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#173942

‘Joomla 2.5 template for hospitality industry’ appears under user5 position on Droid 2.5 quick install.

I need to delete that label and put a custom module(s) in its stead.

I tried to find the module position that it appears at, without success.

Firebug reports a blog-position but I am not sure what a blog-position is and doesn’t appear in the list of module positions published by Joonlart for this template..

It isn’t at user5 nor is it at user7.

Please can someone put me out of my misery?

With thanks,

Mike.

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#438532

Can you post a link to your site so I can see what you mean? I am guessing it is a menu setting but I need to see to be sure.

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#438537

<em>@phill luckhurst 300872 wrote:</em><blockquote>Can you post a link to your site so I can see what you mean? I am guessing it is a menu setting but I need to see to be sure.</blockquote>

Phil, no can do – I’m developing locally.

I have attached an screen-dump with the offending label highlighted, hoping that will assist.

Thanks for trying to help me.

Mike.

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#438539

Hi Mike,

No problem. It is indeed the main content title. You can change it or remove it by going to menu’s>main>menu and editing the Home item. On the right you should see in the accordian an item called “Page Display Options” and in there you will see the wording you want to change in the “Browser Display Title” part.

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#438540

<em>@very old geezer 300878 wrote:</em><blockquote>Phil, no can do – I’m developing locally.

I have attached an screen-dump with the offending label highlighted, hoping that will assist.

Thanks for trying to help me.

Mike.</blockquote>

That did it Phil. Just shows how I need to step away from the ethos of old static website navigation menu’s. Menu’s in Joomla are very different animals !

Is it possible to put a custom module in that position? if so, what is that position called, please?

With Thanks,

Mike.

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#438543

Currently there is no module position there. It is easy to add one thoug.

Go to the template manager for your JA Droid template go to the layouts tab and edit the default layout.

Find the code below

[PHP]<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>[/PHP]

and change to

[PHP]<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”content-top”>content-top</block>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>[/PHP]

You will then have a new module position called content-top where you can place your custom module.

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#438544

<em>@phill luckhurst 300887 wrote:</em><blockquote>Currently there is no module position there. It is easy to add one thoug.

Go to the template manager for your JA Droid template go to the layouts tab and edit the default layout.

Find the code below

[PHP]<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>[/PHP]

and change to

[PHP]<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”content-top”>content-top</block>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>[/PHP]

You will then have a new module position called content-top where you can place your custom module.</blockquote>

Thanks so very much, Phil,

You have put me out of my misery 🙂

Grateful Thanks,

Mike.

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#438550

<em>@phill luckhurst 300887 wrote:</em><blockquote>Currently there is no module position there. It is easy to add one thoug.

Go to the template manager for your JA Droid template go to the layouts tab and edit the default layout.

Find the code below

[PHP]<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>[/PHP]

and change to

[PHP]<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”content-top”>content-top</block>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>[/PHP]

You will then have a new module position called content-top where you can place your custom module.</blockquote>

Phil,

I am probably missing something or I am mistaken, but those two code snippets you provide appear to me to be the same.

Mike.

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#438553

The second one has 5 lines of code the first only 4.

Look for this bit – [PHP] <block name=”content-top”>content-top</block>[/PHP]

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#438556

<em>@very old geezer 300894 wrote:</em><blockquote>Phil,

I am probably missing something or I am mistaken, but those two code snippets you provide appear to me to be the same.

Mike.</blockquote>

As I said I am missing something and mistaken. Sorry for that :-[

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#438560

Hello again, Phil,

The module position content-top is not showing as an option.

This is what I have now for the default layout:

<?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-panel</block>
<block name=”header” type=”header” main-inner=”1″></block>
<block name=”mainnav” type=”mainnav” main-inner=”1″></block>
<block name=”cpanel” type=”usertools/cpanel”></block>
<block name=”slideshow” type=”modules” style=”raw” >slideshow</block>
<block name=”topsl” type=”spotlight” style=”rounded” main-inner=”3″>user1,user2,user3</block>
<block name=”highlight” type=”modules” style=”raw” main-inner=”1″>user4</block>
<block name=”topsl1″ type=”spotlight” special=”right” specialwidth=”33″ main-inner=”1″>user5,user6</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”33″ main-inner=”3″>
<block name=”content-top”>content-top</block>
<block name=”right1″>left</block>
<block name=”right2″>right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name=”bottom” style=”xhtml”>
<block name=”botsl” type=”spotlight” main-inner=”1″>user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name=”navhelper” type=”navhelper”></block>
<block name=”footer” type=”footer”></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

I can’t see what I have done wrong here but clearly something must be amiss.

Mike.

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#438562

Simply type the word “content-top” in the module manager where you see the position. Do not try and use the selection button, just type it in the box.

You will be amazed how many timed we get asked that.

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#438565

<em>@phill luckhurst 300906 wrote:</em><blockquote>Simply type the word “content-top” in the module manager where you see the position. Do not try and use the selection button, just type it in the box.

You will be amazed how many timed we get asked that.</blockquote>

Thanks Phil.

Is there a reason for that? I mean, when one creates a custom module and need to select a position, the selecter shows those available – or at least so I thought until now. I am ‘Confused of Devon’ ! What is the difference?

Mike.

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#438566

There are many resons why we may need to type in a module position. Sometimes we use hidden positions to generate rss feeds, or for displaying modules in the mega menu. In this case we have a new module position available. Once we have one instance of it published it will appear in the selector. The other option would be to force it into the selector by adding the position to the TemplateDetails.xml file but why bother when we can simply type it into the box.

Joomla checks to see what modules already are in use and adds them to the selector then checks the various TempladDetails.xml files to see what is available.

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#438570

<em>@phill luckhurst 300910 wrote:</em><blockquote>There are many resons why we may need to type in a module position. Sometimes we use hidden positions to generate rss feeds, or for displaying modules in the mega menu. In this case we have a new module position available. Once we have one instance of it published it will appear in the selector. The other option would be to force it into the selector by adding the position to the TemplateDetails.xml file but why bother when we can simply type it into the box.

Joomla checks to see what modules already are in use and adds them to the selector then checks the various TempladDetails.xml files to see what is available.</blockquote>

OK, and I accept what you say of course.

But I am still confused:

When I click on the select position button, this displays all the available positions available to me in a pop-up window; and, I now see in that selecter window ‘content-top’. It has just appeared ! Very odd.

Mike.

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