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Template Club members now have access to a brand new bonus template for May. This template has been developed due to numerous requests for a Variable-Width version of April’s DigitalEther template. This template uses the same variable-max system as is used in the mamboserver.com template. The navigation system uses the exclusive menu based on the very cool “TransMenu” sliding menu system.

This template has a variable-width layout that scales down to 800×600 and has a maximum size that retains readability on 1600×1200 and above resolutions.

Overview

An overview of the key features of this template are as follows:

• Joomla 1.0+ compatible
• Mambo 4.5.1+ compatible
• XHTML 1.0 Transitional
• NEW! Transmenu based sliding menu system
• Works with Mamblefish!
• Very Lightweight and fast loading
• Mozilla/Firefox/IE/Opera Friendly
• Variable-Width with maximum width control
• Support for more module positions than DigitalEther
• Light and neutral color palette with easily modifiable accents.

Some screenshots showing these capabilities can be seen below:

Demo

Please check out the Aphelion Demo on our demo server

Installation

Installation for this template is simple procedure:

1. First install the template via the administrator as you normally do.
2. This template uses the module positions pretty much as they come out of the box. So it should be a simple procedure to get this template up and running very quickly.
3. The mainmenu will automatically be picked up and put into the correct place for this template. Please limit the number of top level menu items to 5 and then put everything else in submenus. This is demonstrated in the Demo.
4. Top module position has a fixed height (like SolarFlare) so you will have to modify your newflash items so they are not too large and get cut off.
5. Left module position should not be used on pages where you have a width-hungry component as it does not leave much room for content. In the demo I only use Left modules on the Homepage.
6. User1 module position can be used for anything, but I advice using the Random Image module in this position to rotate a banner. Again looks best if only on the Homepage.
7. User2 and User3 module positions are new for Aphelion and were not included in the original DigitalEther template. These probably should only be used no the Homepage.
8. User4 module position should be used for a second flat menu. I advice moving the default Topmen module from User3 to this User4 position.
9. I’ve created a “New” module and just entered a little FreeText and set the module position to “Footer”. This should allow you to easily modify your footer without messing with the template files.
10. TIPS I strongly suggest turning off Create Date, Author, Modified Date, & Back Button for this template as it gives a cleaner, more professional look.