The GPL MissionControl Joomla Administrator template has been updated to version 2.3 and contains several bug fixes and compatibility with both Joomla 1.7 and Joomla 2.5 as well as new languages.

This update is an important release for any MissionControl 2.2 users, as well as a critical update if you are using a version of MissionControl prior to 2.2. For existing users the update will display in the Extensions Manager under Updates. If you do not have this curently installed, you can click the link below and install as normal via the Extensions Manager.

The Joomla project has recently released Joomla 2.5 and at the same time announced that Joomla 1.7 will reach end of life on 24 February 2012, and Joomla 1.5 will reach end of life in April, 2012.

So, does it mean that all Joomla templates created before the launch of Joomla 2.5 are not valid any more? No, it does not, some templates will work well with Joomla 2.5 as they do with Joomla 1.7. These are the Joomla 1.7 Templates that are offered at templatemonster.com.

Now we will show you the TemplateMonster templates that are fully compatible with Joomla 2.5. We will be listing only the best Joomla templates here, but please remember that each Joomla 1.7 Template that you can find at templatemonster.com is good for Joomla 2.5. Moreover, very soon Template Monster will offer Joomla 2.5 Templates too and we will review them on our blog. So, check back often and be aware of the most useful Joomla Templates.

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Clarion, the February 2012 template release, is a subtle theme, primed for business use or as a platform for extensive individual customization.

Built on the Gantry Framework, Clarion has a range of powerful, flexible and intuitive features and functions. The administrative interface offers a user friendly control panel for intricately customizing the template layouts.

Clarion has styled support for a variety of RocketTheme Addons, such as RokGallery, RokNewsPager, RokTabs, as well as K2, the advanced content extension.

A home page is the most critical page of any website, whether a Joomla site or any other site. The main purpose of a homepage is to let visitors know what a website has to offer, but sometimes webmasters don’t want too much information on the homepage and that is why they create enter pages or welcoming pages. These are the first pages users see once they enter websites.

If you want your Joomla site to have an enter page too, be sure to keep it as simple as possible so it does not look cluttered. For instance, why don’t you make your enter page of a background image and a navigation bar only? This way the navigation bar will stand out on the page and your website users will only visit the pages they are interested in, without spending time to scan the whole home page.

So if you would like the home page of your Joomla site to look like an enter page, you may then use any of the 10 Joomla templates below.

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Nebulae, the May 2011 Joomla Template release, has been updated with a RocketLauncher for Joomla! 1.7.x.

Would you like to build a Joomla site with a gallery page so that your visitors could browse images, photos and other artworks? Then look no further! Below we have featured some Joomla templates that come with default gallery pages. However, all these templates are to be used for different purposes. For instance, one Joomla template is good for an online portfolio, the other one allows you to build a hotel website or a wedding web page, and so on. Actually, a gallery module is the only feature that helped us bring the following Joomla templates into one article.

Since we have made a huge list of Joomla templates enhanced with gallery pages, it will not take you a lot of time to find the Joomla template that meets your needs. And if you like any Joomla template and want to get more information about it, please click on the screen shot.

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Today we will share a collection of Joomla templates that incorporate transparent layers and other elements.

The effect of transparency has become a powerful trend for designers all over the world and Joomla designers are not an exception.

Transparency adds some depth to web designs and makes them multi-layered and more real. Visiting transparent sites users have a feeling that the text is just the top of the iceberg and much more is being stored inside the website. Thus, when creating transparent websites and transparent Joomla templates much attention should be paid to background images. After all, a backround is what users will see whatever page of the website they visit.

If you want your Joomla website with elements of transparency, then take a few minutes to see the Joomla Templates below. Each of these templates is a great example of transparency in web design.

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More than likely you’ve noticed that different Joomla Templates arrange articles in a common way placing one article under the other, but luckily there are still web designers who build original designs that differ from others and here you will find some Joomla Templates that arrange content in an unusual way. Sometimes designers use multiple columns, thumbnails, unique title display, etc.

If the idea behind your Joomla website is to drive users’ attention to the content itself and not to the design of the website, then you will definitely like the Joomla Templates below. These templates are designed to help you build clean Joomla websites that are easy to browse, and that will show more content in one page.

If you like any Joomla template featured in this article and want to know more about it, please click on the screenshot and you will be taken to a very detailed page.

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The Halcyon Joomla template has been updated to version 1.1 for both J1.5 and J1.7 which includes minor bug fixes.

Halcyon, the January 2012 template release, is elegant and subtle, reflecting a conservative design direction, perfect for deployment on a professionally or commercially orientated site, or as an excellent platform for extensive and individual customization.

The template has integrated styling for Ecwid, a powerful third party and platform independent eCommerce solution, ported into Joomla via our RokEcwid component. Halcyon is built on the Gantry Framework, providing ready access to its rich feature set such as an extensive administrator interface and per menu item configuration options.