June.11.2013

SJ Categories for SobiPro Userguide

Written by SA Dang Truong

Published in Extension User-Guides

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This guide is intended for SJ Categories module, including SobiPro Categories with some minor difference

When you buy the module the first time, you will have the latest version. After the first release, we will update this module regularly, then please check newer versions when informed

REQUIREMENTS

1. Joomla! 2.5.x, latest stable version is recommended.
2. SobiPro component reflected in the name of module, supported versions are listed on intro page.

INSTALLATION

1. Prepare your module package (zip file; please UNZIP first if it is indicated in the file name)
2. All steps are in administrator backend of Joomla!:

In your Administrator page, go to Extensions -> Extension Manager
In this page, click Choose File, select module package.
Then click Upload & Install
Please wait for module being installed, usually within several seconds
Now go to Extensions -> Module Manager, click New and create one instance for module you have installed
Then configure it as SETTINGS part hereafter

SETTINGS

1. This module with sample layout is below:

2. The parameters are divided up into the following areas:

Basic Options
Source Options
Category Options
Image Options
Advanced Options

BASIC OPTIONS

Module Class Suffix - Allow you to choose another CSS class that suits your template
Device Class Suffix - Allow you to choose CSS classes that suit devices you want
Alternative Layout - Allow you to choose custom alternative layout
Open Link - Set target for links clicked:
- New window
- Same window
- Popup
Tab Event - Set event used with theme 4: hover OR click for changing tab

SOURCE OPTIONS

Select Section - Choose the source of content that is used with this module
Section ID - ID of the SobiPro section chosen above
Category Filter - Allow to show categories that meet some factors:
- None: Show all categories of section chosen above
- Include: Only those that are sub of categories below
- Exclude: Only those that are NOT sub of categories below
Select Category - Choose the category of section that is used with option above
Subcategories Count- Allow to set total of sub categories to be shown by module
Category Title- Allow to show title of category OR not

CATEGORY OPTIONS

Category Options

Display title - Show the title of categories OR not
Title Max Chars - Allow to set the length of categories title, set 0 for unlimited
Display Description - Show description OR not

Sub Category Options

Display title - Show the title of sub-categories OR not
Title Max Chars - Allow to set the length of sub-categories title, set 0 for unlimited
Show total articles - Show total of sub-categories OR not

IMAGE OPTIONS

From Icon- Allow you to get images from icon of categories configured in SobiPro
From External - Allow you to get images from external source OR not
External Path (or Url) - Set path to external image folder used by option above
Order to Get - Set order: icon,external OR external,icon
Resize Mode - Allow you to choose the mode of image resizing
- None
- Center
- Fill
- Fit
- Strech
Output Format - Allow to set format for all output file:
- Default - if you want to keep original format
- GIF
- JPEG
- PNG
Keep Transparency - Allow to keep images transparent, for PNG and GIF format
Image Width - Allow you to set the width of the main image
Image Height - Allow you to set the height of the main image
Background - Allow to set the color of image background
Placeholder - Allow you to use a placeholder image when article's image is empty
Placeholder Path or Url - Allow to set path to placeholder image

ADVANCED OPTIONS

Include jQuery - Use jQuery of this module or use another global one
Pre Text - The content to show at the top of module
Post Text - The content to show at the end of module
Caching
- Use Global: Turn on caching
- No Caching: Turn off caching
Cache Times - The time to cache