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[ngocnb Friend ngocnbJoin date: August 2009Posts: 21Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 10 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#144049

JA ZIN PLUGIN (plg_jazin.zip)

This plugin will find all available section and categories in your Joomla site and create all menu items link to such section/categories. Once created, menus item will be set to publish status. You can delete or unpublish unnecessary menus.

Install it as other extensions. When done, please select Extensions >> Plugin Manager you will see JA Zin plugin with the name JA Section menu plugin in the list. Please make sure it enabled.

Type in the menu name that you want to create at Menutype. After enable, you will see the menu has been create by click on Menu >> <your menu name>

Click on its name to go to configuration page.
Here is the setting at Demo page:

See how it works in Teline III:

This menu will be created base on your Section structure and Category you’ve had. If you have any changes in your section/category structure, please select Update Setting = Yes in JA Zin configuration page to make change to menu.

Note: JA Zin used to generate the menu tree for selected section or category. So after you’ve running it and have your desired menu, you can turn it off to save your resource and get a faster load for your site. If you leave it on, menu will be re-generated everytime your page loading.

Now we need to go back to Template Manager >> JA Teline II configuration page and select this menu to display.

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1. golfvilla

[filmlover7 Friend filmlover7Join date: March 2010Posts: 111Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 41 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#335886

Thank you for the tips. A question:
When we first put in our Sections and Categories, should we start with the ‘sample’ Sections and Categories and CHANGE THEM? or do we delete them and start from scratch?
and then when we have the structure the way we want, then run JA Zin?
Please tell me which method would be best.
Thanks

[melklein Friend melkleinJoin date: January 2010Posts: 39Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 14 Thanked: 3 times in 1 posts]

#336113

I started with the included data and have come to regret it. I’ve had phantom links to articles and categories I’ve deleted. It seems the system has a memory I can’t override. There are some database caches that are not readily accessible,. I’d suggest loading the sample dataset and play with it for a week to learn the ropes. Then uninstall the whole thing and load a clean version with no data and then load your data.

The downside is that the preloaded data has a bunch of nice configurations that you’re unlikely to come up with on your own.

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1. filmlover7

[wombat1 Friend wombat1Join date: March 2010Posts: 117Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 38 Thanked: 11 times in 1 posts]

#347882

So is there any way to override the system settings, not being able to configure properly is a problem, if this problem can be solved then there is no need to insisit on doing something that seems not possible. Has anybody been able to configure this template properly without using sample data, or alternatively has anyone found a solution to the phantom links problem.

<em>@melklein 169292 wrote:</em><blockquote>I started with the included data and have come to regret it. I’ve had phantom links to articles and categories I’ve deleted. It seems the system has a memory I can’t override.

The downside is that the preloaded data has a bunch of nice configurations that you’re unlikely to come up with on your own.</blockquote>

[ivy76 Friend ivy76Join date: February 2011Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#425024

Will a JA zin plugin for 1.5 work on a Joomla 1.7 template? I ask because I downloaded JA Zin Plugin to use on a Joomla 1.7 template and installed the plugin successfully. However, after trying to enable the plugin I get an error saying “……error php on line 136”. Does anyone know what the problem could be and/or if there is a fix to it?

Thanks.

[filmlover7 Friend filmlover7Join date: March 2010Posts: 111Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 41 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#434917

This is a very good question! iby76, did you ever get an answer?

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