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#144783

JA SideNews Module Installation Guide(mod_jasidenews_j15.zip)
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JA Side News module allows to display a list of articles with meta keyword ”Featured” (this word is declared in the “Keyword” param inside the Metadata Information of each article). Otherwise, it displays artiles from one or many categories. The list can be sorted by Date, Order or Hits.

Step 1: Installation
You follow simple steps below:1/ Install the module via Joomla Installer
2/ Assign module to the position: {user14}
3/ Enable the moduleThen, the module is instantly available in your front-end as screenshort below. If you are new to this stuff, see How to install Joomla module.

Step 2: Configuration

From the backend of your Joomla site (administration) select Extensions->Module Manger, then click on module title Company news to enter configuration panel:

Here is the setting of JA SideNews Module on demo page:

Parameters Explanation:

• Layout Style: Layout for display articles.
• Display Articles: If select option ‘With ”Featured” Keyword’, you need fill the word “Featured” into param “Keyword” (in the Metadata information of article). Otherwise, select ‘From categories’ option to display articles from one or many categories.
• Categories Selection: The module just display articles from one or many categories.
• Articles Sorted By: Select your type you would like to sort order by Date/Order/Hit option.
• Ascending Or Descending: After the above order is meet, the article will also be sorted by this condition. Eg. If you choose sort by “Date” above and set this to “DESC” then the newest article will display first.
• Max Articles Display: The maximum number of item you want to display on the sticker. Default is 3.
• Title Max Length: Maximum Characters in Article’s title. If the title is longer than this settings, the trimmed characters will be replaced by “…”. Default is 200.
• Max Chars: Maximum number character display. Default is 70.
• Auto resize: Choose Yes/No option to auto resize image.
• Image Width: fixed width of the image in pixel (set to -1 if you want to leave the image’s default size). Default in Halite is 100.
• Image Height: Fixed height of the image in pixel (set to -1 if you want to leave the image’s default size).

Setting For Default Layout:

• Show Post Date: Show or hide article’s Date.
• Show Read More Link: Whether to show more detail link.
• Show image: Whether to display image above article’s title.

Setting for the Side News layout:

• Module Height: defines height of the Module. Default is 200.
• Text Color: defines color of text. Default is FFFFFF.
• Background Color: defines color of Background.
• Background Transparent: Percentage of the Background Transparent.
• Expand Height: defines height when expanded.
• Collapse Height: defines height when collapsed.

Advanced Parameters:

• Caching: Select whether to Cache the content of this Mudule. Choose Use Global/ No Caching option.
• Cache Time: The Period of time in minutes before the Module is re-cached.

You can change all parameters as you wish.

[kenkel22 Friend kenkel22Join date: August 2006Posts: 81Downloads:0Uploads:6 Thanks: 21 Thanked: 5 times in 1 posts]

#320105

I love this extension. It would be great rather than hardcoding the word ‘Featured’ allow entry in the parameters of the word you wish to use. Then you could multiple copies of the module to group different articles with a keyword to group them.

[miguelitox Friend miguelitoxJoin date: January 2010Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 12]

#329956

i too totally dig this extension. i have a question for it though. where do you enter the copy to for the sub headline text (the part that comes up on after the mouseover)

mx

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#330570

Hello miguelitox!

You create a new instance of the ja sidenews module. In its configuration, you look at the Layout Configuration area, you ‘ll see the Layout style parameter, you ‘ll choose “Side News” for this parameter and adjust the size of image, color and then you’ll have a module as you expected.

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#340786

Hi

why JA side news does not support accentuated letters (�)?

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#340919

same problem.
Support for utf-8?

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#341031

Dear all!

Here is the solution to resolve your issue

http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/jasidenews-considers-images-to-be-txt/

Good luck

[jessbryant68 Friend jessbryant68Join date: November 2010Posts: 9Downloads:7Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#365238

Is there a way to disable the thumbnails in this module? I don’t want any thumbnails showing up next to the titles of my articles. Thanks.

[jessbryant68 Friend jessbryant68Join date: November 2010Posts: 9Downloads:7Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#365241

Nevermind…I didn’t seen the hide image parameter before I posted this. Sorry.

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#451370

Hi, is it possible to change the label “Read”? Which file I have to change? Thanks

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#451454

Hi,

You meant the ‘Readmore’ word, right? If so, please open file: /language/your_language_folder (like en-GB)/en-GB.mod_jasidenews.ini

and look for this line: READ MORE=Read more… <<< change red words to your desired label.

Hope this helps.

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