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March.29.2013
This guide is intended for Mega Product modules, whichever component they are made for.
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!, supported versions are listed in our 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:
- Source Options
- Product Options
- Image Options
- Advanced Options
SOURCE OPTIONS
- Categories - Choose categories source to be used with
- Product Order By - Allow to choose the criterion for order
- Product Title
- Product Price
- Product Reviews
- Product Hits
- Product ID
- Created Date
- Modified Date
- Product Order Dir - Set direction to arrange order: ascending or descending
- Limitation- Allow to set total of products to be shown by module
- Columns of Categories- Allow to set total of columns, used only with theme 3
PRODUCT OPTIONS Title Options
- Category Limit Title - Allow to set the length of categories' title
- Show Title - Allow to show products' title OR not
- Limit Title - Allow to set the length of products' title, set -1 for unlimited
Description Options
- Show Description- Allow to show products' description OR not
- Limit Description - Allow to set the length of products' description, set -1 for unlimited
Other Options
- Show Price- Allow to show price of products OR not
- Show Review- Allow to show review rating of products OR not
- Show Readmore- Allow to show read more button to products' detail OR not
- Read More Text - Set text for Readmore link
- Show All Products - Show All button OR not
- Show All Text- Allow to set text for Show All button
IMAGE OPTIONS
- Show Image- Allow to show images of products OR not
- From Product- Allow you to get images from product detail
- From External - Allow you to get images from external source
- External Path (or Url) - Set path to external image folder used by option above
- Order to Get - Set order: image_product,external OR external,image_product
- 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 product image
- Image Height - Allow you to set the height of product image
- Background - Allow to set the color of image background
- Placeholder - Allow you to use a placeholder image when product' image is empty
- Placeholder Path or Url - Allow to set path to placeholder image
ADVANCED OPTIONS
- Module Class Suffix - Allow you to style module with specific CSS suffix
- Device Class Suffix - Allow you to style module for specific devices by using CSS suffix
- Open Link - Allow to set target for opened links:
- New Window
- Same Window
- Popup Window
- Alternative Layout - Allow to choose one from 3 themes
- 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
- Module Tag - Set wrapper tag for module
- Bootstrap Size - Set width based on bootstrap for wrapper of module
- Header Tag - Set tag for module title
- Header Class - Set class for module title
- Module Style - Override module style
