom banner / credit notices intact.

What does it automate for me?

HTML 2 Template will do the following:

• It will change the src / href attributes of stylesheets, images etc. to use Joomla's PHP code so that the url's work properly when the template files are in a different directory
• It will insert the appropriate Joomla code for modules and the main content component
• It will generate templateDetails.xml for you