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[ccoastsearch Friend ccoastsearchJoin date: August 2010Posts: 30Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#162215

I have read the wiki and experimented with a T3 2.0 based template. However, I feel I am missing something.

In good old Joomla 1.5 (and now 1.6) adding a new position in the template is childplay, as long as you know the syntax to use and a couple of conditional statements.

In T3, I find it overly complex and much less flexible. What with the XML files, opre-ordained block names, etc.
In addition, so far I have been able to create my own positions by editing the files in the T3 plugin directory. That means that to make my template portabnle I would need to move the template and the plugin together. That seems silly to me.
I see that there may be an override system of sort, but I am at a loss at the moment. So this is what I would like to do. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction:

I want to add 4 new positions called: box1, box2, box3, box4 immediately below the content area of my template.

It would be nice if I could tap into the “blocks” system in T3, so that the width of those modules/positions could e calculated like the user1,2,3 etc. but I can write my own css if necessary.

Above all, I would like the template to remain self contained without needing to insert the <jdoc syntax in the plugin files.

Is that possible? How do I do it.

By the way, please do not point me generically to the wiki. If there is a spot on the wiki I overlooked, I’ll be happy to read it again, but otherwise I did not find a spot where this question was answered.

[humusjey Friend humusjeyJoin date: March 2009Posts: 27Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 4 times in 1 posts]

#384625

Hi ccoastsearch,

I’ve been working on that, I want something similar to yours but I’m stuck.
I leave you the link to my topic. Let me know what you think.

-Read last post: LINK

btw. it’s not a dirty or quick way, but I think it’s right.

Greets.

[Don Lee Friend Don LeeJoin date: March 2010Posts: 923Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 41 Thanked: 274 times in 238 posts]

#385106

Hi guys,

You download T3 blank template here http://www.joomlart.com/forums/downloads.php?do=cat&id=317

Then consult the way we added blocks: user6, user7, user8, user9, user10, below content area.

http://demo.t3.joomlart.com/joomla15/

[vovencius Friend vovenciusJoin date: September 2010Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 2]

#398690

Hi Don. The problem with the demo is that it doesn’t cover the scenario of the block located DIRECTLY above or below the content (content-main) area but to the LEFT or RIGHT of the left (middle.left1) or right (middle.right1) blocks.

I have studied the WIKI section extensively with regards to the block additions/specifications. So far I could not figure this out. Please address this issues for us. I have already left support messages regarding this issue. Thanks for very much for looking into this.

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[Phill Moderator PhillJoin date: February 2014Posts: 7013Downloads:40Uploads:77 Thanks: 917 Thanked: 2206 times in 1818 posts]

#398694

In the “Middle” section you can use any of the following and results will vary depending on your css.

<block name="content-mass-top" style="raw">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="content-top" style="raw">content-top</block>
<block name="content-mass-bottom" style="raw">content-mass-bottom</block>
<block name="content-bottom" style="raw">content-bottom</block>

You can also adjust the style and type as per the wiki eg type=”spotlight” etc

Take a look at the layouts of various templates for working examples.

1 user says Thank You to Phill for this useful post

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[vovencius Friend vovenciusJoin date: September 2010Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 2]

#398699

Thank you so much. I still find it very cryptic when it comes to using the suffixes. Thank you for your help!

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