Customising the JA Purity template
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Introduction[edit]
JA Purity is a highly customizable template available by default in standard Joomla 1.5 installations. JA Purity was designed by JoomlArt.com and features the following:
- Screen width configuration (Fluid/Narrow/Widescreen/Fixed in pixel or percentage)
- Multiple colors schemes (Red, Green, Blue and Black )
- Well Structured, xHTML/CSS validated and SEO-optimized source
- Cross-browser support for Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox, Safari, Opera
If you have a support question about the JA Purity template check for a solution on the following forum.
Before You Start[edit]
Before you start hacking away at the template you may want to download the tutorial template. This will save you from worrying about any updates to the Joomla source that might overwrite your edits. Once you download the archive, rename it as my_japurity.zip and then log into the Administration area of your Joomla site and install the template. This tutorial is based on the latest template version as of Joomla version 1.5.11. You may want to use the modifications to index.php since they strip out some embedded text strings in the source and use the MACROS in the language initialization files.
Template Layout[edit]
Here's the directory structure for the template. Click to see a description of the directory contents (if available) <imagemap> Image:JA_Purity_directories.jpg default Ja purity directory structure desc bottom-left </imagemap>
Front Page[edit]
Click on the picture to see the descriptions (if available) <imagemap> Image:JA_Purity_Tutorial_Main.png|640px default Customising the JA Purity template desc bottom-left </imagemap>
Positions[edit]
Header[edit]
Body[edit]
Top[edit]
Left[edit]
Main[edit]
Right[edit]
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Breadcrumbs[edit]
User 1[edit]
User 2[edit]
User 3[edit]
User 4[edit]
User 5[edit]
Syndicate[edit]
CSS[edit]
Customisation - Basics[edit]
Administration Features[edit]
Enable Horizontal Navigation Menus
Customise Module Position and Content[edit]
Customise - Header Area
Customise - Module Position Left
Customise - Main Content Area
Customise - Module Position Right
Customise - Spotlight Area
Customise - Module Position Footer
Customise the Logo[edit]
Customise the Logo
Change the Position of Your Logo
Customise the Header[edit]
Customise the Header Background
Change the Size of the Header
Add or Change the Header Color Scheme
Customise the Favicon[edit]
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Center the Horizontal Menus
Change the Color of the Horizontal Menus
Customisation - Intermediate[edit]
Customise Accessibility
Customise Searching
Customisation - Advanced[edit]
Known Issues and Bugs[edit]
- Left position fails to collapse when no module present.
- PROBLEM: When Joomla cache is enabled reference Joomla 1.5.10 and before) and clicking a menu item it doesn't change color. It is impossible to understand which is the active menu item. SOLUTION: for now the only solution is to disable the cache function in the mod_mainmenu: go to 'Tools>Module Manager' and select the 'Main Menu' module (type=mod_mainmenu). Under 'Parameters>Advanced Parameters' select 'Caching>No Caching'.