Here’s a tough one.
I’ve re-created the look and feel of my html/css site on the front page (less graphics). (see fp.jpg)
What I need is to create a page which would look like a traditional Home/About page with none of the modules of the fp (excepting menu, header and footer) and space for an image and then text next to it. (see hp.jpg)
Can anyone point me in the write direction bearing in mind I only know css, html but no php ?
Hello,
I think most simple way to have a home-page with no modules left and right is: do not publish any of these modules on menu-item home! You can do that in module manager, by selecting a module and for parameter Menu Assignment deselect menu-item home. You will get a site-wide page because columns collapse when empty.
Alternative with this T3 framework template is: create a new layout, without columns, than select this layout for a Page Layouts Overwrite in template parameters.
You could copy file layouts/default.php and call it default-front.php, than change code of this new layout in this way:
Open file and look at positions array (you don’t need to know php to be able to read it and change it).
You see these lines:
'right1' =>'left',
'right2' =>'right',
change to:
'right1' =>'',
'right2' =>'',
Save it. You will have a layout without columns.
Than select it for Page Layouts Overwrite in Template manager parameters.
Hi Micrantha, thanks for taking the time to try and help.
I’m not sure I’ve understood you correctly or maybe I haven’t explained my problem clearly. To make sure we’re on the same page, I’ll have another stab at it. (thanks for your patience)
On my main menu I will have the Front Page, About Page and Contact page. The front page will be the main page, having the default layout and looking pretty much the way it does. see attached image (FrontPage.jpg)
When click both the About Page and Contact Page on the main menu I need them to appear with a different layouts entirely. see AboutPage.jpg and ContactPage.jpg
What I’m getting now is shown in the attached image named Result.jpg
OK, so you din’t need to change layout of frontpage.
In any case you see that when you unpublish modules on the frontpage it becomes site-wide.
So you have to do that for the other pages you want to be site-wide: about-page and contact-page (if I understand you right now).
The pages you publish as menu-items about and contact you can now edit in HTML as you want, with 2 large images, or 1 large image left and text right.
Or are you still thinking along another path.
Good luck,
Micrantha
Ok so if I’m getting this right; are you suggesting I use the default layout as a template for the about page and the contact page with the site modules un-published? If so, then I have a few other questions;
How do I get rid of the text modules in the middle (inherited from the default page)?
Is there a way I can use the html and css from my origonal static site to construct the new layouts?
And lastly, once these pages are modified and ready to use, how do I go about configuring them to work with the main menu? Do I use the page layout over-rides option?
Hello,
I have the impression you are not quite used to working with Joomla. Is that right?
What you want would also be not very difficult when you know how to use possibilities of T3 framework (as I explained in first answer).
Now for the text-modules: you can unpublish these modules (you mean those directly beneath main menu?) for the pages on which you do not want them.
Next you create a page you want as an article, and create a menu-item in main menu for that article-page. But you have to know your html and css to create those pages.
Micrantha,
You’re quite right, I’m very new new to joomla! and I have a tendency to over complicate things. But having said that, I’ve managed to get it to work using the module manager and the “menu assignment deselect menu item”, suggestion of yours, from your first post. I really appreciate your help, once again.
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