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The April 2005 template is now available. This template is in direct response to the results gathered from the recent Future Template Club Survey. The responses clearly indicated that you were looking for a light template, with fixed width and center aligned. The navigation system was a statistical tie so I decided to implement a brand-new menu based on the very cool “TransMenu” sliding menu system. I think you will enjoy this as it’s once again a MamboDev exclusive!

This template has an auto-contracting ‘left’ column, as well as an auto-contracting ‘user1’ area that allows it to accomodate width-hungry components such as galleries and forums.

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
• Fixed width design, floated in the center of the page
• Light and neutral color palette with easily modifiable accents.
• Auto-contracting ‘left’ and ‘user1’ module positions

Some screenshots showing these capabilities can be seen below:

Demo

Please check out the DigitalEther 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. User3 module position defaults to “TopMenu”. I’ve left this as-is but you might want to rename the menu to “BottomMenu” or something.
8. 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.
9. TIPS I strongly suggest turning off Create Date, Author, Modified Date, & Back Button for this template as it gives a cleaner, more professional look.