Where can I get professional looking Joomla templates, for free? I dont mind having a ‘Joomla’ text button, nothing big/flashy.
I am going for a gaming theme site, so.
And also, where’s a good place to find free add-ons like members can RSVP for a party and have their name show up as attending.
There are hundreds out there if you Google "Joomla templates free" but beware as a badly designed template can reduce usability and speed – and cool! In technical terms I would recommend using WC3 compliant xhtml / css based templates.
In terms of where to get them, try this site:
http://www.rockettheme.com
and check out this one:
http://www.joomlashack.com/
as recommend her these guys.
http://www.compassdesigns.net/professional-joomla-templates.html
Compass Designs is also great for learning the inside story on templates:
http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials
as is Rocket Theme:
http://tutorials.rockettheme.com
The place to start with plugins is of course Joomla’s own site:
http://extensions.joomla.org
There is the essential component Community Builder which will reinforce the management of members:
http://www.joomlapolis.com/
And I would guess that one of the Reservations plugins might achieve the party invite system you are looking for. Just download, install and test out a few and see which gives you the best options.
Good gaming!
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