Install Fundraise Up on a Joomla website

Add the code to a child template

Use a Joomla child template to keep your customization separate from the files supplied with the parent template.

1. In Fundraise Up, go to Settings > Installation.
2. Copy the installation code.
3. In Joomla, create or open a child template for your active site template.
4. If the child template does not contain an index.php file, copy index.php from the parent template into the child template.
5. Open the child template’s index.php file.
6. Find the closing </head> tag.
7. Paste the Fundraise Up installation code immediately before </head>, after any other scripts in the section.
8. Save the file.
9. If you created a child template, assign it as the active site template.

Do not edit files supplied with the parent template. A Joomla update may overwrite those files and remove your changes.

Add the code through template settings

Some Joomla templates include a setting for adding scripts to the <head> section across the website. The setting name and location depend on the template.

1. In Fundraise Up, go to Settings > Installation.
2. Copy the installation code.
3. Open the settings for your active Joomla template.
4. Find the field for global head scripts or custom code.
5. Paste the installation code after any existing scripts in the <head> section.
6. Save the template settings.

If your template does not provide a global head-script field, use a child template instead.

Confirm the installation

Confirm that the code loads in the <head> section on your website:

1. Open a page on your published website.
2. View the page source in your browser.
3. Search for your Fundraise Up account ID or the installation script.
4. Confirm that the code appears in the <head> section.
5. Test a Checkout Modal or Element on the page.

Learn more about installing Fundraise Up →

Next steps

The installation code enables Checkout Modal and Elements on your website. You do not need the code to use a hosted Campaign Page.

After confirming the installation, create or update your campaign and add the appropriate Elements to your Joomla website.