The section will help you with steps to install JA Atoms template - Quickstart and Manual installation.

System requirement

Please make sure your system meets the following requirements:

Software

  • Software: PHP (Magic Quotes GPC off): 5.3.10+ (7.3+ recommended)

Databases

  • MySQL(InnoDB support required): 5.1+
  • MSSQL 10.50.1600.1 +
  • PostgreSQL 9.1+

Web Servers

  • Apache 2.4+
  • Microsoft IIS 7
  • Nginx 1.0 (1.8+ recommended)

Browser requirement

  • Firefox 13+
  • IE (Internet Explorer) 8+
  • Google Chrome XY and latest
  • Opera 11.6+
  • Safari 5.1+

Development Environment

During the development process, Localhost is preferred. You can use the following servers on your PC to develop your site.

Windows

  • wamp server
  • XAMPP for Windows

Linux

  • LAMP Bundle
  • XAMPP for Linux

Mac OS

  • MAMP & MAMP Pro
  • XAMPP for Mac OS

Installation

The section will help you with the steps to install the JA Atoms template. There are 2 options to install.

  • Quickstart installation: Replicate template demo to your server.
  • Manual installation: install template, plugin manually on your Joomla site

Download packages

T4 Framework download section includes the following files:

  • Quickstart package
  • JA Atoms template
  • T4 Framework plugin
  • JA ACM Module
  • JA Masthead Module
  • Virtuemart extension
  • JA Mega filter (commercial)

Quickstart installation

Quickstart installation allows you to replicate demo site to your server with all T4 extensions installed and demo content

Joomla 3 quickstart Installation tutorial

Joomla 4 quickstart Installation tutorial

Manual Installation

Installing T4 framework on your existing Joomla website.

Step 1. Install T4 framework plugin

From your back-end setting panel, go to: "Extensions > Extension Manager", browse the T4 plugin installation file then hit the "Upload and Install"

By default, the T4 plugin will be auto-enabled after installation. You can check this by going to "Extensions > Plugin Manager" then find T4 Plugin.

enable t4 Joomla template framework plugin

Step 2: Install JA Atoms template

From your back-end setting panel, go to "Extensions > Extension Manager", browse JA Atoms template installation package then hit the "Upload and Install".

Go to: "Extensions > Template Manager", set JA Atoms template style as your default template style.

JA Atoms documentation


Template folder structure

This section is to help you understand the folder structure of the JA Atoms template, where to find the files you want.

JA Atoms template

JA Atoms template is built on the T4 Framework so its folder structure is almost the same as any other JA Templates that are developed with T4 Framework.

/templates/ja_atoms/
+-- scss/                 /*  all SCSS files */ 
+--     scss/tpl                 /*  theme tpl SCSS files */ 
¦    +--  acm.scss
¦    +-- all.scss
¦    +--  offcanvas.scss
¦    +--  styles.scss
¦    +--  type.scss
¦    +--  utilities.scss
¦    +--  variables.scss
¦    +-- vars.scss
¦    +-- virtuemart.scss
¦    +--  jpages.scss
¦    +--  rtl.scss
¦    +--  template.scss
¦    +--  bootstrap.scss
¦    +--  components.scss
¦    +--  forms.scss
¦    +--  global.scss
¦    +--  joomla.scss
¦    +--  megamenu.scss
¦    +--  modules.scss
¦    +--  navigations.scss
+-- scss/tpls 


+-- css/                     /*compiled files from SCSS*/
¦    +-- template.css
¦    +-- rtl.css
¦    +-- acm.css
¦    +-- jpages.css
¦    +-- off-canvas.css/
¦    +-- offline.css/
¦    +-- virtuemart.css/
+-- acm/               /*JA Advanced Custom Module content type*/
¦    +-- slideshow/
¦    ¦    +-- config.xml
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- tmpl/
¦    ¦    +-- js/
+-- html/               /*override modules and Joomla com_content*/
¦    +-- com_content/
¦    ¦    +-- article/
¦    ¦    +-- category/
¦    ¦    +-- featured/
¦    +-- com_contact/
¦    +-- com_virtuemart/
¦    +-- com_users/
¦    +-- com_tags/
¦    +-- mod_masthead/
¦    +-- mod_articles_latest/
¦    +-- mod_articles_category/

¦    +-- mod_virtuemart_cart/
¦    +-- mod_virtuemart_category/
¦    +-- mod_virtuemart_product/
¦    +-- plg_jamegafilter_virtuemart/
¦    +-- layouts/
¦    +-- ...
+-- fonts/ 
¦    +-- font-awesome/
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- fonts/

+-- js/ 
¦    +--owl-carousel
¦    +-- bootstrap.bundle.js
¦    +-- template.js
¦    +-- imagesloaded.pkgd.js
¦    +-- isotope.pkgd.js
+-- images/
+-- language/
+-- templateDetails.xml  
+-- templateInfo.php/
+-- templateHook.php/

T4 Framework

You can find the folder structure of the T4 Framework at http://t4-framework.org/documentation/installation#folder-structure.

Recommendation

Any customization in the t4 plugin is not recommended. To customize your template, please do it in the templates/ja_atoms folder


3rd Party extensions

We used the default setting of Virtuemart in the demo site

virtuemart extension

Custom Fields

Virtuemart used custom fields elements in products that will also use to filters the items in JA Mega filter. Below are the custom fields elements added in the demo site

virtuemart extension

JA Megafilter

Joomla search and filter extension - JA Megafilter is a powerful and flexible search and filtering system for your Joomla site. Supports multiple filter setup for your Joomla site. The Filter Joomla extension supports HikaShop, K2 component, E-Shop, Virtuemart, JoomShopping.

JA Mega filter used to filter Virtuemart products using custom fields elements. Below are the screenshot configurations of JA Megafilter:

virtuemart extension

For more information on JA Mega filter working, checkout ? this documentation.


This section will help you build the pages the same as the JA Atoms demo site.

The Demo site Use 3 types of Home Pages using different module config.

1. Home demo

View homepage position layout:

JA Atoms documentation

The Demo home use default layout and all 3 Home pages style use the Different Home layouts

View Full Image

Steps to Create the Home demo menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Single Article menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

home menu JA Atoms

The page shows the custom html content from the single article page, You can download the custom html code of the demo Home page from here

1. Home Fashion

Home Fashion Page is Featured article Menu type use different types of modules to show the content

Here is the instruction to create the same Homepage page

home menu JA Atoms

Step 1 - Create a template style

The page uses Home 1 layout so we have to create a template style. The best way to create the template is by cloning the JA Atoms default template style. to create the different types of Homepages like in the demo you need to duplicate the default template style and assign it to the different pages.

Here is the default layout structure of the Home Fashion Page.

JA Atoms home1 layout

Step 2 - Create the Home page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Featured Article menu type and assign "JA Atoms- Home" template style.

home menu JA Atoms

Home Menu does not display articles from the menu output. All content on the homepage is from the modules.

Step 3 - Assign content to the Home page

Content of the Homepage is loaded from modules. Here is the detailed configuration of each module.

The template comes with the topbar module position to show the contact address and VM Search module.

1.Contact Info Module

Module position: topbar-l
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2. VM - Search in Shop Module

Module position: header-r
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3.Slideshow JA ACM Module

JA Atoms

Module position: position-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

4. Banners Module

JA Atoms

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

5. Shop Categories JA ACM Module

Shop-Categories JA Atoms

Module position: position-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

6. Privacy JA ACM Module

Module position: position-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

7. Best Selling Products VM Products Module

Shop-Categories JA Atoms

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

8. Shop men Module

Shop Men and Women module use custom position using JA ACM spotlight module

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

8.1 Category Men JA ACM Module

JA Atoms

Module position: Category-Men
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

9. Shop Women Module

Shop Women module

Module position: products-women
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

9.1 Category Women JA ACM Module

Module position: Category-Women
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

10. Sale Off JA ACM Module

Sale-Off JA Atoms

Module position: section-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

Spotlight bottom position consists of 3 modules

 JA Atoms

11. Latest Module

Module position: position-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

12. Top rate Module

Module position: position-5
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

13. Top rate Module

Module position: position-6
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

14.From Our blog Articles category Module

JA Atoms documentation

Module position: section-5
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: article

15. Clients JA ACM Module

Clients JA Atoms

Module position: section-6
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

Footer Module

Template footer part consists of multiple modules from position footnav 1 to footnav 4. This includes Joomla menu modules and Acymail module.

home menu JA Atoms

16. Acymailing Module

Module position: footnav-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.1 Home Digital

Here is the instruction to create the same Home layout page

Step 1 - Create a template style

The page uses Home 2 layout so we have to create a template style. The best way to create the template is by cloning the JA Atoms default template style. to create the different types of Homepages like in the demo you need to duplicate the default template style and assign it to the different pages.

Here is the default layout structure of the Home Digital Page.

JA Atoms home2 layout

Step 2 Create Home Joomla Content layout menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assigns "JA Atoms- home 2" template style.

Home menu JA Atoms

2.1.Slideshow JA ACM Module

JA Atoms

Module position: position-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.2. Save More With Our Best Deals Module

JA Atoms

Module position: position-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.3. Shop now JA ACM Module

Shop-Now JA Atoms

Module position: position-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.4 Shop by Categories Module

Shop-Now JA Atoms

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.5 Today’s popular picks VM Products Module

Shop-Now JA Atoms

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.6 Cell and tablet Module

This module 2 module position using JA ACM spotlight

Shop-Now JA Atoms

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.7. Cell and tablet Module

Module position: category-cells
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.8. Shop Cells & Tablets Module

Module position: product-Cells
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.9 Computer & Laptops Module

This module 2 module position using JA ACM spotlight

Computer & Laptops JA Atoms

Module position: section-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.10. Shop Computer & Laptops Module

Module position: products-computer
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.11. Category Computer & Laptops Module

Module position: category-computer
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.12. Mid Season Sale Module

JA Atoms

Module position: section-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.13. Sale Off Module

JA Atoms

Module position: section-5
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.14. Clients JA ACM Module

Clients JA Atoms

Module position: section-6
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2.15. Privacy JA ACM Module

 JA Atoms

Module position: section-7
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3. Home Decor

Here is the instruction to create the same Home layout page

Step 1 - Create a template style

The page uses Home 3 layout so we have to create a template style. The best way to create the template is by cloning the JA Atoms default template style. to create the different types of Homepages like in the demo you need to duplicate the default template style and assign it to the different pages.

Here is the default layout structure of the Home Decor Page.

JA Atoms home3 layout

Step 2 Create Home Joomla Content layout menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assign "JA Atoms- home 3" template style.

Home menu JA Atoms

3.1.Slideshow JA ACM Module

JA Atoms

Module position: slideshow
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3.2 Shop by Categories Module

Shop-Now JA Atoms

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3.3 Collection 2020 Highlights VM Products Module

JA Atoms

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3.4 Trending Module

This module 2 module position using JA ACM spotlight

Trending JA Atoms

Module position: section-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3.5 Collection 2020 Highlights Module

Collection 2020 Highlights JA Atoms

Module position: section-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3.6.From Our blog Articles category Module

JA Atoms documentation

Module position: section-5
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: articles

3.7 Sign Up Acymailing Module

Collection 2020 Highlights JA Atoms

The Module use 2 positions, On position-1 its a custom html Module with an image.

Module position: position-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

4. Shop Page

This menu type displays the Shop section of the website using VM Category layout.

Here is the instruction to create the same Shop page

Create Shop page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Virtuemart » Category Layout menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

Shop menu JA Atoms

Here is module configuration loaded on Shop Page

4.1 Ads Module

Ads JA Atoms

Module position: vm-ads
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

4.2 Cart Module

Module position: cart
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

5. Listing style 1

listing style 1 JA Megafilter page JA Atoms

It is a JA Mega filter menu item that displays the Virtuemart products with filter options

Here are the steps to create same menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select JA Megafilter » Default layout menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

slider menu JA Atoms

6. Listing style 2

slider menu JA Atoms

It is a JA Megafilter menu item that display the Virtuemart products with filter options

Here are the steps to create same menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select JA Megafilter » Default layout menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

slider menu JA Atoms

7. Product Page

This menu contains two submenu item.

Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create product page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select System Links » Menu Heading menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

It has 2 submenu items Slider and Virtuemart default

8. Slider Page

This page shows Product layout using slider style, Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create a slider page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Virtuemart » Product Details Layout menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

slider menu JA Atoms

Note : To set a product as slider open the Product item and it Full width in VM

slider menu JA Atoms

9. Virtuemart Default Page

This page shows Product layout using Virtuemart-Default style, Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create Virtuemart Default page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Virtuemart » Product Details Layout menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

Virtuemart-Default menu JA Atoms

10. Blog Page

This menu type displays the news section of the website using Joomla articles.

Here is the instruction to create the same News page

Create blog page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Category blog menu type and assign "JA Atoms- default" template style.

blog menu JA Atoms

Here is module configuration loaded on News Page

1. Masthead Module

Module position: masthead
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

2. Login Module

Module position: sidebar-r
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

3. Latest Articles Module

Module position: sidebar-r
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

11. Contact page

A special Contact page for JA Atoms template to show the contact form.

JA Atoms

Here is the instruction to create the same contact page

In Component > Contact > Create a new contact item before creating the Menu item

Create Contact menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Contact » Single contact menu type and assign "JA Atoms - Default" template style.

In the Contact component, please make sure You have created contact item so you can assign it to the menu item

Supported Layouts

Access T4 working panel

Access working panel of JA Atoms template: from back-end > Extensions > Templates > and open JA Atoms template style.

JA Atoms supports default layouts by default. Here is the structure of the supported layout.

Assign Layout for a template style

To assign a layout for a JA Atoms template style, open the template style » Layout setting panel » assign a layout for the template style.

Joomla template layout

You can create multiple templates style for JA Atoms template, each template style is assigned to one layout and the template style is assigned to specific menu items so that in one site, you use 1 template but you can use as many layouts as you want Also, you can choose a different theme for different template styles.

Joomla template layout

Another option is saved as a copy

JA Atoms Joomla template layout

Get more details in Layout customization on T4 here: https://www.joomlart.com/documentation/t4-framework/layout-builder

The Logo settings are present under Site configuration > Logo Settings.

logo settings

For the logo, you can select to use an image logo or text logo. You can also select the different logo for mobile view.

Get more details in Site configuration on T4 framework templates here: https://www.joomlart.com/documentation/t4-framework/site-settings


You can choose a different Megamenu for different template styles in JA Atoms Joomla template. To change the Megamenu : Navigation to JA Atoms template style > Navigation > Megamenu.

menu settings

You can enable Megamenu to select different submenu items

menu settings

Off-canvas Menu settings

menu settings

To show the Menu inside the off-canvas sidebar you must publish a Menu module on position: off-canvas.

Take a full backup

Please always make a back-up before proceeding to any of the upgrade processes. In case there is any problem, you can always restore from the back-up files.

Upgrade instruction

Before back-up, take a full backup

Please always make a back-up before proceeding to any of the upgrade processes. In case there is any problem, you can always restore from the back-up files.

The best method to upgrade JoomlArt products is using JA Extension Manager. The FREE extension brings a new way to manage extensions: upgrade, rollback, remote install, internal repository and compare versions and more.

1. Set up JA Extension Manager Component

Download this free extension from this link. Install the extension to your website.

Go to Components > JA Extension Manager then selects Service Manager, now set JoomlArt as your default service. Next, hit the "Edit" button then add your account.

enable t4 Joomla template framework plugin

2. Upgrade T4 framework plugin and JA Atoms template

Check the new version of the T4 plugin template. Using the filter to find the JA Atoms template then hit the "Check Update" button.

3. Upgrade other JA extensions

Using the filter to find the extensions you want to upgrade (JoomlArt products only), hit the "Check Update" button to check for a new version then hit the Upgrade Now to upgrade the extension to the latest version.

Check out more details about JA Extension manager

Documentation is a WIP. If you have any specific requests or feedback as well as suggestions, feel free to drop us a line in the JA Atoms template forum. We'll try to cover them all.

Let us know in the forum