I see this from FAQ
but I don't know how it work.
Does it allow sites to have different default template
YES, each web sites can select its own default template.
As each sites use its own database or at least diffrent table prefix, the customisation each sites is independant.
The only exception concern the extension that save their configuration information on disk rather than in database.
Sometime we have to provide a patch for such extensions to let them use separate configuration.

My slave sites use sympolic link to the master site's templates.
If I select the different color option then save it in slave site.
The slave site created a params_{site_id}.ini, but still use the params.ini for the templates setting.
How can I do to make slave site use the same template but different setting?

thank you~!!


Joomla Multi Sites version: 1.2.68 (Latest available: 1.2.68)
Patches definition version: 1.2.72 (Latest available: 1.2.72)

joomla 1.5.23

Create website with specific "/templates" and "/images" directory is illustrated in the tutorial video CP-05.
www.jms2win.com/en/tutorial#jms12x-CP-05

You have to create a JMS Template rule where you specify the "action" = "copy".
If you want to be able install joomla template in the slave site, also setup the "template folder" = {deploy_dir}/templates

The different variant are shown in the technical video 0.b - slide 34.
www.jms2win.com/en/tutorial#jms12x-0b

thank you
But I try. it's never done what I want.
demo.vitalskm.com/template/kmm/jms1.mov
in this video I use copy. So the slave site has it own templates folder.
but I change the color setting.
It save the setting to params_test.ini .
But the slave site still use params.ini for slave site template setting.

demo.vitalskm.com/template/kmm/jms2.mov
this video is special copy to make templates folder.

thank you~!

You can see that the "/templates" directory created is NOT a physical directory with symbolic like shown in the video 0.b slide 34.

I didn't saw like that the reason but the directory should be a physical directory and not a symbolic link.

In addition, if you read the master "params.ini" file instead of the specific one for the slave, this can also be due by the joomla template that you are using. Some template companie have redevelop they own framework that bypass joomla.
So event if you have the "/templates" directory full shared then you should read the correct params except also if you are connected on the master instead of the slave as you expect.

If you want that I have a look directly on your environment, I can just suggest to buy our billable support at
www.jms2win.com/en/joomla-multisite?page...35&category_id=1

I have this same question... I need to special copy (symbolic link) my templates so that I can change the master and effect all slave templates but I need each one to use their own template params.

it creates its own params_{site_id}.ini files but it is not using those. It is using the master's params.ini file. What do I have to do to make it work so that it uses its own params for the correct domain?

My template is simple and does not use a "framework" or anything to difficult. I made it from scratch and this seems to work on other server I have too correctly. Please help with this.

Buddy

If you create the Joomla template yourself, never read the "params.ini" file yourself in the template PHP code that you had written.

Use the "params" field that is already populated by joomla with the parameters values.

In your template index.php file, you can read the parameters from $this->params.