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TechnopiaApril 2006 Bonus Joomla Template

Technopia is a very clean design that really shows off the power of the Joomla! templating capabilities. This month RocketTheme has implemented some new features never before seen in a Joomla Template. The first item which you will notice is the brand new completely custom CSS driven horizontal menu. This menu is based on the RocketTheme suckerfish menu system, but has been modified to support this horizontal layout. As with other RocketTheme menu systems like RTSplitMenu and RTSuckerfish, this new RTSuperSucker menu system maintains the top-level active state when you select a menu item in the second level. Play around with it to see the power of this navigation device and you will quickly see how useful this is for your users.

Another neat feature is the MooFX based 'accordian' module block on the side of the main content area. This allows you to stack lots of modules into this area while retaining valuable real estate and white-space in your layout. It’s more than just dazzling good looks, it’s practical to boot! Technopia is also a pure CSS template that uses no tables to control the layout, this allows for increased performance and better SEO capabilities. This template comes with 3 color variations built in, 2 width choices, and the option to flip the template from left to right orientation.

Features and Screenshots

• 3 color variations
• Exclusive RTSuperSucker system
• Pure CSS design
• 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

RTSuperSucker Information

The RTSuperSucker menu system uses the othermenu by default and this menu is configured in the admin administator. 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 below in a submenu when you click on a top-level item.

Installation - Joomla 1.5

Downloading the Template Files

• Technopia Template (rt_technopia_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Technopia into Joomla.
• Technopia Source PNGs (technopia-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Technopiaworks 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_ technopia_j15.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install.

Making Technopia the Default

Next, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_ technopia_j15 on the list of installed templates.

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