LT Gravity
Joomla template for planetariums and astronomy clubs: the month drawn as a moon calendar with club nights ringed, dome shows and tickets, observing nights and membership.
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 Gravity for Joomla.
Key features
LT Gravity plans the site by the Moon, as clubs do: the home page shows the month as one cell per night with the Moon in its phase and club nights ringed in red torch light. Pages cover planetarium shows with times and tickets, school and group visits, observing, dark-sky, moon and planet nights, telescope loans, membership and visiting.
- A moon calendarEach night of the month shows the Moon's phase, and club nights are ringed in red, so visitors see when to come out.
- Club nights set by the MoonDark-sky, moon and planet nights each get a page with where, when and what to bring, shown with the Moon that suits them.
- Dome shows and telescopesA night board lists this week's shows and ticket prices, and the observing pages cover what the club telescopes show and loans.
- 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.
- One-page mode (Pro)The Pro quickstart includes a one-page version of the home page: its menu scrolls to the home page sections, with smooth scrolling and the current section highlighted.
- Change it without codeColours, fonts, logo, header and footer are Helix Ultimate template options; page sections are edited in SP Page Builder Lite.
The design, section by section
Screens of the design from its WordPress version; the Joomla version is built from the same design and pages.
What you edit, and where
| What | Where | How |
|---|---|---|
| Colours, fonts, logo, header, footer, layout and module positions | Helix Ultimate 2.2.x template options | System > Site Template Styles > LT Gravity > 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 form | Convert Forms Free | Fields, the email it is sent to and the thank-you message (Components > Convert Forms). |
| Slider (where the design uses one) | Smart Slider 3 Free | Slides, texts and timing in Smart Slider 3; the slider is placed on the page as a module. |
| Portfolio and photo galleries | SP 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 posts | Custom 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
| Platform | Joomla 6 (latest version) |
|---|---|
| PHP | PHP 8.3 or newer |
| Template framework | Helix Ultimate 2.2.x (free) |
| Page builder | SP Page Builder 6 Lite (free); SP Page Builder Pro not needed |
| Contact form | Convert Forms Free |
| Slider | Smart Slider 3 Free, where the design uses one |
| Portfolio and gallery | SP Simple Portfolio and SP Easy Image Gallery (free) |
| Fonts | Cantarell, Old Standard TT, bundled (no Google Fonts requests) |
| Colours | Red torch, Ink, Red light, Lunar grey |
| Installation | Quickstart package (full demo site, Pro editions) or template package (all editions) |
| Licence | Free: footer credit stays. Pro Standard: one website. Pro Unlimited: unlimited websites. |
| Help | Documentation, ticket support, install service |
Questions
Is it only for planetariums?
No. Astronomy societies, observatories and science centres with evening events can use it to plan visits around the sky.
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.
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, with the one-page version of the home page), 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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