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[dsformation Friend dsformationJoin date: November 2011Posts: 23Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#171474

Hello !
How can I add a module in the content-mass-top above the slideshow ?
Must I create a new module position ? In this case, how ?
Have I to change the properties of content-mass-top ? Where ? I didn’t find any heighth in the css pages.
Thank you for your help.

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#427983

Hi dsformation

Try this

<?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="top-panel" type="modules" style="jaraw" main-inner="1">top-panel</block>
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="topbar" type="topbar"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav"></block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="22">
<block name="content-mass-top" style="jaraw">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="content-top" type="spotlight">yourmodule</block>
<block name="content-top" type="spotlight">user1,user2,user3</block>
<block name="inset2">left</block>
<block name="right2">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
<block name="ie-rounded" type="ie-rounded" no-main="1" no-wrap="1"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

In your /templates/ja_social/templateDetails.xml at the end of the file append these two lines of code

<position>yourmodule</position>
</positions>

[dsformation Friend dsformationJoin date: November 2011Posts: 23Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#428019

Hi pavit,

thank you for your answer.

My new position appears in the positions list when I want to place the new module, but I can’t see it on my website.

Another idea ?

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#428042

Have you cleaned your JaT3 Cache ?

What layout have you modified Default layout ?

[dsformation Friend dsformationJoin date: November 2011Posts: 23Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#428063

Yes, I have cleaned JaT3 and modified the Default Layout in back end, default.xml and templatedetails.xml.
I can see my new position in the list, but nothing in front end. :((

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#428065

Could you send me via PM your admin account details ? so i can take a look at your site
(on my localhost it works)

Thanks

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#428068

Thanks for your PM

This is your actual default layout you have named the new position mass-top this is not a good idea

<?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="top-panel" type="modules" style="jaraw" main-inner="1">top-panel</block>
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="topbar" type="topbar"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav"></block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="22">
<block name="mass-top">mass-top</block>
<block name="content-mass-top" style="jaraw">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="content-top" type="spotlight">user1,user2,user3</block>
<block name="inset2">left</block>
<block name="right2">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
<block name="ie-rounded" type="ie-rounded" no-main="1" no-wrap="1"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

Try to change this layout in this way

<?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="top-panel" type="modules" style="jaraw" main-inner="1">top-panel</block>
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="topbar" type="topbar"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav"></block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
<block name="content-top" type="spotlight">test</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="22">
<block name="content-mass-top" style="jaraw">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="content-top" type="spotlight">user1,user2,user3</block>
<block name="inset2">left</block>
<block name="right2">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
<block name="ie-rounded" type="ie-rounded" no-main="1" no-wrap="1"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

as you can see the blue code generate a new module position named test above the slideshow and under the main menu

change also the name in the templatedetails.xml and clean your jat3 cache

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[dsformation Friend dsformationJoin date: November 2011Posts: 23Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#428156

Thanks a lot pavit, it’s OK now.

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