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[milsirhc Friend milsirhcJoin date: January 2011Posts: 108Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 9 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#160771

Hi,

I’m trying to add an additional block above content-mass and right block and I’m having some difficulties.

I’m not very familiar with codings to a step by step guide would be very appreciated.

Thanks.

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#378612

Hi,
You do following steps:
– Open Template Manager
– Choose default template (your case is Rasite)
– Choose Layout tab
– Edit default layout
– Add this code
<block name=”breadcrumb” style=”raw”>breadcrumb</block>
before <block name=”content-mass”> and <block name=”right”>

You can refer to http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Layouts_Panel

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#378722

Anyone know how to do this?

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#378818

Come on Joomlart team.. I’ve asked for help so many times and most of the time I end up spending hours to do it myself.

I really need help with this. Would really appreciate if the team can spend a little time on this.

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#378823

Did you try doing as suggested above?

<em>@khoand 224083 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi,
You do following steps:
– Open Template Manager
– Choose default template (your case is Rasite)
– Choose Layout tab
– Edit default layout
– Add this code
<block name=”breadcrumb” style=”raw”>breadcrumb</block>
before <block name=”content-mass”> and <block name=”right”>

You can refer to http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Layouts_Panel</blockquote>

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#378843

<em>@phill luckhurst 224343 wrote:</em><blockquote>Did you try doing as suggested above?</blockquote>

Not sure how I miss that. I thought no one was responding to this post..

Btw, it did not work for me.

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#378844

<em>@khoand 224083 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi,
You do following steps:
– Open Template Manager
– Choose default template (your case is Rasite)
– Choose Layout tab
– Edit default layout
– Add this code
<block name=”breadcrumb” style=”raw”>breadcrumb</block>
before <block name=”content-mass”> and <block name=”right”>

You can refer to http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Layouts_Panel</blockquote>

Thanks mate. 🙂

I tried it and it still did not work for me. I put in ?tp=1 and I still can’t see the block. Not sure why.

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#378947

I really need this to work.

Please advise.

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#378971

Dear milsirhc,

You can add a new block as child block of the top blocks,try like this
Go to template manager >> your template >> Layout tabs ,go to edit your actived layout,you would see block like this
<block name=”topsl” specialwidth=”30″ special=”right” type=”spotlight-top” >user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>

You can add below it this block

<block name=”breadcrumb” type=”modules” >your module positions</block>

Now you have a new block that displaying above the main body section.

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#379050

<em>@dathq 224542 wrote:</em><blockquote>Dear milsirhc,

You can add a new block as child block of the top blocks,try like this
Go to template manager >> your template >> Layout tabs ,go to edit your actived layout,you would see block like this
<block name=”topsl” specialwidth=”30″ special=”right” type=”spotlight-top” >user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>

You can add below it this block

<block name=”breadcrumb” type=”modules” >your module positions</block>

Now you have a new block that displaying above the main body section.</blockquote>
Example: the code you add

<block name=”breadcrumb” type=”modules” >custommodule</block>

And when you choose position for your module, if no custommodule position, you do following steps:
– Open <joomla url>templatesja_rasitetemplateDetails.xml file
– Add this code

<position>custommodule</position>
before this code (at line 72 if you haven’t modified this file)

</positions>
– Clean cache by click JAT3 Clean Cache link

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#379055

<em>@dathq 224542 wrote:</em><blockquote>Dear milsirhc,

You can add a new block as child block of the top blocks,try like this
Go to template manager >> your template >> Layout tabs ,go to edit your actived layout,you would see block like this
<block name=”topsl” specialwidth=”30″ special=”right” type=”spotlight-top” >user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>

You can add below it this block

<block name=”breadcrumb” type=”modules” >your module positions</block>

Now you have a new block that displaying above the main body section.</blockquote>

Hi dathq,

Appreciate your help with this.

I tried adding the code below the topsl block and assign the module to that position but it is not displaying still.

My code:

<?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="absolute" type="modules" style="raw">absolute</block>
<block name="top-panel" type="modules" style="raw" main-inner="1">top-panel</block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
<block name="topsl" specialwidth="30" special="right" type="spotlight-top" >user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<block name="breadcrumb" type="modules" >breadcrumb</block>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="30">
<block name="content-mass-top" >content-mass</block>
<block name="inset2" width="25" >left</block>
<block name="right1" >right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bot" style="xhtml">
<block name="cs" type="modules" style="raw" no-main="1" >ja-cs</block>
<block name="tabs" type="modules" no-main="1" style="raw" >ja-tabs</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight" style="JArounded" >user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="footer" type="footer" ></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

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#379065

Thanks mate.

I tried it but still no luck.

If I put the new block within the <blocks name=”top” style=”xhtml”></blocks>, the breadcrumb appears.

However, if I put it as a new block or within <blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”30″></blocks>, it does not appear..

This is confusing!

<em>@khoand 224646 wrote:</em><blockquote>Example: the code you add

<block name=”breadcrumb” type=”modules” >custommodule</block>

And when you choose position for your module, if no custommodule position, you do following steps:
– Open <joomla url>templatesja_rasitetemplateDetails.xml file
– Add this code

<position>custommodule</position>

before this code (at line 72 if you haven’t modified this file)

</positions>

– Clean cache by click JAT3 Clean Cache link</blockquote>

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#379078

Sorry for make you confusing, my fault.
– You put this code into <block name=”top”></block>

<block name="breadcrumb" type="modules" >custommodule</block>
This step add breadcrumb block (position name is custommodule). But when you create new module, you can’t choose custommodule position because custommodule position isn’t available
– To custommodule position is available, you do following steps:
+ Open <joomla url>templatesja_rasitetemplateDetails.xml file
+ Add this code

<position>custommodule</position>
before this code

</positions>
+ Clean cache by click JAT3 Clean Cache link

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#379085

<em>@khoand 224679 wrote:</em><blockquote>Sorry for make you confusing, my fault.
– You put this code into <block name=”top”></block>

<block name="breadcrumb" type="modules" >custommodule</block>
This step add breadcrumb block (position name is custommodule). But when you create new module, you can’t choose custommodule position because custommodule position isn’t available
– To custommodule position is available, you do following steps:
+ Open <joomla url>templatesja_rasitetemplateDetails.xml file
+ Add this code

<position>custommodule</position>
before this code

</positions>
+ Clean cache by click JAT3 Clean Cache link</blockquote>

Hi khoand,

Getting closer! It is displaying in the top position but what I need is to put it on top of the main content page:

I guess I’ll need to create a new position that fills up the entire top middle block?

Mate, if you ever come to Sydney, let me know and I’ll buy you a beer for your kind effort!

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#379087

Thank you. You’re welcome 🙂

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