Joomla Club Templates
Syndicate October 2010 Joomla Template
Syndicate, the October 2010 Template Club release, is perfect for any news, media or business type site that requires a clean, conservative but advanced design. The theme is the first to use the 16 Grid Gantry Layout for more control over grid widths and dimensions, for that more compact news structure.
Utilizing the Color Chooser, the template style can be easily adjusted to any color scheme, in conjunction with 8 presets styles, 6 logo options, and 49 module variation combinations; the design is truly stylistically versatile. As a Gantry template, typical features such as the 960 Grid and iPhone Support are also present.
Features and Screenshots
- Gantry Framework
- Color Chooser
- 8 Preset Styles with 6 Logo Options
- Triple Level Splitmenu
- Fusion with MegaMenu
- 76 Module Positions
- 20 Module Variations - 49 Combo Possibilities
- RocketTheme Extensions Styling
- 3rd Party Extensions Compatibility Styling
- FF 3.6, Safari 4, Opera 10.x, IE7-IE8 Compatible
- Limited IE6 Browser Compatibility
- Template RTL Support
- W3C XHTML 1.0 / CSS 3 Valid
Color Choose: 8 Presets & 6 Logo Styles
Syndicate is accompanied by a Gantry-Admin based Color Chooser. The entire template styling is controlled by the Color Chooser, utlizing very few images such as the Logo. Set the Color Chooser options from Admin → Template Manager → rt_syndicate_j15 → Settings. The available controls are listed below:
- Main Background: Select the Background Color.
- Header, Logo, Submenu, Body & Footer: Control the Background, Overlay, Text and Link Colors.
- Logo: Choose from 6 Logo styles.
- Header: Choose from 10 Header images.
- Alert: Select Background and Text Color.
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CSS 3 Template
Syndicate uses a series of CSS 3 features to enhance its design. These are only available in CSS3 compliant browsers such as Firefox 3.6+, Safari 5+, Opera 10+ and Chrome 3+. IE9 also is also advertised as supported these standards. However, such features are described as having graceful degradation, meaning if the browser does not support the CSS, the element will not break, just degrade to a simpler standard.
Included CSS3 Features- Box Shadows: Adds a shadow around block elements such as the Read More buttons.
- Text Shadows: Adds a shadow behind text elements such as Titles.
- Border Radius: Adds rounded corners to block elements such as Modules.
- Color Crossfading: Adds transition effects to color hovers for Links.
Fusion with MegaMenu
Fusion Menu is a menu theme of the RokNavMenu extension, the addon that drives all RocketTheme template menus. It is primarily a javascript enhanced CSS dropdown menu, that combines standard suckerfish type functionality with animations, transitions and other advanced effects provided by Mootools.
MegaMenu Features:
- Triple/Quad Column Modes: Have up to 4 columns in the Fusion dropdowns.
- Child Items Menu Grouping: Group child menu items inline with its parent.
- Column Width Control: Set the total, as well as individual column widths.
- Load Modules / Positions: Place modules or positions within the dropdown columns.
Triple Level Splitmenu
Triple Level Splitmenu is a multiple tied menu solution. It differentiates between parent items, 1st level children and all child items thereafter. By splitting these areas in the code, you can position and style them independent. Therefore, the default configuration places the 1st and 2nd level items in the header area, in different rows, and all other items in the sidemenu. All these areas are configurable via the Gantry administrator.
Triple Level Splitmenu Features:
- 1st Level: Parent items are assigned to Navigation.
- 2nd Level: Tier 1 children are assigned to Subnavigation.
- 3rd Level: 3rd level items are assigned to the Sidebar.
- Suffix: Assign any module class suffix to the submenu of Splitmenu.
Third Party Extensions Compatibility Styling
Syndicate has compatibility styling for 7 major third party extensions: K2, JComments, Contact Form Enhanced, Tienda, NinjaBoard, Virtuemart and JomSocial.
The extensions will not be included in the RocketLauncher package, but can be download / purchased from the developers of each extension, and installed. Remember to activate Third Party Styling in Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_syndicate_j15 → Advanced
Installation - Joomla 1.5
Downloading the Template Files
To install the template, you need one of the following files:-
- Template (Standalone) rt_syndicate_j15.tgz - Standalone template file.
- Template (Bundle) rt_syndicate_j15-bundle.tar.gz - Template plus Gantry Component.
- RokNavMenu rt_syndicate_j15-extensions.zip(unzip first) or mod_roknavmenu.zip - Required for the menu to work..
There are other files that you may wish to download that accompany the release, but are not required for the template to work.
- Source PNG(s) rt_syndicate_j15-sources.zip - Adobe® Fireworks PNG source file(s) and any applicable fonts.
- Extensions rt_syndicate_j15-extensions.zip - All extensions for the template.
- RocketLauncher rt_syndicate_j15-rocketlauncher.zip - Demo replica installer.
Using the Joomla Installer
From the Menu in your Joomla Administrator, go to Extensions → Install/Uninstall.
Next, browse for the rt_syndicate_j15.tgz or rt_syndicate_j15-bundle.tar.gz file that you downloaded earlier and then click Upload File & Install.
Making Syndicate the Default
Next, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_syndicate_j15 on the list of installed templates.
Select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Syndicate 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Syndicate TemplateThis is a non-exhaustive changelog for the Syndicate Template, inclusive of any alpha, beta, release candidate and final versions.
