June.26.2014

SJ Teen Template Userguide

Written by SA Anh

Published in Template User-Guides

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Notes
1 Download
2 SJ Template
3 Core Plugins
4 Premium Extensions
- Install
- Configuration

The guide will help you install SJ Teen 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 Teen 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 and Kunena Component, if using Quickstart, it is included
Premium SJ Extensions (see part 3-Core Plugins and 4-Other Extensions)

1. Download Template and Extensions

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 Teen to download

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

2. SJ Teen -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 Teen as default template

SET DEFAULT

2.2 Configuration

All of parameters of SJ Teen Template are divided into the following groups, in which they are explained themselves:

OVERVIEW

GENERAL

LAYOUT

THEME

TYPOGRAPHY

CONTENT COMPONENT

ADVANCED

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 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:

YT FRAMEWORK

Configure Yt Framework to show SJ Help with Report Bugs, Template Tutorials and YT Framework Tutorials or include jQuery into template

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 Teen demo

You can find a list of modules/plugins/components which are used in SJ Teen 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 Teen 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:

4.2.1 Mega Menu - Explore

Menu Item Type

Menu Item Type: Single Article

Frontend - Back End

FRONTEND

BACK END - YT MENU PARAMS

BACK END - TREE OF MENUS

4.2.2 Mega Menu - Joomla Pages

Menu Item Type

Menu Item Type: External URL

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 Mega Menu - News Daily

Menu Item Type

Menu Item Type: External URL

Frontend - Back End

FRONTEND

BACK END - YT MENU PARAMS

BACK END - TREE OF MENUS

4.2.5 SJ K2 Splash Module

Module Position

Position: position-0

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.6 Login Module

Module Position

Position: position-1

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.7 Custom HTML Module

There are 4 positions: position 2, position 4 and position 10 that use HTML module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "Get Social" at position-2 position, others will be the same.

Module Position

Position: position-2

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.8 Search Module

Module Position

Position: position-3

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.9 Banner Module

There are several positions that use Banner module. Here we will configure an example. Let take "Banner" at position-4 (first) position on homepage, others will be the same.

Module Position

Position: position-4 (first)

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.10 Sj Accordion Modules

Module Position

Position: position-4 (forth)

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.11 SJ Social Media Counter

Module Position

Position: position-4

Frontend

BACK END

4.2.12 Sj K2 Scroller Module

Module Position

Position: position-h1

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.13 K2 Content Module

Module Position

Position: position-h2

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.14 Sj K2 Mega News Module

There are 5 positions: h3, h4, position 7, position 8 and position 9 that used K2 Mega News module. Here we will configure an example. Let take the top left one at position-h3 position, others will be the same.

Module Position

Position: position-h3

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.15 Custom HTML Module

Module Position

Position: position-6

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.16 Menu Module

There are 3 positions: position 4 (Shortcodes), position 11, position 12 that used Menu module. Here we will configure an example. Let take one menu at position-11, others will be the same.

Module Position

Position: position-11

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

4.2.17 SJ Twitter Module

Module Position

Position: position-13

Frontend (demo layout above) - Back End

BACK END

Footer

Now there are some HTML and Menu module as our demo. You can try some other ones.

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

Notes
1 Download
2 SJ Template
3 Core Plugins
4 Premium Extensions
- Install
- Configuration

Important Notes
1. Download Template and Extensions
2. SJ Teen 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 and Kunena Component, if using Quickstart, it is included
Premium SJ Extensions (see part 3-Core Plugins and 4-Other Extensions)

1. Download Template and Extensions