LT Driving

Joomla template for driving schools and instructors: a learner's progress record across five levels, lessons and costs, courses drawn on the same skills, test help and instructors.

Joomla SP Page Builder Free version

The Joomla demo is coming. The preview shows the same design on its WordPress version.

The Joomla version of this design is being rebuilt on the stack below. Until it is released, the download is the current version of LT Driving for Joomla.

LT Driving home page

Key features

LT Driving opens with a learner's progress record: twelve skills across five levels, filled boxes for what is reached and a dashed box for the next lesson. Pages cover manual and automatic lessons, a starter block, intensive week and refresher, the theory and practical tests, the instructors, the dual-control cars and contact.

  • A progress record as the heroTwelve skills by five levels, with filled boxes for skills reached, a dashed box for the next lesson and a tick for each one driven alone.
  • Courses on the same skillsEach course appears as a strip of the same twelve boxes, so learners see what a starter block, intensive week or refresher covers.
  • Lessons and the five levelsManual and automatic lesson costs, pick-up hours and a dark band explaining the levels and when to book the test, with no pass-rate claims.
  • Quickstart or template packageStart from a full copy of the demo site (the quickstart package of the Pro editions, restored with Akeeba Kickstart and Akeeba's restoration script in the browser) or add the template to a Joomla site you already run.
  • Fonts that ship with itNational Park are bundled with the template, so pages make no requests to Google Fonts.
  • Change it without codeColours, fonts, logo, header and footer are Helix Ultimate template options; page sections are edited in SP Page Builder Lite.

What you edit, and where

WhatWhereHow
Colours, fonts, logo, header, footer, layout and module positionsHelix Ultimate 2.2.x template optionsSystem > Site Template Styles > LT Driving > Template Options
Page sections (home, inner pages)SP Page Builder 6 Lite (free)Reorder, duplicate or delete whole sections in SP Page Builder and edit the words in its text editor; the layout inside a section is fixed HTML, not drag and drop.
Contact formConvert Forms FreeFields, the email it is sent to and the thank-you message (Components > Convert Forms).
Slider (where the design uses one)Smart Slider 3 FreeSlides, texts and timing in Smart Slider 3; the slider is placed on the page as a module.
Portfolio and photo galleriesSP Simple Portfolio and SP Easy Image Gallery (free)Portfolio items and tags, gallery albums and their pictures (Components > SP Simple Portfolio, SP Easy Image Gallery).
Top bar, footer columns, menus and latest postsCustom HTML and core Joomla modules (Menu, Articles)Content > Site Modules and Menus > Main Menu (up to 3 levels).

Two ways to install

  • Quickstart package (Pro)A complete Joomla site with the template, the extensions and the demo pages, menus and modules, in Pro Standard and Pro Unlimited. Best for a new site: upload it to an empty folder and restore it with Akeeba Kickstart and Akeeba's restoration script in the browser, then replace the sample texts and images.
  • Template package (all editions)Only the template, and the only package in Free. Install it in System > Install > Extensions on a Joomla site you already have, then build your pages; the demo layout is not imported.

What an AI assistant can do for a Joomla site

No AI writes into your Joomla site by itself. These are the honest options today; you stay in control of every change.

  • AI help in ticket support Available now with Pro Open a ticket and you get an instant AI-drafted answer; a person from our team follows up. Ticket support
  • Texts for your pages Works with any AI assistant Ask an assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT to draft your page texts in your own words, then paste them into the SP Page Builder text editor and your Joomla articles.
  • Small design changes Works with any AI assistant Describe the change and ask for CSS; paste it into Helix Ultimate's Custom Code tab and check the page before you save.
  • AI kit WordPress version only The kit that lets an assistant edit pages safely (instructions, ready prompts, a checked import tool) exists for our WordPress themes only. Nothing in a Joomla site is changed by AI unless you paste it in. See the WordPress version

Compatibility and requirements

PlatformJoomla 6 (latest version)
PHPPHP 8.3 or newer
Template frameworkHelix Ultimate 2.2.x (free)
Page builderSP Page Builder 6 Lite (free); SP Page Builder Pro not needed
Contact formConvert Forms Free
SliderSmart Slider 3 Free, where the design uses one
Portfolio and gallerySP Simple Portfolio and SP Easy Image Gallery (free)
FontsNational Park, bundled (no Google Fonts requests)
ColoursLearner-plate red, Tarmac ink, Test-ready green, Plate white
InstallationQuickstart package (full demo site, Pro editions) or template package (all editions)
LicenceFree: footer credit stays. Pro Standard: one website. Pro Unlimited: unlimited websites.
HelpDocumentation, ticket support, install service

Questions

Is it only for driving schools?

It also suits independent instructors, motorcycle trainers and refresher course providers that track learner progress.

Do I need SP Page Builder Pro?

No. The pages use the free SP Page Builder Lite, with Convert Forms Free for the contact form; Helix Ultimate is free too.

Quickstart or template package: which one do I need?

Take the quickstart package for a new site that should look like the demo. Take the template package to restyle a Joomla site you already have; your content stays and the demo pages are not added.

Why does the preview open a WordPress site?

The Joomla demo of this design is not online yet. The Joomla version uses the same design and pages, so the preview shows what you get; the Joomla demo will replace it.

What is the difference between Free and Pro?

Free is the template package with the footer credit. Pro adds the quickstart package (a full copy of the demo), credit removal and ticket support: Pro Standard for one website with a year of updates, Pro Unlimited for unlimited websites with lifetime updates.

What if it does not work for me?

If a Pro product has a problem we cannot fix, open a ticket within 30 days of your order and we refund it in full.

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