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#640368

Hi,

I’m on the latest T3 frameword with JA university template.
I’m trying to change the default theme color from blue to red by using the “ThemeMagic”.
After I change the Brand Primary Color to #205F93, and “Save” (the “Preview” button didn’t work either).
I’m still don’t see the color red on my site – I assume this should change the “blue” header and bottom footer” all to red?

Here is my site: http://schools.district279.org/bms/

Please help, thanks!

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#645307

In Thememagic could not define to show all color of JA University template, but you can find and change that with my suggestion below

+ Open templates/ja_university_t3/less/variables.less file

+ Change Brand Primary Color from #d42b1e to #205F93

@brand-primary: #d42b1e ;

+ Change Header to red color(#d42b1e)

@navbar-default-bg: #10151c ;
@t3-header-background: #10151c ;

+ Change footer page to red color (#d42b1e)


@t3-footer-background: #0b0b0b ;


Once done to click compile LESS to CSS button from template manager and don’t forget to backup all css files on your site because this action will override all css files with generated files from LESS files

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#743930

In Thememagic could not define to show all color of JA University template, but you can find and change that with my suggestion below

+ Open templates/ja_university_t3/less/variables.less file

+ Change Brand Primary Color from #d42b1e to #205F93

@brand-primary: #d42b1e ;

+ Change Header to red color(#d42b1e)

@navbar-default-bg: #10151c ;
@t3-header-background: #10151c ;

+ Change footer page to red color (#d42b1e)


@t3-footer-background: #0b0b0b ;


Once done to click compile LESS to CSS button from template manager and don’t forget to backup all css files on your site because this action will override all css files with generated files from LESS files

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#645381

Hi Ninja Lead,

To be safe, I created a test site (http://schools.district279.org/esc/) using the same JA university template and made all your suggested changes above in the variables.less file. Then I click “save”, then go back to template manager and click on “Less to CSS”. It took a while (couple minutes), then I got the message confirm that compile completed. Then I refresh the site and clean the cache… nothing was changed. Color is still default blue, however I do see the new color code in the variables.less file.

What else am I missing? Can I give you access to the back end and perhaps you can help me take a look?
Thanks so much!

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#645439

Your site is using blue theme in JA University template and you have to change variables.less file from this path: templates/ja_university_t3/less/themes/blue/variables.less

@brand-primary: #205F93 ;

@navbar-default-bg: #0C426F ;
@t3-header-background: #0C426F ;

@t3-footer-background: #083158 ;


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#647078

Hi Ninja Lead,

I’m sorry for making that mistake since I’m still trying to learn things with this new template set up – it’s really different than what I’m use to before. I was sure I’m using the default theme because I remember changing the default color from black to blue.
So when I went into my template manager and realize my “homepage” was assigned with “blue” theme while everything else was default? (please see my screenshot below)

Is that the correct set up for the site? I don’t understand why there is another style/theme assigned to the home page when I just need the entire site to have the same look (theme).

Another issue is now I’m seeing the “red” appear on my homepage, but all the dropdown menus and the “bottom” module position 5-12 are still in black. So do I have to just go through that whole variables.less file to change all the pieces or is there another css file I have to change for the menu backgrounds?

Thanks again.

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#647529

Maybe your site was installed with quickstart package with sample data and it has many template styles on that. You can use JA_University_t3 – Home and Ja_University_t3 – Default styles only, see the screenshot

and remove other template styles.

In template style, you can check theme to apply with it see the screenshot

+ With default: you have to change with templates/ja_university_t3/less/variables.less file

+ With other theme: for example blue theme, you have to change with templates/ja_university_t3/less/themes/blue/variables.less file

If you are confusing about this, please let me know which theme you do want to set the default color and description on which are on your site site you wanna change color, then PM me admin login info of your site. I will help you to do this.

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#649621

Hi Ninja Lead,

Thank you for your offer and I see what you are saying now. So I clean up my template theme down to 2 styles:
1). ja_university_t3 – Home – this is just assigned to homepage.
2). ja_university_t3 – Default – this is assigned to all pages.

Ideally I want to have only 1 style (default) so I only have to tweak everything 1 time. However, I can’t figure out how I can have the module position 1 to 4 shows just below the “JA slideshow” module on the homepage when I apply the default styles because I can’t add those position to under Layout.

Please see my site here: http://schools.district279.org/bms/
You’ll see I have 4 custom html modules assigned to position 1-4, but when I’m in “default” style, I can’t change the position from 1 column to 4 columns. I also want to have the full article width apply to all article pages.
Therefore I need to combine the “homepage layout” and “default layout” but I don’t know if that’s a good practice or not, or if that’s even possible?

I’ll PM you my site login so you can help me take a look at the template settings, it’s easier to see than I’m trying to explain to you.

Please advise, thank you!
Emily

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#649660

I tried to access the URL of your site but I could not access it at my end, see the screenshot

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#656434

Hi Ninja Lead,

If I’m not mistaken, your screenshot shows that you are not connected to internet?
My site is running fine and here is the url: http://schools.district279.org/bms/

Please try again and let me know if you still have issues, thank you.

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#744584

Hi Ninja Lead,

If I’m not mistaken, your screenshot shows that you are not connected to internet?
My site is running fine and here is the url: http://schools.district279.org/bms/

Please try again and let me know if you still have issues, thank you.

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#656451

Look at the both screenshot below, you will see all positions in Home and Default layout are different

You can use Home or Default layout by default with all page on your site by set it is default.

About the missing position between Home and Default layout you can open both files

+ Default: templates/ja_university_t3/tpls/default.php

+ Home: templates/ja_university_t3/tpls/home.php

and sync it together.

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#744601

Look at the both screenshot below, you will see all positions in Home and Default layout are different

You can use Home or Default layout by default with all page on your site by setting them as default.

About the missing position between Home and Default layout you can open both files

+ Default: templates/ja_university_t3/tpls/default.php

+ Home: templates/ja_university_t3/tpls/home.php

and sync them.

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#658591

Yes, I know the Home and Default has different layout and that’s why I wonder if I can modify the default layout to include some elements from home style so I only have 1 style for the whole site.

I need to know if there is a way for me to add “position 1 to 4” in 4 columns under the slide show position in the “default” style.
and I assume “auto message” position is here the article content displays?

and I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “sync” the default.php and home.php.

Thanks.

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#658637

If you want to add position 1 to 4 from home style to “default” style, you can use this way

Open templates/ja_university_t3/tpls/default.php file

find this line of code

<?php $this->loadBlock('mainbody') ?>

and add spotlight-1 block like this:

<?php $this->loadBlock('spotlight-1') ?>

<?php $this->loadBlock('mainbody') ?>

You can use this way to add any blocks between default and home layouts

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