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[lulubug83 Friend lulubug83Join date: January 2012Posts: 9Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#173678

Hi There

I am creating a new site using the JA Portfolio template and I have a huge issue that for the life of me I cannot figure out. I really need to move the ‘content-mass-top’ module position to below the left and content blocks (I have attached an image so you can see what I mean).

The reason being is that I am using JA News in that module position and in order to fulfill the website requirements this has to appear under the main content. For the purpose of the website I am not going to be using the left hand column at all, only the main and right columns.

I have tried to edit all the xml files in the layouts management and I have tried searching in all the template files for a way to do this but I am stumped. I have done it in older templates however I cannot seem to figure it out in this newer one.

I am using Joomla 1.5.22 (as per the quickstart for the template). I know that it is a much older version but the JA News module is crucial to the site, hence the need to use the older version.

I hope someone can help, I am at my wits end.

P.S. If you need to login to my site the folder is in public_html/test_template

Thanks

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#437528

Hi

In your template manager Layouts Tab default layout you can edit the layout , now your layout is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout name="desktop">
<!--Extra css load for this layout-->
<stylesheets>
</stylesheets>
<blocks name="top" style="xhtml">
<block name="top-panel" type="modules" style="raw" main-inner="1">top</block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="slideshow" type="modules" style="raw">slideshow</block>
<block name="topsl" type="spotlight" style="raw" main-inner="1">user1,user2</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="content-mass-top" style="raw">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="inset1" style="jaxhtml">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="jaxhtml">right</block>
<block name="content-mass-bottom" style="raw">content-mass-bottom</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl-2" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user4</block>
<block name="botsl-1" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user5,user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer" main-inner="1"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

You can add the block code in RED so you will have a new position content-mass-bottom below the content main

also you need to add to your templateja_PortfolioTemplateDetails.xml the new position

<position>content-mass-bottom</position>

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[himangi Friend himangiJoin date: April 2011Posts: 1406Downloads:1Uploads:86 Thanks: 21 Thanked: 345 times in 332 posts]

#437530

Hi,

I have added following code in the default layout of your JA template.

<block name=”content-mass-bottom” style=”raw”>content-mass-bottom</block>

This has added position content-mass-bottom below left + main content area. Please check and confirm that it is what you want. you can refer to JA wiki for layouting options at http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Layouts

Let me know if you need any more help.

[lulubug83 Friend lulubug83Join date: January 2012Posts: 9Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#437531

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Such a quick and easy solution. It worked perfectly and then I just copied the style from content-mass-top and it looks GREAT!

Thanks so much again for your help, you are a lifesaver!

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