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SJ Wall Blog Userguide

January.25.2013

Contents
The guide will help you install SJ Wall Blog and extensions included in this template step by step.
If you want to install the template exactly like our demo (same data), you should purchase and install the Quickstart Package.
  • Important Notes
  • 1. Download Template and Extensions
  • 2. SJ Wall Blog Template - Installation and Configuration
  • 3. Imperative Plugins - Installation and Configuration
  • 4. Other Extensions - Installation and Configuration

Important Notes

Requirement:
  • Joomla!
  • K2 Component
  • Premium SJ Extensions (see part 3-Core Plugins and 4-Other Extensions)

1. Download Template and Extensions

1.1 Used for members of JTC - Joomla Template Club

STEP 1: Login at SmartAddons.com

STEP 2: Go to Download -> Joomla Templates Club (JTC)

STEP 3: Under Premium Joomla Templates, click SJ Wall Blog to download

STEP 4: Under SJ Wall Blog -> Download packages as you want

1.2 Used for single product purchased via e-cart

Receive Donwload-Info email -> Download packages as you want

2. SJ Wall Blog -Installation and Configuration

2.1 Installation

  • Log in Administrator of Joomla!, go to Extensions -> Extension Manager
    On this page, click Choose File button, select our template file you have downloaded then click Upload & Install

    INSTALL
  • Set SJ Wall Blog as default template

    SET DEFAULT

2.2 Configuration

The parameters of SJ Wall Blog Template are divided into the following groups:
  • Global Settings
  • Site Styles
  • Typography
  • Layout Settings
  • Top Menu Settings
  • K2 Component
  • Content Component
  • Optimize CSS,JS
  • Advanced Options
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GLOBAL SETTINGS

  • Generator tag - Generate tag for your template
  • Hide Main Content Block - Allow to hide Content Component on Homepage
  • Direction - Choose direction of language: RTL/LTR
  • Logo Type - Choose your logo type: image OR text
  • Override Logo Image - Choose logo image file to use
  • Logo Text - Set text for Text type of logo
  • Slogan - Set your Website slogan here
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SITE STYLES

  • Default Style - Allow to choose a style from preset ones
  • Body background color - Set color for background, hex value
  • Link color - Set color for links
  • Text color - Set color for text
  • Body background class - Set CSS class using for image background
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TYPOGRAPHY

  • Default Font Size - Allow to choose default font size
  • Default Font-Family - Allow to choose a font-family from 13 available ones. The default one is Arial
  • Google Font-Family - Allow to choose a google font-family used for html tags which are in Affected Selectors parameter below
  • Affected Selectors - Tag names will be applied with google font, comma seperated
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LAYOUT SETTINGS

  • Select Layout - Allow to choose default layout xml file
  • Overwrite Layouts Windows - Used with window mode, when you want to use another layout for a menu. Syntax:
    • Itemid1:Layout_Name1 | Itemid2:Layout_Name2 | ...
    With:
    • Itemid1, Itemid2...: Id of Menus. You can see these in Menu Item Manager
    • Layout_Name1, Layout_Name2...: The name of layout. You can see these in templates/{this_template_name}/layouts folder. NOTE: remove .xml extension
  • Tool Layout - Set Yes to allow Keep-on-Top menu and Float-Sidebar menu
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TOP MENU SETTINGS

  • Default Type Menu - Allow to choose default menu type shown with template, this list is gotten from Menu Manager
  • Default Menu Style - We support several styles for Menus
    • CSS, Moo and Dropline Menu: simple menu
    • Mega Menu: multimedia menu
  • Use JS for Dropline Menu - Allow to use JS effect for Dropline Menu OR not
  • Easing - Allow to select which JS Effect used with Moo Menu and Mega Menu
  • Speed - Set speed of opening menus
  • Start Level - Set level of menu to start rendering the menu
  • End Level - Set level of menu to stop rendering the menu
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K2 COMPONENT

  • K2 Listing Special - Allow to apply special layout for K2 listing page (with smaller image and neat appearance) OR not
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CONTENT COMPONENT

  • Apply for Blog View - Allow to show the Content block at blog pages OR not
  • Apply for Frontpage view - Allow to show at Frontpage view OR not
  • Leading Images Width - Set width of images of Leading Articles
  • Leading Images Height - Set height of images of Leading Articles
  • Intro Images Width - Set width of images of Intro Articles
  • Intro Images Height - Set height of images of Intro Articles
  • Thumbnail Background Color - Set color background for thumbnail images
  • Thumbnail Mode - Set thumbnail mode:
    • Fill
    • Fit
    • Stretch
    • Center
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OPTIMIZE CSS, JS

  • Optimize Merge File - Choose Yes to optimize all CSS and JS Files which are used in your website
  • Optimize CSS - Choose Yes to optimize only CSS files
  • Optimize CSS Exclude - CSS files which are not optimized, comma separated
  • Optimize JS - Choose Yes to optimize only JS files
  • Optimize JS Exclude - JS files which are not optimized, comma separated
  • Optimize Folder - A specific folder with Css/Js files need to be optimized
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ADVANCED OPTIONS

  • Show Back to Top - Allow you to show Back to Top button OR not
  • Show Cpanel - Allow you to show YT Framework Control panel OR not
  • Include LazyLoad plugin - Enable/disable LazyLoad
  • Enable Google Analytics - Enable/disable Google Analytics
  • Enter your Google Analytics tracking ID - Copy and paste your Google Analytics tracking ID here

3. Imperative Plugins-Installation and Configuration

You need to install: Yt Plugin.
- Yt Plugin supports Yt Framework for adding extra parameters used with Mega Menu and to compress CSS/JS/HTML when optimizing code.

3.1 Installation

  • Now you install this plugin
  • STEP 1: In Administrator on Joomla!, go to Extensions -> Extension Manager
    On this page, click Choose File button, choose plugin file (extracted from extensions zip file) from then click Upload & Install

    INSTALL

  • STEP 2:Now, go to Enable Yt Plugin (for Yt Framework) in Extension/Plug-in Manager
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3.2 Configuration of YT Plugin (for Yt Framework)

  • Yt Plugin supports Optimizing CSS/ JS/ HTML and support showing Mega Menus nicely. You can see how to optimize CSS/JS/HTML in Configuration part above and how to use YT Menu Params for styling any Menu Items by remarking an example:
    • SUPPORT OPTIMIZING CSS/JS/HTML AND STYLING MEGA MENUS
  • After installing Yt Plugin, go to Extension -> Plug-in Manager and choose to configureYt Plugin:
    • TO YT PLUGIN
  • Configure Yt Pluginto show SJ Help with Report Bugs, Template Tutorials and YT Framework Tutorials
    • SHOWING SJ HELP

4. Other Extensions - Installation and Configuration

After creating articles and data..., you have to install and configure extensions to have a Website with functions and modules as our pre-made demo.

4.1 Install

4.1.1 List of extensions used in SJ Wall Blog demo

You can find a list of modules/plugins/components which are used in SJ Wall Blog by clicking menu Explore -> Extensions of demo Website

4.1.2 Installation

  • In Administrator on Joomla!, go to Extensions -> Extension Manager
    On this page, click Choose File button, choose an extension file then click Upload & Install


  • Install the rest of extensions as step above

4.2 Configuration
After installing extensions which are included in the SJ Wall Blog template, navigate into Extensions -> Module (or Plug-in) Manager then choose the module or plug-in you want to configure. The following example is choosing a module from Module Manager:

By this screenshot, you will see how module is placed in the default layout:
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This guide will help you place essential menus (Mega Menu), modules (one example each type) and other blocks as homepage of demo Website:

4.2.1 Mega Menu - Explore

  • Menu Item Type
    • Menu Item Type: Text Separator
  • Frontend - Back End
    • FRONTEND
    BACK END - YT MENU PARAMS
    BACK END - TREE OF MENUS

    4.2.2 Mega Menu - About Joomla

  • Menu Item Type
    • Menu Item Type: Text Separator
  • Frontend - Back End
    • FRONTEND
    BACK END - YT MENU PARAMS
    BACK END - TREE OF MENUS

    4.2.3 Mega Menu - K2

  • Menu Item Type
    • Menu Item Type: External URL
  • Frontend - Back End
    • FRONTEND
    BACK END - YT MENU PARAMS
    BACK END - TREE OF MENUS

    4.2.4 Smart Search Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: search
    Suffix: Not Used
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.5 SJ K2 Slideshow Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: slideshow
    Suffix: Not Used
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.6 SJ Responsive Content for K2

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: top1
    Suffix: nospace
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.7 Bottom Categories - Menu Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: bottom1
    Suffix: Not Used
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.8 Follow me - Custom HTML Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: left (first)
    Suffix: mod-social
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.9 SJ Accordion Menu Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: left (second)
    Suffix: _menu
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.10 SJ Login Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: left (third)
    Suffix: icon-login
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.11 Tag Cloud - K2 Tools Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: left (fourth)
    Suffix: icon-tag
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    4.2.12 Contact us - Custom HTML Module

  • Module Position - Module Suffix
    • Position: left (fifth)
    Suffix: icon-envelope sj-content
  • Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End
    • BACK END

    That's homepage configuration. For advanced and customized configurations, please submit ticket OR purchase our installation services.

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