Joomla Club Templates
CarbonationAugust 2006 Bonus Joomla Template
Carbonation is the latest addition to the RocketTheme Joomla Template Club. This month the club template is stacked with high-end features and an extremely professional design that will make your site stand out and break the standard CMS template mold.
As are all RocketTheme designs, this one is packed with many great features: 12 module positions, all fully collapsable; 6 color variations with on-the-fly color changer; accessibility functions to adjust width and font size; exclusive RTSplitMenu system for unparalleled site navigation; Ingenious non-intrusive javascript technique to keep adjacent rounded boxes the same height; stunning carbon fiber styled header; Full source Fireworks PNGs for easy color modifications and TTF fonts included.
Features and Screenshots
- 6 on-the-fly variations
- Exclusive RTSplitmenu system
- 800x600 and 1024x768 width support
- New CSS style changer for Accessibility
- 12 module positions
- Firefox, IE6+, Safari, Camino, Opera friendly
- Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
- W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional
- W3C CSS Valid
RTSplitMenu Information
This exclusive RocketTheme menu system in this template use the mainmenu by default and this menu is configured in the administrator. For these to function correctly, understand that the ‘top level’ menu items will show up as the horizontal buttons across the top of the template. For sub menu items, assign Parent Item to these top menus to the top-level item. These will then show up below in a submenu when you click on a top-level item.
Installation - Joomla 1.0
Installation - Joomla 1.5
Downloading the Template Files
- Carbonation Template (rt_carbonation_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Carbonation into Joomla.
- Carbonation Source PNGs (carbonation-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source PNGs for making modifications and customizations to the images in the template. You will need Adobe Fireworks image editing to fully utilize the Source PNG files.
Using the Joomla Installer
From the Menu in your Joomla Administrator, go to Extensions → Install/Uninstall.
Next, browse for your rt_ carbonation_j15.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install.
Making Carbonation the Default
Next, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_ carbonation_j15 on the list of installed templates.
Select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Carbonation is now your default template.
Additionally, you can also edit the template's customization parameters by selecting this same radio button and clicking the "Edit" button in the top right corner.
Downloading the Template Files
- Carbonation Template (rt_carbonation.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Carbonation into Joomla.
- Carbonation Source PNGs (carbonation_sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source PNGs for making modifications and customizations to the images in the template. You will need Adobe Fireworks image editing to fully utilize the Source PNG files.
Using the Joomla Installer
Go to your Admin control panel for your site. In the Menu at the top, go to Installers > Templates - Site.
Next browse for your rt_carbonation.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install. Now Carbonation is installed and in your template list. You should observe an introductory page in which you select Continue.
Making Carbonation the Default
Next, from your admin control panel, go to Site > Template Manager > Site Templates. This will pull up the list of your installed templates.
Find Carbonation on the list and select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Carbonation will now be the default template.
