Virtuemart comes with a lot of default themes and templates which altogether change the look of your Virtuemart online store. They are featured items in all Virtuemart plugin development services.You must know, how to install Virtuemart template to your Joomla content management system. Here is how you can proceed-
- First, you must download the recent version of Virtuemart from its official site called Virtuemart.net. Download it in a zip folder. Before downloading, you must check whether it will work with your Joomla version installed in your system.
- After the downloading completes, you should obtain all the files from the zip folder. There will be three folders you can see now-modules, plugins, and com_Virtuemart_1.1.4j15 and keep them uploaded in the Joomla admin panel.
- Now you visit the Joomla admin panel and select the extension option. There you need to choose the com_Virtuemart_1.1.4j15 file, together with all the Virtuemart’s files you have extracted from the zip folder and upload them. After uploading them, the Virtuemart welcome screen will appear and you will click the shop button.
- Now you will require to install the Virtuemart modules featured in the template. After that, click on the downloaded package and go to the sources directory. Modules are available in zip folder, so you can directly upload them.
- Click on the template directory and install the Virtuemart themes from the Joomla folder and upload them on your Joomla admin panel. Now click on the sources folder located on the template package, here you will find the theme directory. From here, you need to upload all the folders to the Joomla installation root.
- Further, you will need to install Virtuemart sample data in order to make your Joomla Virtuemart templates appear as it is. You can do it from your control panel.
- Finally, you will activate the Joomla Virtuemart theme by clicking on the components option located at your Joomla admin panel. There you will see the configuration link and a subsequent select theme for your shop box option. Save the theme, you have chosen.
You can try to install Virtuemart Joomla template without taking help from any company that offers Virtuemart plugin development services.