Controlling Module layouts

The general widths and layouts of the module positions are controlled under the main layout tab and the sub items in the template administrator. The Zen grid template is split up into 12 rows of module positions. Each of those rows has any number of module positions available and for a better overview of the different rows please and their respective positions please view the article regarding the...

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Controlling the Main content area

The main content area in using grid template is controlled via the layout main menu items in the template parameters. When you click on this item you'll see that there are a further seven sections of settings that give you control over how the main content and component space render on your page.

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Creating Two Line menu items with JB Type plugin

In some of our recent Joomla templates like Newscycle and as far back as Rasa, you may have noticed that we implemented some subline styling ion the menu items. A design element that has gained a fair amount of attention and use from the design community in the last 12 months or so. Up until now we have relied on a small modification to the awesome bbcode plugin from YV to do the heavy liftin...

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Exploring template overrides

At the core of the Zen Grid Framework is a flexible and highly configurable layout that is loosely based on the formula used in the 960 CSS grid framework. It differs because of the way that the Zen Grid Framework handles the calculations involved when it comes to setting the widths of the columns, gutters and the overall template width plus it intelligently handles multiple and flexible module po...

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General Layout Settings

Overview The general layout settings section of the template administrator controls the overall layout of your template.

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