Paste any Joomla site's URL into the detector above and you'll get the active template name, the provider who made it, and a direct link to download or buy it. The scan takes a few seconds and requires no sign-up.
Joomla is an open-source content management system (CMS) used by roughly 1.5 to 2% of all websites on the internet. It sits behind WordPress and Shopify in total usage but ahead of Drupal, making it the third or fourth most common CMS depending on the survey. Government sites, multilingual portals, educational platforms, and community directories are common use cases because Joomla has strong multilingual support and flexible user permission controls built in. If you have ever wondered what CMS a website is running before checking the template, our CMS detector identifies the platform first.
The detector reads the publicly visible source code of the URL you submit. Here is the sequence:
/templates/ asset paths, and Joomla JS globals)No login, no browser extension, and no installation needed. The whole scan runs server-side in a few seconds.
After scanning a Joomla site, you will see:
In many cases, yes. Joomla sites often include version information in their generator meta tag (<meta name="generator" content="Joomla! - Open Source Content Management" />) or in asset file paths. When this data is present and unobfuscated, the detector will surface it alongside the template result. Sites that have stripped or hidden their generator tags will not expose version data, but the template scan still works independently of version detection.
Joomla uses the word template for the files that control a site's layout, design, and module positions. Other platforms (WordPress, Shopify) call the same concept a theme. When people search for "Joomla theme detector" or "Joomla template detector," they are looking for the same thing. Both terms lead here.
A Joomla template controls page layout, color schemes, fonts, module positions, and responsive breakpoints. Some providers bundle multiple visual styles called template styles within one package, so a site can show different looks on different pages while running a single template installation.
Most templates detected by this tool come from a handful of well-established providers. Knowing who made a template tells you where to buy it and what support to expect:
sp- or load assets from /templates/shaper_ pathsyootheme or uikit JS bundle and use template folder names like yootheme/templates/t4_ or /plugins/system/t4/ in the source/media/gantry5/ and use template folders named after their theme (e.g., g5_helium)gk_, making them easy to identify in source pathsThere are several practical reasons to find out what template a Joomla site uses:
Once the detector returns a result, here are the typical next steps:
Joomla separates visual design (templates) from added functionality (extensions). Extensions include components, modules, plugins, and languages. A template controls how pages look; extensions control what they do. When you detect a Joomla template, you are identifying the design layer only. The site may also be running dozens of extensions from different providers that are not visible through template detection alone. If you need to audit installed extensions, you need access to the Joomla administrator backend.
If you prefer to inspect manually, three methods work reliably:
In any browser, press Ctrl+U (Windows) or Cmd+Option+U (Mac) to open the raw HTML. Then press Ctrl+F and search for /templates/. You will see file paths like /templates/template-name/css/style.css where the middle segment is the active template folder name.
Right-click the page, choose "Inspect," and open the Network tab. Reload the page and filter by CSS. The first stylesheet loaded from a /templates/ path reveals the template name. This method also picks up framework-specific asset paths that confirm which framework (Gantry, T4, Helix, YOOtheme) the template runs on.
If you have administrator access to the Joomla site, go to Extensions > Templates > Styles. The active template is marked with a star. This is definitive, but only useful when you manage the site yourself.
The manual approach works well for a single site. The detector above is faster when you are checking multiple sites in a row.
A small percentage of Joomla sites will return partial or empty results. Common reasons:
If a site turns out not to be Joomla, or if you want to check what platform a website uses before picking the right detector, try our other tools. For a broader overview of how to figure out what any website is built on, see our guide on how to tell what platform a website is built on.
Yes, it is completely legal. Joomla template information is part of the publicly accessible source code of any website. Viewing page source is no different from reading the HTML that your browser already downloads to display the page. No private data is accessed during the process.
Custom-built templates that were created from scratch (not based on a commercially available template) may not be fully identified. Our detector reads the template directory name from the source code, so you'll still see the folder name, but there won't be a matching template link or preview image since the template isn't listed in any public marketplace.
If our tool doesn't detect Joomla, the site is probably running on a different CMS like WordPress, Shopify, or Squarespace. Try our CMS detector at gochyu.com/cms-detector to identify the actual platform, then use the matching detector tool to find the theme or template.
The Joomla template detector identifies the active template only. It does not scan for installed components, modules, or plugins. Joomla extensions do not expose themselves through the same source-code fingerprints that templates use, so a template scan cannot reliably enumerate them. To audit installed extensions, you need administrator access to the Joomla backend under Extensions > Manage. For template identification, the detector above is the right tool.
Detection is highly accurate for standard, unmodified templates from popular providers like JoomlArt, YOOtheme, RocketTheme, and ThemeForest. Accuracy decreases when templates have been heavily renamed, when security extensions strip template references from the source code, or when the site uses a fully custom template.
The most widely used Joomla templates come from a small group of framework providers. JoomShaper's Helix-based templates (such as SJ News and Shaper Helixultimate) are among the most downloaded free options. YOOtheme Pro dominates the premium end with a large library of designs built on its page builder. RocketTheme's Gantry 5 framework powers templates like Helium and Xenon. JoomlArt's T4 framework underpins a range of business and magazine-style templates. For marketplace variety, ThemeForest carries hundreds of independently designed Joomla templates across every niche.
