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Visage December 2011 Joomla Template

Visage
Joomla 1.5Joomla 2.5

Visage, the December 2011 template release, is a contemporary blending of stunning, refined visuals, combined with a polished and powerful undertone, providing a unique look that is flexible and intuitive to use. The foundational Gantry Framework creates a core rich with features, such as the 960 Grid System, per menu item configuration, amongst many others.

Visage has integrated styled support for several RocketTheme Extensions, providing them with a consistent and stunning appearance. Included are: RokGallery (Component/Module), RokTabs and RokContentRotator.

NOTICE: Visage is a Joomla 1.5 and 2.5 Template.

Features and Screenshots


Visage Preset Styles RokGallery Slideshow Layout RokContentRotator Integrated Fusion with MegaMenu Module Positions
  • Joomla 1.5/2.5 versions
  • Exquisite 12 Preset Styles
  • Numerous RocketTheme Extensions Integrated
  • Powerful Core Gantry Framework
  • iPhone/Android viewing support
  • RocketTheme Extensions Styling
  • Custom Content Typography
  • Fusion With MegaMenu & Triple Level Splitmenu
  • Load Transitions
  • 72 Module Positions
  • 28 Structural and Stylistic suffixes
  • FF, Safari, Chrome, Opera, IE7+ Compatible
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 / CSS Valid
NOTE: Gantry v3.1.18+, 3.2.12+ is required for Visage to work correctly. For more details on the Gantry Framework, please visit its Dedicated Website.

RokGallery Powered Template

RokGallery is a ground-up revolutionary gallery extension, developed to be hugely flexible, customizable and thus extendable far into the future.

Slideshow Layout

RokGallery Slideshow Layout is facilitated by Mootools to transition between images seamlessly.

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Photo Gallery

RokGallery offers an advanced photo gallery solution for Joomla, that rests on a custom tagging architecture, combined with native application slice editing, which Visage provides integrated styling for.

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RocketTheme Extensions Styling

A selection of our RocketTheme Extensions have been styled to integrate with the template:

  • RokGallery: An advanced ground-up revolutionary Joomla! gallery extension.
  • RokTabs: A tabbed based content module, with advanced display controls.
  • RokContentRotator: A vertical tabbed based content rotator module.
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RokNavMenu Powered Template

RokNavMenu is a powerful menu module which provides functions above and beyond the capabilities of the core Joomla menu. It provides a feature rich platform for extending the menu, allowing for overrides and plugins for the menu itself, in addition to versatile theming capabilities and so much more.

Fusion with MegaMenu

Fusion is a javascript enhanced CSS dropdown menu system, that is fully crawlable by search engines. Mootools adds transitions and animations to the dropdown, providing a smooth and dynamic interface for the navigational structure. MegaMenu features include a vast assortment, such as multiple columns, grouped child items, dropdown widths and item distribution. These provide for individual control over each specific dropdown menu item or column.

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Triple Level Splitmenu

The Triple Level Splitmenu on Visage provides a static menu system that displays 1st and 2nd level items in the main horizontal menu and further children in the Sidebar.

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All images sources in the Adobe® Fireworks PNG format.

Installation


Downloading the Template Files

To install the template, you need one of the following files:-

Files required for the template to function:

  • Template (Standalone) (J15) rt_visage_j15.tgz or (J25) rt_visage.zip - Standalone template file without the Gantry Framework.
  • Template (Bundle) (J15) rt_visage_j15-bundle.zip or (J25) rt_visage-bundle.zip - Template plus the Gantry Framework.
  • RokNavMenu (J15) rt_visage_j15-extensions.zip(unzip first) or mod_roknavmenu.zip; or (J25) rt_visage-extensions.zip(unzip first) or mod_roknavmenu_j16.zip - Required for the menu to work.
Note: The Bundle Template is only necessary if the Gantry Library is not installed at /components/com_gantry (J15) or /libraries/gantry (J25).

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_visage_j15-sources.zip - Adobe® Fireworks PNG source file(s) and any applicable fonts.
  • Source BG PNG(s) rt_visage_j15-sources-bg.zip - Adobe® Fireworks PNG BG source file(s). Only distributed if the template has complex BGs.
  • Extensions (J15) rt_visage_j15-extensions.zip or (J25) rt_visage-extensions.zip - All extensions for the template.
  • RocketLauncher (J15) rt_visage_j15-rocketlauncher.zip or (J25) rt_visage-rocketlauncher.zip - Demo replica installer.
The latest extensions can be downloaded from the Extensions Download area located here

Using the Joomla Installer

  • (J15) Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_visage_j15 → Default
  • (J25) Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_visage → Make Default


Making Visage the Default

  • (J15) Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_visage_j15 → Default
  • (J25) Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_visage → Make Default

Frequently Asked Questions


What is Gantry?
Gantry is, as a basic definition, A framework used for assembling, building and maintaining a RocketTheme template. It is an advanced platform for dramatically extending the capabilities of the entire theming system of Joomla. More Details...
What is Fusion Menu?
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. More Details...
What is Splitmenu?
A static menu system that displays 1st level items in the main horizontal menu and further children in the Sidebar. More Details...
What extensions are integrated with the template?
A few of our RocketTheme extensions have been given individual styling by the template, these are RokNewsPager, RokGallery, RokTabs and RokNavMenu. More Details...

Changelog

This is a non-exhaustive changelog for the Visage Template, inclusive of any alpha, beta, release candidate and final versions.

Joomla 1.5

Legend:

* -> Security Fix
# -> Bug Fix
+ -> Addition
^ -> Change
- -> Removed
! -> Note


------- 1.1 Release [12-Dec-2011] -------

# Fixed Fusion Menu colors not the right color

Changed File(s):

/css/orange.css
/templateDetails.xml


------- 1.0 Release [01-Dec-2011] -------

! Initial Release


------- Initial Changelog Creation -------

Joomla 2.5

Legend:

* -> Security Fix
# -> Bug Fix
+ -> Addition
^ -> Change
- -> Removed
! -> Note


------- 1.2 Release [19-Apr-2012] -------

# Fixed logo auto-resize not working
# Fixed article page navigation not working
# Fixed default breadcrumbs separator broken
# Fixed j2.5 images and links compatibility
# Fixed issue when displaying article options as text only

Changed File(s):

/css/template.css
/features/logo.php
/html/com_content/article/default.php
/html/com_content/category/blog_item.php
/html/com_content/featured/default_item.php
/html/mod_breadcrumbs/default.php
/template-options.xml
/templateDetails.xml


------- 1.1 Release [12-Dec-2011] -------

# Fixed Fusion Menu colors not the right color

Changed File(s):

/css/orange.css
/templateDetails.xml


------- 1.0 Release [01-Dec-2011] -------

! Initial Release

------- Initial Changelog Creation -------