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[Robert Friend RobertJoin date: January 2015Posts: 6Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#157143

Hi,

Im running a non-profit site for a organization. And I have following question.

How do I change mainnav block into a module position but keep editing capibility from admin page.

I want to be able to change viewed mainnav menu based on menupoints just like an module.

Why; we have 15 differents departments in our organization who all need their own menu.

[Saguaros Moderator SaguarosJoin date: September 2014Posts: 31405Downloads:237Uploads:471 Thanks: 845 Thanked: 5346 times in 4964 posts]

#367288

you open the file: templatesja_socialblocksmainnav.php and find:
[PHP]
<?php $this->genBlockBegin ($block) ?>
<?php if (($jamenu = $this->loadMenu())) $jamenu->genMenu (); ?>
<?php $this->genBlockEnd ($block) ?>

<!– jdoc:include type=”menu” level=”0″ / –>
<?php if ($this->hasSubmenu() && ($jamenu = $this->loadMenu())) : ?>
<div id=”ja-subnav” class=”wrap”>
<div class=”main clearfix”>
<?php $jamenu->genMenu (1); ?>
<!– jdoc:include type=”menu” level=”1″ / –>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif;?>
[/PHP]replace:

[PHP]
<?php $this->genBlockBegin ($block) ?>
<jdoc:include type=”modules” name=”ja-mainnav” />
<?php $this->genBlockEnd ($block) ?>

[/PHP]
When done, the template has a new position, its name “ja-mainnav“, you put your module to that position.

Thanks

[carynh Friend carynhJoin date: January 2011Posts: 25Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 5 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#383067

This is cool, then how is the location of that module position controlled? Through the layout in the Joomla Admin?

I am asking because Methys seems to need this adjustment, too, in order to get control of mainnav, because there is no mainnav block in the default configuration.

Thanks!

[Ninja Lead Moderator Ninja LeadJoin date: November 2014Posts: 16064Downloads:310Uploads:2864 Thanks: 341 Thanked: 3854 times in 3563 posts]

#383209

in the layout file, add something like:

<block name="mnav" type="modules" >ja-mainnav</block>
that will add a new block with a position named “ja-mainnav” inside it.

[lebellegardien Friend lebellegardienJoin date: October 2011Posts: 147Downloads:0Uploads:23 Thanks: 3]

#458570

and then how to put to the module the css style like the block had before ?

[Saguaros Moderator SaguarosJoin date: September 2014Posts: 31405Downloads:237Uploads:471 Thanks: 845 Thanked: 5346 times in 4964 posts]

#458816

Hi lebellegardien,

You could use module class suffix and add css style for that module.

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