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[azngothic Friend azngothicJoin date: February 2011Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

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I’ve done some searching and couldn’t find an answer for this so I decided to make a new post for it. I apologize if its been answered.

I’m assuming this module is the newsflash module since that is the module that turns it on and off in the backend. I installed the T3 2.0 quick stetup package with the blank template to my main domain. I also have another install of Joomla on a sub-domain using the Purity II quick setup package. With the T3 package, it is displaying the newsflash module in the header (the module position is set to “top” on the backend). For obvious reasons, this is not a good thing. I compared it to the Purity II setup on the sub-domain which has the module displaying right above the left column and main body. On the backend of the Purity II setup, the module is set to the “top” position.

So my question is, why is the T3 setup displaying the module in the header? And how can I move it to the position it is in on the Purity II setup?

(I also want to add the rounded border to the left column but haven’t really looked into it yet. If someone wants to make it easier on me, it would be appreciated. If not, I’m sure I can figure that one out.)

EDIT: Here’s some links in case anyone wants to see what I’m referring to.
http://www.gigaxtreme.com
http://copycenter.gigaxtreme.com

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#378092

Dear azngothic,

The mod_Newsflash is just a module and you can assign it to any module positions you wanted,also I saw that the modules on the right side already have rounded border

[azngothic Friend azngothicJoin date: February 2011Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#378162

Thank you for the response. And yes, I know you can assign it to any module position. But that’s what I’m a bit confused about because the module position on the Purity II install is set to “top” and so is the position for the T3 Blank install. I’m not sure why the “top” position is located in the header for the T3 Blank install instead of right above the body like the Purity II install. Nor have I been able to figure out how to tell it I want the “top” position to be above the body like the Pruity II install.

And yes, I put rounded borders on the right column. I did that just yesterday. Haven’t tackled the left side yet. The right side seemed a lot easier to figure out then the left so I started there lol.

EDIT: Ok, I did some more searching and figured out what I’m trying to do just don’t know how to do it. I need to move the newsflash to a position just above the body and left column, but not above the right column. Just like it is in the Purity II install. But when I open the index.php file to add a module position, there is no coding for module positions. So how do I add a module position in the T3 Blank template? (at least, I think this is what I’m wanting)

[azngothic Friend azngothicJoin date: February 2011Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#378227

Ok, never mind. I figured it out on my own.

For anyone else who might wonder the same thing, here’s what I did…..

Go to your backend and click on the template manager. Pick your T3 Blank template. Then click on the Layout tab. Click on Edit for the layout that you are using. Find where it says <block name=”left”>left</block> and change it to say <block name=”inset1″>left</block> And then above that add the line <block name=”content-mass-top”>content-mass-top</block> Save it and then go to your module manager. Click on the newsflash module. In the “position” field, type in content-mass-top and then save it. Now you should see your newsflash module above your left column and main body.

Here’s the code of the changes made.

<blocks name="middle" colwidth="20">
<block name="content-mass-top">content-mass-top</block>
<block name="inset1">left</block>
<block name="right1" style="jarounded">right</block>
</blocks>

Now off to find out how to put rounded borders around the newsflash module and left column!! 😀

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