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[gobabygo Friend gobabygoJoin date: January 2007Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#119450

Hi,

I like the 3 modules in the Top Spotlight position at the top of the page, <user1>, <user2>, and <top>. I want to add another module position names <user5> so there will be 4 modules displaying at the top instead of 3.

What I did so far was:

* Added a new module position <user5> in Site/Template Positions.

* Modified index.php in section Top Spotlight as follows =
– Edited line $spotlight = array (‘user1′,’user2′,’top’,’user5′); // added user5 to array
– Added the following code (copied from <user1>) — except that I changed <ja-topsl3> to <ja-topsl4> =
<?php if( mosCountModules(‘user5’) ) {?>
<div id=”ja-topsl4″ class=”ja-box<?php echo $topspl[‘modules’][‘user5’]; ?>” style=”width: <?php echo $topspl[‘width’]; ?>;”>
<?php mosLoadModules(‘user5’, -2); ?>
</div><?php } ?>

* Created a new module with position user5 and published it.

The new module displays *after* the main content, *twice*!!!, and does not display at the top. Why? Is there another modification I should do for it to work?

Thanks for bearing with me, trying to learn! 🙂

[gobabygo Friend gobabygoJoin date: January 2007Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#217638

… Anybody?

Still would like 4 or even 5 modules in the Top Spotlight position, still don’t know how to do that …:((

Thanks!

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#217641

GoBabyGo;11328Hi,

I like the 3 modules in the Top Spotlight position at the top of the page, <user1>, <user2>, and <top>. I want to add another module position names <user5> so there will be 4 modules displaying at the top instead of 3.

What I did so far was:

* Added a new module position <user5> in Site/Template Positions.

* Modified index.php in section Top Spotlight as follows =
– Edited line $spotlight = array (‘user1′,’user2′,’top’,’user5′); // added user5 to array
– Added the following code (copied from <user1>) — except that I changed <ja-topsl3> to <ja-topsl4> =
<?php if( mosCountModules(‘user5’) ) {?>
<div id=”ja-topsl4″ class=”ja-box<?php echo $topspl[‘modules’][‘user5’]; ?>” style=”width: <?php echo $topspl[‘width’]; ?>;”>
<?php mosLoadModules(‘user5’, -2); ?>
</div><?php } ?>

* Created a new module with position user5 and published it.

The new module displays *after* the main content, *twice*!!!, and does not display at the top. Why? Is there another modification I should do for it to work?

Thanks for bearing with me, trying to learn! 🙂

A live url is a must when you ask for help with heavy modification, Mate

I’d hazard a guess when you are adding these modules you are not considering the page area (width) is fixed.

You are adding 1 extra module of same with as 3 existing and using more than page (width) allows? make each module smaller and see if they all fit in one row?

So you need to find the css that defines the module size and reduce to suit
I hope this is useful information

Cheers ShannonN

[ErikThorsen Friend ErikThorsenJoin date: December 2005Posts: 1098Downloads:0Uploads:7 Thanks: 22 Thanked: 10 times in 1 posts]

#217657

Yeah, I would go with Shanny on this one. Check the size of the modules and make sure that there are room for 4 next to each other.

Also, as mentioned, a live url is an absolute must. Otherwise we are pretty much stuck in helping you out!

Cheers

[swemmel Friend swemmelJoin date: February 2006Posts: 794Downloads:34Uploads:53 Thanks: 36 Thanked: 64 times in 1 posts]

#217661

<em>@GoBabyGo 11328 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi,

I like the 3 modules in the Top Spotlight position at the top of the page, <user1>, <user2>, and <top>. I want to add another module position names <user5> so there will be 4 modules displaying at the top instead of 3.

What I did so far was:

* Added a new module position <user5> in Site/Template Positions.

* Modified index.php in section Top Spotlight as follows =
– Edited line $spotlight = array (‘user1′,’user2′,’top’,’user5′); // added user5 to array
– Added the following code (copied from <user1>) — except that I changed <ja-topsl3> to <ja-topsl4> =
<?php if( mosCountModules(‘user5’) ) {?>
<div id=”ja-topsl4″ class=”ja-box<?php echo $topspl[‘modules’][‘user5’]; ?>” style=”width: <?php echo $topspl[‘width’]; ?>;”>
<?php mosLoadModules(‘user5’, -2); ?>
</div><?php } ?>

* Created a new module with position user5 and published it.

The new module displays *after* the main content, *twice*!!!, and does not display at the top. Why? Is there another modification I should do for it to work?

Thanks for bearing with me, trying to learn! :)</blockquote>

Hi,

You have to do some tweaking in the CSS-file also, I think. In the JA-spotlight-section.

Regards,
Peter.

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