Bentobox Customisation

A guide to the basic Bentobox customisation options that can be configured in the template index.php file with a description of each of the available options and how they affect the presentation of the template.

Here is a breakdown of the available options:

	$default_style = "style1";			// style1 | style2 | style3
	$topmenu_name = "topmenu";			// topmenu by default, can be any Joomla menu name
	$menu_name = "mainmenu";				// mainmenu by default, can be any Joomla menu name
	$menu_type = "splitmenu2";				// splitmenu2 | splitmenu | suckerfish | module
	$default_font = "default";      // smaller | default | larger
	$show_pathway = "true";				// true | false
	$search_text = "keywords...";	// text to use in search box

Default Color Style

With 3 exciting color styles, it can be difficult to choose just one. But you will want to choose the one that will show by default to users when they visit your site for the first time. You can designate which style you want set as the default in the following line:

$default_style = "style1";			// style1 | style2 | style

Menu Type

HiveMind has 4 options for the horizontal navigation bar. You can either, select moomenu, the latest menu addition; suckerfish, the basic vertical dropdown menu; splitmenu, the popular classic or have the area as a separate module position.

$menu_type = "splitmenu2"; 	// splitmenu2 | suckerfish | splitmenu | module

Menu Name

The following parameter controls which Joomla menu is loaded for the horizontal navigation bar, by default this is mainmenu but you can change it to whatever menu such as othermenu.

$menu_name ="mainmenu";  // mainmenu by default

Topmenu Name

The following parameter controls which Joomla! menu is loaded for the top navigation bar. Therefore, you can use a custom menu instead of a default menu such as "tab-menu" or use another default menu such as "topmenu" topmenu

Show Pathway

This setting controls whether the pathway appears on your site.

$show_pathway = "true";			// true | false

Search Text

This setting controls what text appears in the search box.

$search_text = "keywords...";	// text to use in search box

Default Font Size

Based on your own personal preference, or the preference of your users; you can easily set the default font size of the text in your site by editing the following line:

$default_font = "default";      // smaller | default | larger