A free Joomla 5 template for blogs, portfolios and small sites: 7 editable colors, 9 fonts, a category-driven slideshow, reading time, an author box and related articles.
Plume (released as JPlume) is a general-purpose template by Yvan Bellil. The author lists blogs, restaurants, shops and portfolios among its uses. It is built on its own code and needs no extra plugins.
Features
- 7 editable colors; derived shades are calculated automatically, including for dark palettes.
- 9 font choices plus a separate heading font; loading Google Fonts can be switched off.
- Right or left sidebar or a full-width layout; maximum container width and corner radius.
- Category-driven slideshow: fullscreen or with side thumbnails, autoplay progress bar, swipe and keyboard navigation.
- Reading time, author box, related articles, a most-viewed sidebar list and a back-to-top button.
- Six configurable social links in the footer.
- Child template support; 5 module positions.
Terms
Fully free, GNU GPL v2 or later: you may modify and redistribute it.
Compatibility and requirements
- Joomla 5. Joomla 6 support is not stated in the documentation.
- PHP 8.1 or newer.
- Google Fonts load from an external server unless disabled in the settings.
- A single release and no update server. Documentation is in French.