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[agondontor Friend agondontorJoin date: January 2011Posts: 12Downloads:9Uploads:0]

#182825

Hi,

I am trying to modify positions in my template and the instructions say to edit the templates/ja_purity_ii/layouts/topsi.php but there is no layout folder in my ja_purity_ii folder at all.

I have the extplorer component installed if you need access to the server file structure.

Please advise.

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#475234

Hi,

You can find all in pluginssystemjat3jat3base-themesdefaultblocks folder.

Regards

[agondontor Friend agondontorJoin date: January 2011Posts: 12Downloads:9Uploads:0]

#475288

Thanks so much for your help.

Unfortunately I still do not see topsl.php file to edit. I am trying to create a position for a 728×90 banner just above the main content in my layout. Neither the user positions nor my banner position work for some reason, so I have been trying to find a workaround.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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#475309

Hi Agondontor,

That file does not exist. You should add a new position in layout via Template manager > JA_Template > Layout tab > edit Default layout

Please check our user guide at http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Layout_Variations to get more details.

Regards,

[agondontor Friend agondontorJoin date: January 2011Posts: 12Downloads:9Uploads:0]

#475591

<em>@HeR0 349361 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi Agondontor,

That file is not existed. You should add a new position in layout via Template manager > JA_Template > Layout tab > edit Default layout

Please check our user guide at http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Layout_Variations to get more details.

Regards,</blockquote>

I have been using Joomla for years and the purity template for all that time. T3 framework was advertised as making it easy to modify a layout. Have you guys lost your minds! I read the instructions and it requires a cypher to figure it out.

I tried to modify the default layout several times without success. I change it and go back later and it never saved my changes. I tried making a new layout..it won’t do it. I tried the clone feature…nothing! I read the instructions…nothing works!

I made a banner using the banner module. It is published. I have a banner module set to the position banner and is published. No banner!

I have been trying for two weeks now to get a 728×90 banner to appear below the menu and above the main content area using the easy T3 framework…frustrated and at my whits end!

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#475644

Hi,

Please ensure that after making change, you clean JAT3 cache.

In JA Purity template, the layout is defined as:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout name="desktop">
<blocks name="top" style="xhtml">
<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">user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="JArounded">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

You can add new module position for banner – named banner which displays underneath main menu as following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout name="desktop">
<blocks name="top" style="xhtml">
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="topsl" type="spotlight">banner</block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
<block name="topsl" type="spotlight">user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="JArounded">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

Regards

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#475741

<em>@HeR0 349840 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi,

Please ensure that after making change, you clean JAT3 cache.

In JA Purity template, the layout is defined as:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout name="desktop">
<blocks name="top" style="xhtml">
<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">user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="JArounded">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

You can add new module position for banner – named banner which displays underneath main menu as following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout name="desktop">
<blocks name="top" style="xhtml">
<block name="header" type="header" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="mainnav" type="mainnav" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="topsl" type="spotlight">banner</block>
<block name="cpanel" type="usertools/cpanel"></block>
<block name="topsl" type="spotlight">user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="JArounded">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>

Regards</blockquote>

I did exactly as you stated above. I added the line of code, hit save, then cleared the cache and closed the layout window. I hit close to close the template. I checked my module and banner to see if everything was set OK. I looked at my page and…no banner. I went back into the template and the layout was back in its original configuration without the line of code I added. The layout is not saving the changes.

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#475778

Hi,

That’s so weird, pls try edit the layout file of this templatetemplatesja_purity_iietclayoutsdefault.xml

Hope this helps.

Regards

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#475876

<em>@HeR0 350010 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi,

That’s so weird, pls try edit the layout file of this templatetemplatesja_purity_iietclayoutsdefault.xml

Hope this helps.

Regards</blockquote>

Success! There were some permission problems plaguing my earlier attempts which I resolved and it worked.

I apologize for losing patience earlier in this thread. This stuff can easily make one’s head spin.

One more minor thing. The new block has a large buffer on the top and an even larger buffer on the bottom. How can I change this to tighten it up and use less real estate for my banner?

Thanks so much for your help.

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#475922

Hi,

try change it to

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout name="desktop">
<blocks name="top" style="xhtml">
<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">user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="content-mass-top">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="left1">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="JArounded">right</block>
</blocks>
<blocks name="bottom" style="xhtml">
<block name="botsl" type="spotlight">user6,user7,user8,user9,user10</block>
<block name="navhelper" type="navhelper" main-inner="1"></block>
<block name="footer" type="footer"></block>
</blocks>
</layout>
and change the banner module position to content-mass-top.

Regards

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