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Callisto: Recreating the Demo - Clients Page

Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Callisto Demo for Joomla


Introduction

The Clients example page demonstrates how you can create a beautiful page with the Callisto template. Here is some information to help you replicate this page as it appears in the demo.

Any Custom HTML particles are available and set in the Layout Manager, not as Custom HTML modules.

Layout Manager

Layout Manager

This is a look at the Layout Manager for the Callisto - Pages - Clients outline. We have detailed the various particles represented here in the sections below.

Modules and Particles

Below is a brief rundown of the modules and particles used to make up the demo page.

1
Header - Logo
2
Header - Icon Menu
3
Navigation - Menu
4
Navigation - Social
5
Showcase - Custom HTML
6
Mainbar - Image Grid
7
Extension - Custom HTML
8
Footer - Custom HTML
9
Footer - Newsletter
10
Footer - Custom HTML - Copyright
11
Copyright - Copyright
  1. Header
  2. Navigation
  3. Showcase
  4. Mainbar
  5. Extension
  6. Footer
  7. Copyright

Header Section

1
Logo (Particle)
2
Icon Menu (Particle)

The Header section is made up of a position and two particles set in two rows. The first row hosts the System Messages position which remains invisible unless a system message is being displayed to the visitor.

In the second row, we have a Logo particle and an Icon Menu particle which make up the visual body of this area of the site. Settings used in our demo for each of these particles can be found below.

Logo (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Logo
URL Blank
Image Custom
Text Callisto
CSS Classes g-logo

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes g-logo-block
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 56%

Icon Menu (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
CSS Classes Blank
Target Self
Icon Menu Item 1 Title Features
Icon Menu Item 1 Icon fa fa-diamond
Icon Menu Item 1 Text Features
Icon Menu Item 1 Link #
Icon Menu Item 2 Title Gantry 5
Icon Menu Item 2 Icon fa fa-rocket
Icon Menu Item 2 Text Gantry 5
Icon Menu Item 2 Link #
Icon Menu Item 3 Title Addons
Icon Menu Item 3 Icon fa fa-gear
Icon Menu Item 3 Text Addons
Icon Menu Item 3 Link #
Icon Menu Item 4 Title Download
Icon Menu Item 4 Icon fa fa-download
Icon Menu Item 4 Text Download
Icon Menu Item 4 Link #

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes flush
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 44%

Navigation Section

1
Menu (Particle)
2
Social

The Navigation section is made up of two particles. The first is a Menu particle which displays a CMS-sourced menu which can be enhanced through Gantry's Menu Editor. The second particle in the section is the Social particle, displaying social links.

Settings used in our demo for each of these particles can be found below.

Menu (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Menu
Base Path /
Menu Custom
Start Level 1
Max Levels 0

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes g-menu-block
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 80%

Social (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Title Social
CSS Classes social-items
Social Items Features
Social Item 1 Title Twitter
Social Item 1 Icon fa fa-twitter fa-fw
Social Item 1 Text Blank
Social Item 1 Link http://twitter.com/rockettheme
Social Item 2 Title Facebook
Social Item 2 Icon fa fa-facebook fa-fw
Social Item 2 Text Blank
Social Item 2 Link http://facebook.com/rockettheme
Social Item 3 Title Google
Social Item 3 Icon fa fa-google fa-fw
Social Item 3 Text Blank
Social Item 3 Link http://plus.google.com/+rockettheme
Social Item 4 Title RSS
Social Item 4 Icon fa fa-rss fa-fw
Social Item 4 Text Blank
Social Item 4 Link http://www.rockettheme.com/product-updates?rss

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes Blank
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 20%

Showcase Section

The Showcase section contains a single Custom HTML particle. Settings used in our demo for this particle can be found below.

Custom HTML (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Clients

Custom HTML

<div class="g-layercontent g-layercontent-small">
    <h2 class="g-layercontent-title">Clients</h2>
    <div class="g-layercontent-subtitle">Our Happy Customers</div>
</div>

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes flush, center
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 100%

Mainbar Section

The Mainbar section itself renders as 100% of the page width as there are no particles or positions assigned to the Sidebar section. With this in mind, the Mainbar section is set to 67% width and the Sidebar section to 33%.

Settings used in our demo for each of these particles can be found below.

Image Grid (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Image Grid
CSS Classes Blank
Title Blank
Grid Column 4 Columns
Album Name Callisto Clients
Images Item 1 Title Client 1
Images Item 1 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 1 Caption Client 1
Images Item 2 Title Client 2
Images Item 2 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 2 Caption Client 2
Images Item 3 Title Client 3
Images Item 3 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 3 Caption Client 3
Images Item 4 Title Client 4
Images Item 4 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 4 Caption Client 4
Images Item 5 Title Client 5
Images Item 5 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 5 Caption Client 5
Images Item 6 Title Client 6
Images Item 6 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 6 Caption Client 6
Images Item 7 Title Client 7
Images Item 7 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 7 Caption Client 7
Images Item 8 Title Client 8
Images Item 8 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 8 Caption Client 8
Images Item 9 Title Client 9
Images Item 9 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 9 Caption Client 9
Images Item 10 Title Client 10
Images Item 10 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 10 Caption Client 10
Images Item 11 Title Client 11
Images Item 11 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 11 Caption Client 11
Images Item 12 Title Client 12
Images Item 12 Promo Image Custom
Images Item 12 Caption Client 12

Description

<span>Efficiently unleash cross-media information without cross-media value. Quickly maximize timely deliverables for real-time schemas.<span class="visible-desktop"> Dramatically maintain clicks-and-mortar solutions without functional solutions. Completely synergize resource sucking relationships via premier niche markets. Professionally cultivate one-to-one customer service with robust ideas. </span></span>

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes flush, center
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 100%

Extension Section

The Extension section contains a single Custom HTML particle. Settings used in our demo for this particle can be found below.

Custom HTML (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Willing to Work With Us

Custom HTML

<div class="g-layercontent g-layercontent-small">
    <h2 class="g-layercontent-title">Willing to Work With Us</h2>
    <div class="g-layercontent-subtitle">Have a Project for Us?</div>
    <a href="#" class="button button-2">Contact Us</a>
</div>

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes flush, center
Variations Box 1
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 100%

Footer Section

1
Custom HTML 1
2
Newsletter
3
Custom HTML 2

The Footer section is made up of three particles in a single row. This includes a Newsletter particle surrounded by two Custom HTML particles.

Settings used in our demo for each of these particles can be found below.

Custom HTML 1 (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name About Callisto

Custom HTML

<h2 class="g-title">About Callisto</h2>

<p>All demo content is for sample purposes only, intended to represent a live site.</p>

<p>The sample pages are intended to show how Callisto can be constructed on your site.</p>

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes Blank
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 33.3333333333%

Newsletter (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Newsletter
CSS Classes Blank
Title Newsletter
Feedburner URI rocketthemeblog

Heading Text

Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers!

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes flush, center
Variations Box 1
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 33.3333666666%

Custom HTML 2 (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Simple Sitemap

Custom HTML

<h2 class="g-title">Sample Sitemap</h2>

<div class="g-grid">
    <div class="g-block">
        <ul class="nomarginall noliststyle">
            <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Features</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Typography</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Particles</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Variations</a></li>
        </ul>       
    </div>
    <div class="g-block">
        <ul class="nomarginall noliststyle">
            <li><a href="#">Buttons</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Pages</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Guide</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Support</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Download</a></li>
        </ul>       
    </div>  
</div>

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes flush, center
Variations Box 1
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 33.3333%

Copyright Section

The Copyright section contains a single Copyright particle. Settings used in our demo for this particle can be found below.

Custom HTML (Particle)

Particle Settings

Field Setting
Particle Name Copyright
Start Year 2007
End Year Now
Copyright Owner RocketTheme, LLC

Block Settings

Field Setting
CSS ID Blank
CSS Classes center
Variations Blank
Tag Attributes Blank
Block Size 100%

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