Joomla Club Templates
Internet GazetteJanuary 2006 Joomla Template
We are proud to unveil the latest addition to the Template Club. Internet Gazette was created in response to our members request to create a 'ezine' style joomla template with that distinctive RocketTheme touch. his template provides supreme flexibility due to it's highly configurable nature. Some of it’s great features include:
- 4 built-in color variants ( Dark, Light, Beige, PGA )
- The ability to configure small, wide, variable-max, and full/liquid widths
- The ability to specify left or center aligned on the page
- Suckerfish based drop-down menu
These settings are easy configured via a simple config file and require no code changes. With the built-in configuration options, Internet Gazette provides 32 different options.
Features and Screenshots
- 4 color variations
- Exclusive Suckerfish system
- 9 module positions
- 2 position variants
- Collapsible modules
- Firefox, IE6+, Safari, Camino, Opera friendly
- Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
- W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional
- W3C CSS Valid
Suckerfish Information
The drop-down menu system uses the mainmenu menu configured in the administrator. For this 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 under the ‘top level’ item when you mouse-over. Also there will be a small triangle to indicate that this menu option has a drop-down.
Installation - Joomla 1.5
Downloading the Template Files
- Internet Gazette Template (rt_inetgazette_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Internet Gazette into Joomla.
- Internet Gazette Source PNGs (internetgazette-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Internet Gazetteworks 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_inetgazette_j15.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install.
Making Internet Gazette the Default
Next, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_ inetgazette_j15 on the list of installed templates.
Select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Internet Gazette 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
- Internet Gazette Template (jw_inetgazette.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Internet Gazette into Joomla.
- Internet Gazette Source PNGs (internetgazette_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 jw_inetgazette.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install. Now Internet Gazette is installed and in your template list. You should observe an introductory page in which you select Continue.
Making Internet Gazette 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 Internet Gazette on the list and select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Internet Gazette will now be the default template.
