Kunena is a forum component for Joomla that is available from kunena.org. By default, Kunena installs with the Blue Eagle template, but users can install other templates, either their own design or downloaded professionally designed templates. To install a new template, users access the Template Manager function in the Joomla administration site and follow the steps to upload and install their template ZIP file, then set the new template as the default.

1. Kunena is a forum component for Joomla. It available from www.kunena.org.

2. When you install Kunena for the first time on
your Joomla website, the installation
includes the standard Blue Eagle template.
You can use a different template — either
your own design or a professionally-designed
one that you have downloaded.
To install a new template for Kunena, use the
Components » Kunena Forum » Template
Manager function on your Joomla
administration website.

3. This is the standard
Blue Eagle template for
K 3.0
• For demonstration
purposes, the site is
based on J! 3.3 using the
default Protostar
template.
• Depending on the
Joomla site template
that you are using, the
display may be different.

4. So you have downloaded a new Kunena
template (or you have spent the last 2 weeks
designing your own template) ...
Make sure that you have stored the Kunena
template package as a compressed .ZIP file
For our demonstration we will assume that
your template is called
tpl_the_drum_v1.0.0_2014-07-03.zip

5. Go to your Joomla
administration site:
1. Go to Components »
Kunena Forum »
Template Manager

6. 2. Click New Template

7. 3. Click Browse to enter
the filename of the
Kunena template
package.
4. Click Upload File &
Install
For our demonstration we have assumed that template file is
C:Downloadstpl_the_drum_v1.0.0_2014-07-03.zip

8. 5. You should see the
message “Kunena
template <template-
name> installed
successfully”.

9. 6. Make your new
template the default.

10. This is your new Kunena
template, fully
operational.
Voilà!