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[ankitmania Friend ankitmaniaJoin date: August 2013Posts: 2Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 2]

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I want to use a custom HTML module in the Masthead position in the Putity III default layout. The options do not show the Masthead position. Screenshot attached.

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[swissa Friend swissaJoin date: November 2011Posts: 1955Downloads:7Uploads:277 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 717 times in 572 posts]

#535694

Have you just tried typing ‘masthead’ in to the empty field? It is in the header.php block so maybe it is not in your templateDetails.xml but it should still work.

Hope that helps

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[ankitmania Friend ankitmaniaJoin date: August 2013Posts: 2Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 2]

#535699

I feel so stupid :p
Thank you. It works.

I will add it in templateDetails.xml

[ellie_t Friend ellie_tJoin date: March 2008Posts: 205Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#725274

I don’t see that when I type that in in the modules area. When I preview the template positions on the Purity III template I see an area labeled “masthead” yet in Thememagic there is not a settings button like some of the other fields. So I see it in the layout preview, but do not see options to work with it. Do I need to do something on the back end?

[ellie_t Friend ellie_tJoin date: March 2008Posts: 205Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#754991

I don’t see that when I type that in in the modules area. When I preview the template positions on the Purity III template I see an area labeled “masthead” yet in Thememagic there is not a settings button like some of the other fields. So I see it in the layout preview, but do not see options to work with it. Do I need to do something on the back end?

[Saguaros Moderator SaguarosJoin date: September 2014Posts: 31405Downloads:237Uploads:471 Thanks: 845 Thanked: 5346 times in 4964 posts]

#725284

Hi Ellie,

You can open the file: /root/templates/purity_iii/templateDetails.xml

and will see code like:


<positions>
<position>languageswitcherload</position>
<position>head-search</position>
<position>mainnav</position>
<position>masthead</position>
...................


Just add position for masthead as above

[Saguaros Moderator SaguarosJoin date: September 2014Posts: 31405Downloads:237Uploads:471 Thanks: 845 Thanked: 5346 times in 4964 posts]

#755001

Hi Ellie,

You can open the file: /root/templates/purity_iii/templateDetails.xml

and will see code like:


<positions>
<position>languageswitcherload</position>
<position>head-search</position>
<position>mainnav</position>
<position>masthead</position>
...................


Just add position for masthead as above

[nini891 Friend nini891Join date: October 2015Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#725369

Ellie, You can just type ‘masthead’ in position even if nothing will match from the dropdown menu. However the modules will be positioned there when you save them.
Unless you insist on having them there then you can do what Saguaros said.

[nini891 Friend nini891Join date: October 2015Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#755029

Ellie, You can just type ‘masthead’ in position even if nothing will match from the dropdown menu. However the modules will be positioned there when you save them.
Unless you insist on having them there then you can do what Saguaros said.

[ellie_t Friend ellie_tJoin date: March 2008Posts: 205Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#755062

Thank you so much. I did that and it did allow me to use that position, though in theme magic there still isnt a settings icon in the top right like there is for other modules. I guess I don’t get why you would be able to see position “masthead” in the layout, but have to add it to put anything there, I was going to use this area for a simple header for the site. Is this the intention for this module? Thank you.

[ellie_t Friend ellie_tJoin date: March 2008Posts: 205Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#755141

Thank you so much. I did that and it did allow me to use that position, though in theme magic there still isnt a settings icon in the top right like there is for other modules. I guess I don’t get why you would be able to see position “masthead” in the layout, but have to add it to put anything there, I was going to use this area for a simple header for the site. Is this the intention for this module? Thank you.

[ellie_t Friend ellie_tJoin date: March 2008Posts: 205Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#755064

Hi. The combo of your post and Saguaros definitely helped understand modules a little better. I was able to type in masthead and save, however when I was taken back to the modules screen, for position, it displayed “none” and could not be seen on my site.
However when I went to the templateDetails.xml and added the masthead as instructed, then went back to the modules I was able to do the same thing (just type it in) but this time it displayed the position “masthead” in the module section and I could see it on the actual site.

[ellie_t Friend ellie_tJoin date: March 2008Posts: 205Downloads:0Uploads:11 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#755143

Hi. The combo of your post and Saguaros definitely helped understand modules a little better. I was able to type in masthead and save, however when I was taken back to the modules screen, for position, it displayed “none” and could not be seen on my site.
However when I went to the templateDetails.xml and added the masthead as instructed, then went back to the modules I was able to do the same thing (just type it in) but this time it displayed the position “masthead” in the module section and I could see it on the actual site.

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