Intrepid Documentation

About module class suffixes

Module classes are a core Joomla functionality that allow the user to specify how a specific module will appear. The class itself is added to the module in the module parameters.

Combining module classes:

Module classes can be combined to take advantage of multiple complementary styles. An example of a module class suffix using a combination of classes: "hot primary1 top50".

• Top date. The date in the top left hand corner is controlled via the template parameters under layout > general. When disabled the date will not show up. The date is published inside the top1 position so in order to control the width of the container that holds the date you need to control the width of the top1 position under layout > module widths in the template admin.
• Create an Account Link. This link is generated by a core Joomla module published to the top4 position.
• Customer Login Link. This link is displayed ont he page when you publish any module to the panel1, panel2, panel3 or panel4 position. The template provides the ability for you to control the text of the link in the case that the visitor is or isn't logged in. These strings can be added via the template parameters or via the template's language file.
• Logo. The logo is a text type logo that uses the Gravitas One google webfont. The logo has some very elegant css3 applied to it to provide for the 3 dimensional shadow effect which degrades well on browser including ie8 and before.
• Main Menu. The main menu is a core Joomla menu module that is published to the menu position. Please note that to render the superfish menu here you need to ensure the superfish option is enabled in the template but you do not need to add the module class -superfish.
• Slideshow. The slideshow is an instance of the Zentools module using the slideshow layout. The demo draws images from a folder and the links are assigned using the external link function in the zentools module. The settings to recreate the layout for the slideshow can be seen in the screenshots below.
• Grid4. The images and titles to the right of the slideshow position is another instance of the zentools module and is published to the grid4 position. It uses the Zentools grid layout and the setitngs can be seen in screenshots below.
• Search. The search module is puslished to the search position. The position of the search module is determined by the position of other elements on the page. For example if the left column is published the search module will float to the left of the search bar. If only the right column is published or if the layout is displayed in full width or three column mode , then then the search bar will float to the right. On screens that are less than 800px in width the search button and form are hidden by default and a search magnifying glass icon appears in its place. The search form can be shown by clicking on the magnifying glass.
• Left. The three images ot the left of the tabbed area are another instance of the zentools module published to the left position. This module uses the same settings as seen in the module setup for the grid4 position.
• Tabs1 - Tab4. Modules are placed inside tab1-tab4 module positions but Tab name is controlled via template setting > Tools > Tabbed Modules. 
• Tab1. The tab1 posiiton has an instance of the Zentools module in list mode. (see settings below).
• Tab2. The tab2 position has a custom html module published to it.
• Tab3. The tab3 position has an instance of the zentools module published to it that uses the same settings as the module published to tab1.
• Tab4. The tab4 posiiton has a core Joomla login module published to it.
• More Great information. This text is generated via the template and can be controlled by going to the layout > general settings in the template admin. if this option is blank then the block of text will not appear.
• Bottom1. A custom html module is published to this position. It uses the JB_quote styling from the JB Type plugin as well as some lorem ipsum content that is laid out using the grids in content option from the editor drop down select menu.
• Bottom2. This module is another custom html module.
• Bottom6. This module is a core Joomla menu module entitled "destinations".
• Footer. Joomla menu module is published to the footer position without any specific setting.
• Social Icons. The Social icons are published to the bottom position with alignment to Left. These icons are controlled via the template parameters under tools > social icons.
• Template width. The demo site uses a standard template width of 960px without left or right offset.
• Contact page. As described above the contact page has a module position called contact that is ideal for publishing a google map to.
• Mobile. The mobile position is a new module position and in this instance is suited to having the search module published to it. When enabled a magnifying glass icon is automatically added to the top right of the mobile view and when clicked opens the search module.
• Toggle menu. As described in the responsive menu options in the core framework the togglemenu position can be used to publish a menu or any module of your choosing to display on mobile devices.

 

Zentools Slideshow settings

The following settings were used to create the zentools slideshow published to the grid1 module position.

 

Zentools Grid4 settings

The following screenshot details the settings used for the zentools module published to the right of the slideshow.

 

 

 

Zentools Tab1 settings

The following screenshot details the settings used in the zentools module published to the tab1 position. 

• Zentools - Used to create slideshows, grids, carousels etc.
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• JB Type - Typography and style plugin.
  Features / Download
• JB Maps - Module used to display google map
  Features

The screenshots below are taken from the modules used in the demo and quickstart packages for this template.