The Gantry framework does have some system requirements. Listed below are those requirements broken down into their distinct groups:
Joomla 3.x
It is strongly recommended that you always use the latest stable version of Joomla to ensure all known bugs and security issues are addressed. At the time this document was written, 3.3 is the latest stable version of Joomla. We encourage you to update your Joomla install if you are running anything less than this version.
WordPress 3.5.1+
It is strongly recommended that you always use the latest stable version of WordPress to ensure all known bugs and security issues are addressed. At the time this document was written, 4.0.1 is the latest stable version of WordPress. We encourage you to update your WordPress install if you are running anything less than this version.
We try to ensure that Gantry templates (and specifically the Gantry Library) will work with any modern and secure server environment. The recommended minimum requirements are:
The back-end administration requirements of Gantry in order of preference are as follows:
For Gantry administration, please note that Internet Explorer 7 -- and even Internet Explorer 8 -- have very slow JavaScript implementations and cannot be recommended.
Local development is the preferred method of working with any Gantry based template as it allows for the fastest development iterations due to flat out performance and convenience. The following is a list of suitable server setups that can be installed locally on your computer: