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Written by MiCCAS
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Getting started to JoomlArt templates
Here are general information and knowledge you need to know when using every JoomlArt templates.
1. INSTALL TEMPLATE
- Log in to your administrator section of the site. The link to your administrator section should be like this: http://www.yoursite.com/administrator/
- On the top go to Site -> Template Manager -> Site Templates
- Select New form the options. See picture below:
- Browse to you zip file. and select it. Then select Upload File & Install.
- The template is installed when you get this page. Select Continue and let's publish the new template.
- Your site is ready for it's new look. Select the radio button on the Left to Template name and after that click Default from the Menu.
- Click Site -> Preview -> In New Window to see your site.
TIPS: Common problem when installing template is error of zip file. If you have error, download template again and install it.
2. INSTALL MODULE
- In your administrator area, on the top go to Site -> Installers -> Modules
- Click Browse to locate your module zip file. After that, click upload and install.
- Remember to publish and set position for your new module.
3. MODULE POSITION
Some templates of JoomlArt have addition module positions to decorate your content more attractive. To add a new module position, follow steps below:
- In your administrator area, on the top go to Site -> Template Manager -> Module positions
- You will see a list of default Joomla module positions. To add a module position, find a blank textbox and type name of your module, after that click SAVE
TIPS: To list all your template modules in your site type your url in your browser:
http://www.yoursite.com/index.php?tp=1
4. MODULE SUFFIX
Joomla have specific parameter named Module suffixes let you design your module in custom look. JoomlArt templates usually comes with serveral built-in module styles. To add module suffix to your current module, do step belows:
- In your administrator area, on the top go to Module -> Site modules
- There is a list of current modules in your site. Click on a module title to edit module.
- In Module detail information page, scroll page to bottom you will see parameter: Module Suffixes
- Type your module suffixes (usually have form: -nameofsuffix)
- After that, click Save to save new module parameter.
- Now refresh your main site to see how it changed.
5. COMMON JA TOOL CONFIGURATIONS
- Menu configuration:
Open your index.php file, in top you will see this line:
Change $ja_menutype to what menu you need
- Font size configuration:
Open your index.php file, in top your will see this line
- Screen size configuration:
Open your index.php file, in top your will see this line
Change $ja_width_default to size you want.
- Usertool configuration:
Open your index.php file, in top your will see this line
Change $ja_tool to size you want.
Extension(s) used in template
JA NEWSFLASH
This guide will show you how to install and config JA Newsflash module.
- In administrator area, on top menu go to: Installers -> Modules
- After that, browse to your module zip file and click Upload and Install
- On top menu: Go to Modules -> Site modules , you will see the list of current modules in your site.
- Click JA Newsflash to config module.
- Now you will see list of configuration parameters for JA Newsflash.
MAIN CONFIG
Title: Is your title of you your JA Newsflash module.
Show title: Choose to show or hide module title
Position: You have to choose position for JA Newsflash module. In JA Mageia, JA Newsflash is in user5 position
Module Order: Order of you this module in user5 position.
Access Level: Who can view this module.
Published: Remember to publish this module.
Module class suffix: You can know more about it in Getting started section
Category: Determine which news category will be show in JA Newsflash module.
Rolling delay time: Time beetween newsflash.
Linked titles: Make title of news as link
Style class: Animation effect.
Height of div: height of your newsflash.
Templates: This is markup of your newsflash, an advanced function, help you design your newflash.
Typography
Here are the guideline help you using our pre-built typgraphies to decorate your content.
- The New Blockquote (with open and close quote). Use
- The Hilight Blockquote. Use
- Rounded Speech Bubble. Use
- Square Speech Bubble. Use
Your Bubble goes here!
Bubble
- Rounded Thinking Bubble. Use
- Square Thinking Bubble. Use
Your Bubble goes here!
Bubble
The traditional ones are:
- The Sticky Note. Use
Your note
to form a sticky note
- The Download Note. Use
Your note
to form a download box
- The Block Number. Use
NumberYour content
to form a block with big number.
- Checklist: use
- Checklist star
- Highlight text. Use Your text
- Tips. Use
Your tip
- Source code. Use
Your code
. You can also use the
tag instead.
- Error message. Use
Your error message
- Info message. Use
Your info
- Drop cap style. Use
< span class="dropcap">Drop cap
Guide for building site based on JA Mageia
3 bottom spotlight modules
JA Mageia have three bottom spotlight modules in positions: user1, user2, user8. You can create your own modules and publish them to these position.
Specific banner image for each menu item
Header images are stored in templates/ja_mageia/images/header/
You can copy your own images into here and declare images in template/ja_mageia/index.php . In this file, you have this line:
$ja_header_images = array ('header1.jpg', 'header2.jpg');
Remember that: width of banner in narrow screen is: 576px / 200px. In wide screen is: 731px / 200px
Highlight module
JA Mageia doesn't have highlight module.
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