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Sidetrack Documentation

Compatible with Joomla 1.5 / Joomla 2.5 and uses the Zen Grid Framework framework .

Please note: This template uses the Zen Grid Framework. You can download the latest version of the framework on the Zen Grid Framework download page.

All Themes built prior to January 2013 were built using the Zen Grid Framework while all themes after January 2013 were built using the T3 plugin. A select number of themes from before January 2013 have been moved to the T3 plugin.

Need help getting started?

The following links may be helpful if you are new to Joomla, T3 or our templates.

 

Useful T3 documentation

If you are new to T3 please read through the following resources to better acquaint your self with how T3 works.

Overview of default template settings

The screenshots below are taken from the template administrator and highlight the default settings for this template.

Layout main settings

Layout+main+settings.png

Layout settings

Layout+settings.png

Logo settings

Logo+settings.png

Panel menu

Panel+menu.png

Starting with Sidetrack from a fresh installation.

The following steps outline the process involved for setting this template up in a new or existing Joomla installation. Please note: We recommend users use our quickstart packages if they have the opportunity to start completely from scratch.

Elements to install

  • Install the Sidetrack template and make it the default - Download
  • Install and enable the T3 Framework plugin - Download
  • Install JB Type - required for typography and font icons - Download
  • Install Zentools - slideshows, banners, grids etc - Download

Elements to modify

  • Change the position of the "Main menu" module to the "menu" position.
  • Set the "Show Title" setting of the main menu to Hide.
  • Remove the module and menu classes nav_pills and _menu in the advanced parameters for the menu module.
  • Change the position of the breadcrumb module to the "breadcrumbs" position.
  • Ensure that the module title for the breadcrumb module is also set to hide.
  • Depending on your needs you may like to set this module to not appear on the front page via the menu assignment settings in the module.

What's next?

At this stage you will have a very basic looking template ready for you to customise, add your content and start setting up the other modules you can see on the demo for the Sidetrack template.

For more information on replicating the front page layout or other extensions used on this site please read the information provided on the frontpage and extensions tab.

Available module positions

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Template colour schemes

The following colours are the primary and secondary colours used in the sidetrack template styles.

apple

 
 

corporate

 
 

lipstick

 
 

mango

 
 
 
 

Module Classes

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".

Structural classes

Structural classes can be used to change the general layout or structure of a module.

  • nopadding - this class removes all padding that may be set by default by the template.
  • The following classes are micro adjustment classes that allow you to adjust the top offset of a module in increments of 25px. They start at 25 and move through to 500px offsets in 25px increments.
  • top25
  • top50
  • top75
  • top100
  • top125
  • top150
  • top175
  • top200
  • top225
  • top250
  • top275
  • top300
  • top325
  • top350
  • top375
  • top400
  • top425
  • top450
  • top475
  • top500

Appearance classes

Our themes use a combination of two colours to determine the colour scheme for each template style. In general the colours are determined by the following formula:

  • primary1 - uses the base primary colour
  • primary2 - uses a colour 15% darker than the default primary colour.
  • primary3 - uses a colour 15% lighter than the default primary colour.
  • secondary1 - uses the base secondary colour.
  • secondary2 - uses a colour 15% darker than the default secondary colour.
  • secondary3 - uses a colour 15% lighter than the default secondary colour.
  • dark
  • light
  • inset
  • shadow
  • shadow2
  • border
  • corner
  • hot
  • new
  • icon icon-[icon name]

Mobile classes

Module classes for mobile viewing (mediaqueries classes).

ClassMobile max-767pxTablets 768px to 979pxDesktop min-980px
.visible-phone Visible
.visible-tablet Visible
.visible-desktop Visible
.hidden-phone Visible Visible
.hidden-tablet Visible Visible
.hidden-desktop Visible Visible

Frontpage Overview

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Description

Sidetrack Frontpage setup

JB Sidetrack setting 4

Logo is displayed above left module position and is created with text. Text is using font replacement for logo. Logo width is defined as 12 grids.

JB Sidetrack setting 3

Here you can see basic layout setting defining template width and left column width.

JB Sidetrack setting 2

Menu is 12 grids wide and aligned to the left.

JB Sidetrack setting

Important is to enable panel menu iniside menu setting. And following with using -panelmenu as module class suffix for mainmenu placed inside left module position.

JB Sidetrack setting 6

Panelmenu inside left module position.

JB Sidetrack setting 5

Modules inside left module position does feature arrow next to module title that allows module to slide up and hide. So don't forget to use -slide as module class suffix.

Extensions used on the demo site

Screenshots of extensions used for the demo

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

Panel menu

Panel+menu.png

Slide module

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Main Menu