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Hello,

I’m trying to redo the sample concerning a shop template found on the JA T3 Framework 1.0 FAQ.
The goal was to add two new module positions « featured-products » and « new-products ».

Now I would like to do the same with the JA T3 Framework 2.0.
The module positions are the same as content.mass.top and content.mass.botom (I know I could use them, this is not the problem).

My first idea was to add the new modules on the layout xml file

<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20" fixheight="1">
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="products" type="modules" style="xhtml" >my-featured-products</block>
<block name="right1">right</block>
</blocks>

Because this was not working, I used the JA T3 Framework 1.0 FAQ way, means creating a products.php file
located to ja_t3_blanklocaletclayout and containing

<?php // no direct access
defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
?>

<div class="ja-mass clearfix">

<jdoc:include type="modules" name="featured-products" style="JAxhtml" />

</div>

<div class="ja-mass clearfix">

<jdoc:include type="modules" name="new-products" style="JAxhtml" />

</div>


My basic questions are :

Is it possible to add a module position from the layout xml itself file or is it still necessary to add an extra php file. ?

Could someone give me a sample that match my goal ?

Please do not answer with just a link to the Ja t3 framework 2.0 doc because I read (and print) all of them more than one time and have still no clue…(for other things theme and profile everything is just fine).

Thanks

[stilgar Friend stilgarJoin date: September 2011Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#410835

I also followed this tutorial (new module position at the end)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHL13nKgs1k

Creating this php file and set it to the template block folder

<?php /* products featured */ ?>

<?php $this->genBlockBegin ($block) ?>
<div class="ja-products">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="products" />
</div>
<?php $this->genBlockEnd ($block) ?>


Call the php block from the layout

<?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="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
<block name="topsl" type="spotlight" main-inner="1">user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20" fixheight="1">
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="products" type="products"></block>
<block name="right1">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>
</blocks>
</layout>

I add the module position to the templatedetails.xml

<position>products</position>

Still not working (with no mistake…just no new position)…Is this tutorial corresponding to the actual 2.0 framework ?

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