SJ Bakery Userguide
- March.06.2013
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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 Bakery Template - Installation and Configuration
- 3. Imperative Plugins - Installation and Configuration
- 4. Other Extensions - Installation and Configuration
Important Notes
Requirement:
- Joomla! 2.5, lastest version is recommended.
- VirtueMart 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 Bakery to download
STEP 4: Under SJ Bakery -> 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 Bakery -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 Bakery as default template
SET DEFAULT
2.2 Configuration
The parameters of SJ Bakery Template are divided into the following groups:- Global Settings
- Site Styles
- Typography
- Layout Settings
- Top Menu Settings
- Content Component
- Optimize CSS,JS
- Advanced Options
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
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:
- After installing Yt Plugin, go to Extension -> Plug-in Manager and choose to configureYt Plugin:
- Configure Yt Pluginto show SJ Help with Report Bugs, Template Tutorials and YT Framework Tutorials
SUPPORT OPTIMIZING CSS/JS/HTML AND STYLING MEGA MENUS
TO YT PLUGIN
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 Bakery demo
You can find a list of modules/plugins/components which are used in SJ Bakery by clicking menu Features -> Extensions of demo Website4.1.2 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 Bakery 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:
Back This guide will help you place essential menus (Mega Menu), modules (one example each type) and other blocks as homepage of demo Website:
By this screenshot, you will see how module is placed in the default layout:
Back 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: Articles > Single Article
4.2.2 Mega Menu - Joomla! Pages
Menu Item Type: Articles > Category Blog
4.2.3 Mega Menu - VirtueMart
Menu Item Type: VirtueMart > VirtueMart Categories Layout
4.2.4 Mega Menu - Our Cake
Menu Item Type: VirtueMart > VirtueMart Categories Layout
4.2.5 Login Module
Position: position-0 (left)
Suffix: Not Used
Suffix: Not Used
BACK END
4.2.6 VM Shopping Cart Module
Position: position-0 (right)
Suffix: cart blank
Suffix: cart blank
BACK END
4.2.7 Smart Search Module
Position: position-1
Suffix: Not Used
Suffix: Not Used
BACK END
4.2.8 Sj Vm Slick Slider Responsive Module
Position: slide_show
Suffix: Not Used
Suffix: Not Used
BACK END
4.2.09 Menu Module
There are several positions that use Menu module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "Categories" at position-2 position, others will be the same.
Position: position-2 (first)
Suffix: _menu
Suffix: _menu
BACK END
4.2.10 SJ Basic News Module
Position: position-2 (second)
Suffix: news1 bg-title
Suffix: news1 bg-title
BACK END
4.2.11 Custom HTML Module
There are several positions that use Custom HTML Module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "Exclusive Email Offers" at position-2 position, others will be the same.
Position: position-2 (third)
Suffix: exclusive
Suffix: exclusive
BACK END
4.2.12 Banner Module
Position: position-2 (forth)
Suffix: Not Used
Suffix: Not Used
BACK END
4.2.13 Sj Vm Extra Slider Responsive Module
Position: position-3 (first)
Suffix: Not Used
Suffix: Not Used
BACK END
4.2.14 SJ VirtueMart Module
Position: position-3 (second)
Suffix: new-cakes star
Suffix: new-cakes star
BACK END
4.2.15 Footer
Now there are not any customized modules placed in this position. You can try some ones.
That's homepage configuration. For advanced and customized configurations, please submit ticket OR purchase our installation services.