This article is about the beez template that ships with Joomla 1.5 and earlier.  [http://www.joomla-beez.com/]

It’s a very flexible template and you can do a lot with it .. if you know how. [http://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=404]

When I want to amend anything I typically search for how to do it, and the next time I need to do it I’ve got to search again but because my search might be worded differently I sometimes can’t find what I’m looking for.

So I plan to add things here as I use them – I find documentation for this template is scattered.

 

Changing the bee image

In the main body of the template is the bee picture. It can be on the left or right of the pink leading article box.

The bee image is in the background so you can’t separate it out but you can use this image as the base…

and add any graphic to the left (or right) but you’ll have to adjust your margins if the image is bigger than the bee above.

You’ll find the original images under the template folder: \templates\beez\images\biene.gif

Just use your favourite image program to modify the image or create a new ‘biene.gif’ using the same size but a different colour if you like.

An alternative is here : http://sunnyinla.com/Online/Joomla/how-to-remove-bee-from-beez-template.html

Getting rid of the ‘alt’ text for beez header image

If you do an internet search for “Logo beez, Three little bees” you’ll be able to find all the sites that use the beez template who haven’t amended this little piece of code.  That may not be an issue for some, it may be a good way to find examples of how others have used the template, or others may just want to optimise that little bit of virtual real estate (it is useful to always have keyword rich alt content in your images).

Help is here: http://docs.joomla.org/Customising_the_Beez_template/header/logo

Replace the alt text

JText::_('Logo Beez, Three little Bees');

Search the language file en-GB.tpl_beez.ini for "LOGO BEEZ, THREE LITTLE BEES=Logo Beez, Three little Bees" and edit it:

/* #### en.GB.tpl_beez.ini line 18 #### */

LOGO BEEZ, THREE LITTLE BEES=Your text here!

Note that the language files are under your joomla install \joomla\language\En-GB\en-GB.tpl_beez.ini – scroll down to find the tpl file.

DO NOT remove or replace the ‘Logo beez, Three little bees’ BEFORE the = sign  only replace the content AFTER the equal sign!

I always copy the file so I keep an original before I change any code … just in case I muck something up I can always reload the original file!

Changing the background color of menu headings

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=1392463