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December.20.2012
This guide is intended for Entries Grid modules.
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. Specific component; SobiPro component reflected in the name of module.
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 Select Type box and choose the module you have installed
- Then click the module listed below to configure it as SETTINGS part hereafter
SETTINGS
1. This module with sample layout is below:
- Category Title: Showing the Category of entry, configured under Basic Options
- Price: Configured under Entry Options
- Main image and icons: Configured under Field Options
2. The parameters are divided up into the following areas:
- Basic Options
- Entry Options
- Field Options
- Image Options
- Advanced Options
BASIC OPTIONS
- Module Class Suffix - Allow you to choose another CSS class that suits your template
- For devices have screen width from 1200px or greater - Allow you to choose number of columns available with this width
- For devices have screen width from 768px up to 1199px - Allow you to choose number of columns available with this width
- For devices have screen width from 480px up to 767px - Allow you to choose number of columns available with this width
- For devices have screen width less than or equal 479px - Allow you to choose number of columns available with this width
- 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 entries that meet some factors:
- None: Show all entries of section chosen above
- Include: Only those that are from categories below
- Exclude: Only those that are NOT from categories below
- Select Category - Choose the category of section that is used with option above
- Order Entries By - Allow to choose the criterion for order
- Popularity ascending
- Popularity descending
- Creation date ascending
- Creation date descending
- Last update date ascending
- Last update date descending
- Expiration date ascending
- Expiration date descending
- Random
- Entries Limit- Allow to set total of entries to be shown by module
- Open Link - Set target for links clicked:
- New window
- Same window
- Popup
- Category Title- Allow to show title of category OR not
ENTRY OPTIONS
- Display title - Show the title of entries OR not
- Title Maxlength - Allow to set the length of entries title, set 0 for unlimited
- Display Description - Show entries description OR not
- Description Maxlength - Allow to set the length of entries description, set 0 for unlimited
- Price Display - Show the price field OR not
- Display Created - Show the created date of entries OR not
FIELD OPTIONS
- Description Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be entries' description (fields of SobiPro section that you chose above)
- Price Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be entries' price
The field is used for big image
- Image Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be entries' main image
List field used for icons
- Image 1 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 1st icon displayed under main image
- Image 2 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 2nd icon displayed under main image
- Image 3 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 3rd icon displayed under main image
- Image 4 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 4th icon displayed under main image
- Image 5 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 5th icon displayed under main image
- Image 6 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 6th icon displayed under main image
- Image 7 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 7th icon displayed under main image
- Image 8 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 8th icon displayed under main image
- Image 9 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 9th icon displayed under main image
- Image 10 Field- Alias of a SobiPro field that you want it to be 10th icon displayed under main image
Syntax for image fields above: field_alias/@attribute_name With:
- field_alias: Alias of a SobiPro field that you want to set
- attribute_name: One of 4 values: original, icon, thumnail, image
- Ex: Default value of Image field is field_image_0/@original
IMAGE OPTIONS
- From Image Field- Allow you to get images from image field configured above OR not
- 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: field_image,external OR external,field_image
- 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
- Alternative Layout - Allow you to choose custom alternative layout
- 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
