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[hockeyguy Friend hockeyguyJoin date: April 2011Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#162670

Hi All-

Thank you in advance for your help. I have spent the last 2 days trying everything I can think of to get this module position added to my Purity ii v.1.6 template.

I have read the wiki articles on layouts/blocks and t3, I just cannot figure this out.

What I am trying to do: I want to add a module position called “Top” to the version 1.6 template. The purity ii for joomla 1.5.22 has this module position, but the 1.6 does not. The “Top” module position needs to be between the top spotlight area (users 1 – 5) and the main content area.

My website is http://www.teaparty2012.org

The closer to step by step instructions the better for me.

I really appreciate this forum and your help.

Thanks!

Chris

I am using the main-right-left layout.

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#385898

Hi

To add position below the ‘Top Spotlight’ (user1 -5) position, follow the steps below:

1. Go to Extensions>Template Manager and click on ja_purity_ii
2. Click on ‘LAYOUTS’ tab in the right colum. Find the layout you are using.
3. Click on Edit link in front of the layout and find

<blockquote><block name=”topsl” type=”spotlight” main-inner=”1″>user1,user2,user3,user4,user5</block> </blockquote>

4. Below the spotlight codeline, place following codeline

<blockquote><block name=”content-mass”>yourposition</block></blockquote>

5. Save the layout and template and check the change on frontend.

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1. miss swan

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#385930

Hey-

Thanks for the reply!. I followed your directions and I got it to add the module I wanted. However, I was not clear enough where I need it. The directions did place the content between the topsl position and main content, but what I meant was that it should be below the top spotlight area (users 1 -5) and above the main content and beside the right columns. In other words, this position should be basically where content goes.

To see what I mean, go to http://www.wednesdaynighthockey.com/ The red module entitled: No Pick Up Hockey on April 13th
is where I want the position to go. The http://www.wednesdaynighthockey.com site is a purity ii v. 1.5.22 .

Other questions that I have. In your instructions you had:

<block name=”content-mass”>yourposition</block>

I realize the yourposition is what I call my position, but how do you get that to show when selecting the positions of modules? I entitled mine “myslideshow” because that is where I will be placing my slideshow module (showplus). To get the module to work, I had to use an existing position name (vimeo) and replace yourposition with vimeo.

Optimally, I would like to have the position called myslideshow and have it placed where the red module is located on my hockey site.

I tried moving <block name=”content-mass”>yourposition</block> to below <blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”20″> but when I did that, nothing showed up.

Based on what I am experiencing it seems that a certain block only can work in a defined blocks. In otherwords, it seems the “top blocks” contain a block called “header, mainnav, topsl” among others. So there must be a content-mass block aslo in the “top blocks” that can use the vimeo position. But when I removed <block name=”content-mass”>vimeo</block> from bewteen the <blocks name=”top” style=”xhtml”> </blocks> area and placed it in
<blocks name=”middle” colwidth=”20″>
<block name=”content-mass”>vimeo</block>
<block name=”inset2″>right</block>
<block name=”right1″ style=”jarounded”>left</block>
</blocks>

there must not be a block defined as “content-mass” within the “middle blocks”.

I guess what I need is to figure out how to define a block within the middle blocks” and figure out how to create a position where previously stated.

Any ideas?
Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it.

Chris

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#385933

Hi,

To introduce a position above the main content area in middle block, you need to use
<blockquote><block name=”content-mass-top”>vimeo</block></blockquote>
Similarly you can place a module position below content area using
<blockquote><block name=”content-mass-bottom”>myslideshow</block></blockquote>

similarly you can place positions above and below Left + Right columns.

To know more about adding new positions, you can refer to http://wiki.joomlart.com/wiki/JA_T3_Framework_2/Guides#Different_block_positions

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1. mosim

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#385940

Hello!

Thanks again! It worked! I had to switch to main-left-right and use customload for the position and edit the layout to:

<?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″>
<block name=”content-mass-top”>customload</block>
<block name=”right1″>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>
</blocks>
</layout>

But it works! And everything with the universe is cool again!

Thanks Big Time!

Chris

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#390369

Hi –

Thanks for this clarity. I’m still getting used to the t3 – I’m amazed I can add a position without having to add php code.

I would like to add a 3 column rounded style below mass-content. I used:

<block name="content-mass-bottom" style="jarounded">user12,user13,user14</block>

So, I get rounded mod position but vertically. I’d like them to be horizontal.

Thanks,
m.

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#390378

Hi mosim,

To have positions side by side, you need to use type=”spotlight” in the code like <blockquote><block name=”content-mass-bottom” type=”spotlight” style=”jarounded”>user12,user13,user14</block></blockquote>

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#414919

Hi himangi –

The “spotlight” style stretches the width of the page. I would like to have the mods kept within the width of the content area. How do I do this?

Thanks,
M.

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#415199

Hi

Try adding following code in the middle block in the layout.
<blockquote><block name=”content-top” type=”spotlight” style=”jarounded”>user12,user13,user14</block></blockquote>
The Spotlight type content-top block will create positions with equal heights and width exactly above the main content area. Similarly the Spotlight type content-bottom block will create positions with equal heights and width exactly below the main content area.
<blockquote><block name=”content-bottom” type=”spotlight” style=”jarounded”>user12,user13,user14</block></blockquote>

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#415424

Hi –

Tried:

<block name="content-bottom" type="spotlight" style="jarounded">user12,user13,user14</block>

The first position (user12) seems to be behaving as expected, the second and third position do not display properly. See attached images.

Thanks,
M.

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#415460

I cant tell you anything without seeing the actual site. Can you provide the site url and admin access via PM, so that I can take a look at this?

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#415990

Hi Mosim,

I got your PM and as I said my previous reply, can you please provide your site url where I can see the issue, Also provide site admin via PM, so that if required I can check the modules and template settings as well.

I tried accessing the url you have given in your first post http://www.teaparty2012.org but that doesnt have the site anymore..

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#418029

Hi Himangi –

Have you had a chance to find a solution with spotlight in the mass-content bottom?

Thanks,
M.

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#418649

Hi

I havent found a reason why it is behaving like that. But I am still checking it and will reply as soon as I find the reason..

Sorry for the delay! 🙁

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#419003

Hi Himangi –

No problem, just didn’t hear from you. I really appreciate your help on this. Can you also try to install JEM? I can’t get it to install properly and I don’t know how else to update the purity ii template.

Thanks,
M.

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