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[koishiikun Friend koishiikunJoin date: November 2009Posts: 6Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 6]

#146222

Hello, I’m still new to Joomla. I’m currently starting to configure a website using the JA Opal template. Here are my questions:

– How can I show an article preview only in the Fronpage and not display the whole article, I’d like to have a read more. Maybe like the one in the demo (Body).

– Where in the CSS code can I change the color of the text (the Orange text) and also the highlight color (in the navigation, orange)

this is the site so far: http://www.greenarchersonline.org

Thanks in advance!

[John Wesley Brett Moderator John Wesley BrettJoin date: July 2013Posts: 2142Downloads:17Uploads:26 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 645 times in 426 posts]

#324453

<em>@koishiikun 153936 wrote:</em><blockquote>
– How can I show an article preview only in the Frontpage and not display the whole article, I’d like to have a read more. Maybe like the one in the demo (Body).[/quote]

In the WYSIWYG editing window of the article, place your cursor where you want the READ MORE break to occur…and then click the READ MORE button at the bottom of the edit window.

– Where in the CSS code can I change the color of the text (the Orange text) and also the highlight color (in the navigation, orange)

The Orange Text: [FONT=”Arial Black”]template.css – line 49[/FONT]
Change the hex code below to the color you want.


a {
color:#C55901;
text-decoration:none;
}


All of the Navigation, box borders, arrow decorations…are all images. For instance, the Orange highlight of the active HOME link in the main menu:

Look in [FONT=”Arial Black”]ja.moomenu.css – line 104[/FONT]


#ja-cssmenu li.active {
-moz-background-clip:border;
-moz-background-inline-policy:continuous;
-moz-background-origin:padding;
background:transparent url(../../images/mainnav-active-r.gif) no-repeat scroll right top;
}


It would be easier to open all of the image files in that folder and recolor them to what you want and then simply upload the new images back to the site…keeping the same file names of course.

Have fun!John.

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1. koishiikun

[koishiikun Friend koishiikunJoin date: November 2009Posts: 6Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 6]

#324470

thank you for the quick response, I’ve been able to see where to edit now. There is a new problem though:(( When I put the read more button it places the LEFT and RIGHT modules below the article :confused: I tried adding another article on the front page and it just stays like that. Any ideas?

again, Thank You 🙂

http://www.greenarchersonline.org

[John Wesley Brett Moderator John Wesley BrettJoin date: July 2013Posts: 2142Downloads:17Uploads:26 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 645 times in 426 posts]

#324476

Well…you’ve sort of got a mess there now don’t you! 🙂

First of all, back in the article manager, disable the “Front page” for the time being on that article.

Then…in the MODULES manager open the JA_NEWS and JA_NEWS FRONTPAGE modules and configure them to bring your articles via the parameters available there. That’s the way this particular template works…at least on the front page.

You either have to do that…or go to the MENU MANAGER > MAIN MENU > HOME and change the type of the page. It’s set to use JA_News by default.

Have fun!
John.

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1. koishiikun

[koishiikun Friend koishiikunJoin date: November 2009Posts: 6Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 6]

#324492

Thank You, I’ve gotten the idea how it works. 🙂 But there is still something confusing me because when I set the article for Frontpage, it shows up BOTH on the home page… as a module and as a published front page article. I don’t know how to disable the Frontpage article so that it only shows in the JA Frontpage module.

Thanks in advance!

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#324551

As wierd as it may sound, in the Article’s parameters, turn the Frontpage off. Just in the individual article.

JA Frontpage will pick it up automatically from its internal settings (all stories in a particular category or section).

It can be a bit to get your head around…but keep at it. There will come an “Ah Ha!” moment…when the Joomla world becomes very clear.

John.

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1. koishiikun

[koishiikun Friend koishiikunJoin date: November 2009Posts: 6Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 6]

#324651

Thank you for assisting me, maybe my problems were carried over from my previous template so I am just starting from scratch.

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