A free Phoca template without a third-party framework: unlimited rows and columns, mega menu, a light/dark switcher, and demo data for a basic site and a Phoca Cart shop. Joomla 5 and 6.
Phoca Minimalist is a multipurpose template by Phoca (Jan Pavelka), the author of Phoca Cart and other extensions. It suits a basic website as well as an online shop built with Phoca Cart. It uses no third-party framework: all settings are stored in the core Joomla template settings. The vendor's own website runs on this template.
Features
- Unlimited rows, columns and positions for flexible layouts.
- Light/dark theme switcher.
- Mega menu for large, hierarchical navigation.
- Responsive grid system.
- Tested with Lighthouse for accessibility, best practices and SEO.
- Per-item CSS classes, a user.css file for your own styles, CSS variables for the colour scheme.
- Overrides for the basic Phoca Cart modules.
- Demo data for a basic site and for a shop.
Installation
The template installs as a package; demo data comes as a separate package (currently version 6.1.1). According to the vendor, installing with demo data works the same way as for the Phoca Premiere template, which is described on the vendor blog.
Terms
Completely free under the GPL. The package is downloaded from GitHub releases with no account.
Compatibility and requirements
- Joomla 5 and 6.
- PHP requirements are not stated by the vendor.
- Version 6.1.0 was released in April 2026; the current download is 6.1.2 (July 2026), with no public changelog for 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.
- There is no dedicated demo site; the Phoca website serves as a live example.
