Why aren't there any new templates?

krcp

nearly 1 year and there is no new template at joomlart or gavick. i wonder why? i pay for ultimate developer and i wanna see new ones . i asked this as a premium ticket but no answer for 2 days. what is happening at joomlart??

munchman

there are a few posts on this if you scroll down a few pages or so. I have ultimate and ive waited over 6 weeks for help in this forum and raised a ticket over 3 weeks now....no meaningful help. A month wait to ask me for a file and not tell me what file then go silent for over 2 weeks - even though ive given complete details and admin access.

There is no way i can justify paying $300 to renew for this level of service. I know they are literally on life support and skeleton staff, but actually ive lost my patience.

I have 80 days left of my subscription, which means i've probably got time for one question to be half answered.

Whats more of a concern is that it's impossible to see how this company will have the capacity to make it to Joomla 6->

francus641

munchman
What you write is correct and obviously none of us will renew at the expiration.
It's very unfortunate also because I personally will have to migrate several sites to other frameworks but that's how it went.
I imagine that the news will spread soon on social media and forums.
And at that point no one will subscribe and we will also lose the minimal help we are receiving.

munchman

francus641 100% agree....the end is here I think.

mikeymike

The end needn't be here but the focus definitely needs to shift. Joomlashack went through the same issue - templates simply aren't a viable business model. The more you create the more you need to support. They eventually dropped the template part of their business to concentrate on their extensions.
Many of their customers were upset (including myself as an avid Wright user) but it actually worked out.
If Joomlart focused on their core extensions; Publisher, Jomsocial, Guru and AdAgency they might actually start to thrive again.
Difficult choices need to be made.

munchman

mikeymike I agree also. I use Guru and JA-Coach. If they just kept their core extensions and say their 10 best selling templates up-to-date and supported them, they'd have a working business model. I wouldnt likely pay $300 a year but would certainly pay every couple of years or a reduced yearly just for support. BUT, I guess there are no new templates atm and they cant keep it going...so maybe not

aaronblrt11

mikeymike I agree with this and also Joomla is more of an all-in-one tool now. There is not a need for alot anymore. Articles has become enough for most for blogs and more...
I think the free framework and template is enough for most people. For most people they will customize the free template to their needs whether it's T4_Blank or Helix Ultimate, etc...
In order for alot of these places to survive is to shift their brand focus towards a niche, for Joomlart that is JomSocial, Guru, etc... Paid templates are becoming a past thing with the newer versions of Joomla and how easy customization in bootstrap and other things are.
Honestly the only thing I'm upset about is (I use Helix Ultimate currently), I was very looking forward to the new GK Framework. It looked great, very lightweight and was suited to more customization needs by being lightweight. But it was so buggy and still is. And now it just looks to be abandoned. No new updates in months. I was really looking forward to switching if the bugs got worked out but it seems done already...
But absolutely the money for any Joomla business now has to be in their niche (an extension, component or something that base Joomla cannot serve).
Like for my website, I need Zoo & Widgetkit from YooTheme, those are the ONLY extensions I have installed outside of Helix. Everything else can be done from J5 itself, it gives me everything I need. Years ago, that wasn't possible, you need alot more extensions.