Project Objective

Whether you’re managing a boutique inventory or highlighting a large product line, this blueprint gives you the power to present your offerings professionally. You’ll use Joomla paired with powerful extensions to create a product catalog that’s searchable, filterable, and optimized for visual appeal. You stay in control of the layout and functionality—without monthly fees or third-party restrictions.

Showcase Products with Style

Design eye-catching, mobile-friendly product displays using Yootheme and Zoo for a polished, professional look.

Organize and Filter Seamlessly

Help users find what they need quickly with intuitive categories, filters, and search tools built into your catalog layout.

Full Control Over Display

Customize fields, layouts, and item groupings to suit your needs—no platform limitations or forced templates.

Improve Trust and Transparency

Add specs, availability, and review sections to boost buyer confidence and reduce customer service questions.

Expand Support with Ease

Add ticketing features like RSTickets!Pro to handle product questions and provide responsive service.

Scale with Zero Lock-In

Easily add more products, integrations, and features over time without migrating to a new system.

What You’ll Build

Launch Your Catalog on a Reliable Hosting Service
Install and Customize a YOOtheme-Based Template
Add Zoo Catalog Functionality for Joomla
Enhance Layout Options with YOOtheme Essentials
Add a Ticket System to Handle Customer Inquiries
Set Up Backup Protection

Project Kit

The Project Kit gives you a complete list of the open-source apps, essential plugins, and helpful services required to build your chosen project. No guesswork—just the tools you need, curated and ready to go.

Setup

Use SiteGround for hosting—it’s fast, Joomla-optimized, and offers excellent support for high-performance catalog sites.

Website Platform

Joomla!

A flexible and powerful open-source CMS for building websites and online applications.

Core

YOOtheme provides a stunning, responsive design foundation. Pair it with Zoo catalog features (Joomla equivalents or integrations) to display and categorize products with intuitive filters, galleries, and metadata.

YOOtheme Pro

A versatile theme and visual page builder for Joomla and WordPress.

Zoo

Flexible Joomla CCK and content builder for creating custom content types and layouts.

Utilities

YOOtheme Essentials unlocks key catalog display enhancements, including advanced grids, custom fields, and visual styling tools. Akeeba Backup ensures your product data and customizations are safe and recoverable.