SJ Expo Template User Guide
- May.02.2013
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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 Expo Template - Installation and Configuration
- 3. Imperative Plugins - Installation and Configuration
- 4. Other Extensions - Installation and Configuration
Important Notes
Requirement:
- Joomla!, latest version is recommended.
- K2 Component, if using Quickstart, it is included
- 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 Expo to download
STEP 4: Under SJ Expo -> 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 Expo -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 Expo as default template
SET DEFAULT
2.2 Configuration
All of parameters of SJ Expo Template are divided into the following groups, in which they are explained themselves:
2.3 Yt Shortcodes
- In Administrator of Joomla!, go to Plugin Manager -> Make sure Yt Shortcodes is enabled. This is list of shortcodes that you can use to style content:
LIST of SHORTCODES
- After that, whenever there is text area then click Shortcodes button, Shortcodes are available for you to be used!
SHORTCODES
3. Imperative Plugins-Installation and Configuration
You need to install: Yt Framework, Yt Shortcodes, Yt Mega PopUp and SJ Content Related News Plugin.- Yt Framework supports templates in adding extra parameters for Mega Menu and compress CSS/JS/HTML when optimizing code. This guide is about installing Yt Framework, other plugins are the same
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 Framework in Extension/Plug-in Manager
3.2 Configuration of Yt Framework
- After installing Yt Framework, go to Extension -> Plug-in Manager and choose to configureYt Framework:
- Configure Yt Framework to show SJ Help with Report Bugs, Template Tutorials and YT Framework Tutorials or include jQuery into template
YT FRAMEWORK
SJ HELP
4. Other Extensions - Installation and Configuration
After creating articles and data..., you have to install and configure extensions.4.1 Install
4.1.1 List of extensions used in SJ Expo demo
You can find a list of modules/plugins/components which are used in SJ Expo by clicking menu Features -> 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 Expo 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
By this screenshot, you will see how module is placed in the default layout:
Back
4.2.1 Menu - Explore
Menu Item Type: Single Article
4.2.2 Menu - Joomla Pages
Menu Item Type: Category Blog
4.2.3 Menu - K2
Menu Item Type: External URL
4.2.4 Mega Menu - Services
Menu Item Type: Category Blog
4.2.5 Custom HTML Module
There are several positions that use HTML module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "Phone" at position-0, others will be the same.
Position: position-0
Suffix: phone
Suffix: phone
BACK END
4.2.6 Menu Module
There are several positions that use Menu module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "Head menu" at position-1 position, others will be the same.
Position: position-1
Suffix: head-menu clearfix
Suffix: head-menu clearfix
BACK END
4.2.7 Smart Search Module
Position: position-1
Suffix: blank
Suffix: blank
BACK END
4.2.8 SJ Basic News Module
There are several positions that use SJ Basic News module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "exhibitions that we will operate" at position-2 position, others will be the same.
Position: position-2
Suffix: exhibitions
Suffix: exhibitions
BACK END
4.2.9 SJ News Extra Slider Module
Position: position-3 (first)
Suffix: extra-slider
Suffix: extra-slider
BACK END
4.2.10 Sj Content Responsive Listing Module
Position: position-4
Suffix: content-listing
Suffix: content-listing
BACK END
Footer
Now there are some HTML and Menu module as our demo. You can try some other ones.
That's all about homepage configuration.
