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FirenzieSeptember 2007 Joomla Template

Firenzie This month’s incredible Firenzie template features a fresh, stylish new look. The multitude of “built-in” features will give your site the power, functionality and versatility they need. Firenzie offers the perfect balance of style and speed.

Beautifully detailed modules and carefully crafted color variations are just a few of the elements that give Firenzie a style and elegance all its own. Combine these with all of the amazing features and functionality that RocketTheme is famous for like the exclusive RokMooMenu, 11 versatile module positions with colorful module variations, RokZoom integration, and so much more; Firenzie is almost too hot to touch.


Features and Screenshots


Firenzie Color Styles Styled and powerful Module Positions
  • Vibrant, Beautiful Design
  • Left / Right Layout Orientations
  • 11 Fully Collapsible Module Positions
  • 4 Hilite module variations for each color style
  • 10 included preset styles
  • 1.0 and 1.5 RocketLauncher Packages Available
  • 3 Built-in Menu Systems
  • RokZoom Integration - Custom Slimbox Variant
  • Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid


The Exclusive RokMooMenu

Our highly popular exclusive menu is called RokMooMenu. This menu has been developed from scratch using the latest and greatest MooTools JavaScript framework. The RokMooMenu is a highly advanced and fully customizable menu system is accessible and degrades to a standard SuckerFish menu if JavaScript is not enabled or supported.


Firenzie Documentation

Get started using Firenzie with a wide variety of written and video tutorials explaining installation, configuration, custom modules, and much more More Details...

Installation - Joomla 1.5


Downloading the Template Files

  • Firenzie Template (rt_firenzie_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Firenzie into Joomla.
  • Firenzie Custom Extensions (firenzie-extensions-j15.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Firenzie template release.
  • Firenzie Source PNG's (firenzie-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source png's 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_firenzie_j15.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install.


installation


Making Firenzie the Default

installationNext, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_firenzie_j15 on the list of installed templates.

Select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Firenzie 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.



Installation - Joomla 1.0


Downloading the Template Files

  • Firenzie Template (rt_firenzie.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Firenzie into Joomla.
  • Firenzie Custom Extensions (firenzie_extensions.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Firenzie template release.
  • Firenzie Source PNG's (firenzie_sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source png's 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

installationGo to your Admin control panel for your site. In the Menu at the top, go to Installers > Templates - Site.

Next browse for your rt_firenzie.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install. Now Firenzie is installed and in your template list. You should observe an introductory page in which you select Continue.

Making Firenzie the Default

installationNext, from your admin control panel, go to Site > Template Manager > Site Templates. This will pull up the list of your installed templates.

Find Firenzie on the list and select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Firenzie will now be the default template.

Frequently Asked Questions


What is RokSlide and how do I set it up?
This is an installable module that displays content items with styled tabs. It operates by loading articles from categories / sections as configured in the module settings. The module setup is quite a simple process, install the module in the administrator and being to configure it in the module manager. More Details...
How do I setup the top menu like the demo?
For the top menu, you will need t use the following settings in Admin > Modules > Site Modules > Other Menu (or whatever menu you wish to use) :-
  • Position: top
  • Menu Style: Flat List
Setting up the Frontpage Promo?
For information regarding the inset promotional graphic, read the following tutorial. Note that the images are being generated by CSS and you will have to change the image in the template image files. More Details...
How do I setup the bordered modules like the demo?
You will observe in the demo that the majority of modules in the white sections had subtle grey borders surrounding them. This is done through custom HTML code. It is a great technique if you have lots of different sections in the white area that are referring to various subjects, such as this demo. More Details...