How to edit a Joomla 3 template

Joomla 3.2

1. Log into your joomla 3 admin dashboard
2. In the top menu, click Extensions and then click Template Manager
3. In the left menu, click Templates
4. You will see a listing of templates you have installed. Find the template you want to edit, and then click the Template Details and Files link.
5. Click the file you want to edit
   By default, the Editor tab is shown. In the left menu, you will see a listing of files and folders for the template you chose. Click the name of the file you want to edit.
   
6. Edit the file and click the Save button
   After clicking a file name, you will see an editor showing the code within that file. Make the changes you wish, and then click the Save button towards the top left of the page.
   

   Results of our Joomla 3.2 testing

   In our testing, we edited the index.php file. Under the opening of the body tag, we added the following text:
   <h1>I edited my template!!!!</h1>
   As you can see in the screenshots below, after saving the changes and going to our website, we can see the change that were made.
   

   Making changes in the editor	Reviewing the results of the change