| There are many things that a Joomla developer may | | | | name of the graphic is exactly the same as the |
| encounter that seem easy enough to do, but are really | | | | original. With your site offline, reload your front end site |
| not easily answered. As an example, changing the | | | | offline page. Your logo should replace the previous |
| default logo and text for the "offline screen" on a | | | | Joomla logo. |
| Joomla website seems simple enough, but there are a | | | | You will also need to find the place in the Joomla |
| few questions that need to be answered before you | | | | configuration settings to change the offline text |
| can change either of these. Questions like: where is | | | | message. To change the text. Go to the back end |
| the offline logo located on the server? How do I | | | | administrator area. Go to Site > Global Configuration |
| download the offline logo? How do I change the text | | | | and then to the Site tab. In the text box marked |
| on the offline screen? | | | | "Offline Message" put in the message you want to |
| The most important part of changing the offline logo | | | | include. It is probably a good idea to include information |
| and text, is finding where they reside on the server. To | | | | about why your site is down and when you expect |
| locate the logo, right-clicking on the image to get its | | | | the website to be available. You can also include the |
| properties is the easiest way to find out exactly where | | | | site name in the box below. Hit "Save". |
| the graphic is on the server. | | | | So, finding the answer to your Joomla offline screen |
| Now that you know where the logo is, using an FTP | | | | problem is not as difficult as it may originally seem. You |
| program, go to that location and download the original | | | | just need to find the best answer to your immediate |
| Joomla graphic. Now open up this graphic and replace | | | | problem as easily and quickly as possible. Learning |
| the Joomla logo with your sites logo using a graphics | | | | where to look online can be half the problem, finding |
| program. Replace the graphic file in the same location | | | | the right website can save you a lot of valuable time. |
| on the server as the original logo. Make sure that the | | | | |