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CUSTOMIZING YOUR JOOMLA SITE Arnel I. Robles (arnelirobles.blogspot.com)
Open your web browser.
Type in the address bar:
localhost/nameofsite/administrator
Add New Tab and type:
localhost/nameofsite
*Note: nameofsite is the name your website (mysite, practicedenr, etc)
Log on as administrator
CHANGING YOUR TEMPLATE
Mouse Hover Extensions
Click Extension Manager
Click Browse
Local the template. In our case, it is JustBusiness-FJT.zip
Found in ..\Joomla Training DENR XII\0.Requirements
Double click it
Click Upload & Install
Mouse Hover Extensions
Click Template Manager
Check JustBusiness-FJT – Default
Click Make Default
Go to the Tab for localhost/nameofsite
Press F5
ADDING MENUS
In the administrator panel.
Mouse Hover Menus
Click Menu Manager
Note
There is a predefined menu named Main Menu.
For ease, we will edit the predefined menu.
To create another menu just click New.
Click Main Menu. The following window appears.
Lets add a menu items
PROFILE, DIRECTORY, SECTOR,
PRESS RELEASES, FEEDBACK
I will show how to add PROFILE menu item.
Click New
Since we don’t have article yet we will use External URL as Menu Item Type.
Click Select
Click External URL
Type PROFILE in the Menu Title
Click Save & Close
*Use same process for the remaining Menu Items
DISPLAYING MENUS USING MODULES
In order to display your menus, modules must be defined.
We will work with the module
Positions in our template.
In the admin panel
Mouse Hover Extensions
Click Module Manager
Click New
Choose Menu as Module Type
Title: topmenu
Position: menuload Click Save & Close
Switch to the other tab displaying your site and hit F5
ADDING DROPDOWN MENUS
Before adding a dropdown menu do this first.
In Module Manager click topmenu
In the Basic Options -> Show Sub-menu Items
Choose Yes and click Save & Close
We will add the following sub-menus:
Directory
Region XII Officials
Organizational Structure
Sector
FMS
LMS
Go to Menus -> Menu Manager
Click Main Menu
I will add Region XII Officials under Directory.
Click New.
Choose External URL as Menu Item Type
Menu Title: Region XII Officials
Parent Item: -Directory
Click Save & Close
Open your site and hit F5.
*Do the same steps on other sub-menus
ADDING ARTICLES
Content -> Article Manager -> Add New Article
Title: About DENR
Write a brief article.
Click Save & Close
Add other article using the same process
DISPLAYING ARTICLES BY LINKING TO MENUS
Menus -> Main Menu
We will connect the About DENR article to Home
Click Home
Change Menu Item Type to Single Article
Click Select/Change
Click About DENR
Click Save and Close
Open your site and hit F5
REMOVING UNNECESSARY DETAILS
Details like this are not necessary.
Menus -> Main Menu
Click Home
Set the options as shown
Click Save & Close
View your site and
Hit F5
ADDING IMAGES
We will add a module on the left.
By this time it will be an image.
From Joomla Training DENR XII\0.Requirements
copy image1.jpg to
C:\wamp\www\nameofsite\images
Click Extensions -> Module Manager
Add New Module with type Custom HTML
Title: SECRETARY’s CORNER
Position: left
In the Custom Output click Image
Click image1.jpg and click Insert
Resize the picture and click Save & Close
DISPLAYING LIST OF ARTICLES
Click Extensions -> Module Manager
Click New
Choose Articles Category as Menu Type
Set Title to RECENT ARTICLES
Position: Right
Click Save & Close
View your site and hit F5
ADDING WEB LINKS
Mouse Hover Components
Click Weblinks then click New
Title: DENR CENTRAL OFFICE
URL: www.denr.gov.ph
Save & Close
*Add more weblinks
DISPLAYING WEBLINKS
Extensions -> Module Manager
Click New
Choose Weblinks as Module Type
Title: RELATED LINKS
Position: Right
Target Window: Open in New Window
Save & Close
CHANGING THE LOGO
Replace the logo.png file in
C:\wamp\www\nameofsitetemplates\justbusiness-fjt\images
OTHER CONFIGURATIONS
Mouse Hover Extensions
Click Template Manager
Click Just Business-JFT (set your preferences)
*For the slideshow just replace the images at
C:\wamp\www\nameofsite\templates\justbus
iness-fjt\slideshow
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