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Learn all about the exciting new RocketTheme exclusive modules that are included in the MediaMogul template release. Here you can find instructions for installation and configuration for each of the custom modules.
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Step One: Installing the Module
- Download the mediamogul_extensions.zip archive from the MediaMogul download section of the RocketTheme Joomla! Club. Unzip the archive, inside you will find individual zip files for each of the modules.
- Login in to your administrator console on your Joomla! website and navigate to the Installers menu item, and select Modules from the dropdown menu.
- In the Upload Package File section, click the Choose File button and select one of the mod_modulename.zip that was inside of the zip file you downloaded earlier. Next click the Upload File & Install button to install the module.
Step Two: Publishing the Module
- Now the module is installed it must be published in the appropriate module position and configured to suit our needs. From the top menu, select Modules then Site Modules.
- This will take you to the Site Module Manager which allows you to configure the placement and configuration of all modules in your Joomla! website.
- Locate the module from the list. Remember there could be a few pages. Once you have found it, you can publish in 2 ways: The first is selecting the cross next to the tile or clicking the title then set Publish to Yes followed by a Save.
The RokNewsFlash module displays your small pieces of info across the top of your MediaMogul website. Simply publish the module to the newsflash position with the title set to hide.
The RokNewsRotator (featured at the top of the maincolumn in the demo as the large rotating news block) and the RokVideoScroller (featured in the side column of the demo frontpage) are both made up of custom html and scripts which, when added to a new custom module, will provide you with the functionality and effect. You can learn more about setting up these custom modules as well as get the full raw code used in the demo on the Demo Content Tutorial Page.
For MediaMogul, we have integrated RokSlide into the core of the template so you have the RokSlide functionality in terms of tabs with stylish transitional effects with the modular layout of the template.
RokSlide by default has 5 tabs available. Each tab has a module position ranging from User12 to User16, respective to the individual tab. Therefore, you have a single modular position per tab but you have the option of applying multiple modules to a single position. For example, you can assign 3 modules to the User12 position and they will appear in a horizontal layout in Tab 1.
Configuration of the integrated RokSlide itself is primarily controlled in the index.php with the other template
configurations. Below is a snippet related to the integrated rokslide:-
// module slider configuration
$modules_list = array(array("title"=>"Group 1 Stuff", "module"=>"user12"),
array("title"=>"Group 2 Panel", "module"=>"user13"),
array("title"=>"Group 3 Collection", "module"=>"user14"),
array("title"=>"Group 4 Assortment", "module"=>"user15"),
array("title"=>"Group 5 Items", "module"=>"user16"));
$module_slider_height = 200; // height in px
$max_mods_per_row = 3; // maximum number of modules per row
(adjust the height if this wraps)
With the setting $module_list, you can control the aspects of the integrated rokslide feature to a great extent. You can control the tab title and also the module position which appears in each of the tabs.
In the code snippet, we have 5 lines, each line controls a single tab. Each line is segregated into 2 distinct parts. These are "title"=>"Tab Title", which controls the Tab Title. The second part is "module"=>"Module Position"),
This setting controls the height of the Module Slider in pixels.
$module_slider_height = 200; // height in px
In addition to setting the module slider height in the parameters, you will also need to specify a height for the #moduleslider-size in the "template_css.css" as well to ensure that the module slider shows at the proper size.
#moduleslider-size {
height: 250px;
}
The module configuration variable below controls how many consecutive modules you can have for a position.
$max_mods_per_row = 3; // max number of modules per row
(if wraps, adjust height)
With the integrated RokSlide, you will find that you may need to add extra module positions. These positions are User10-User16 and search. These are not available by default in Joomla so you will need to create these yourself. To do this, follow the instructions below:-
- Login into the Joomla administrator
- Navigate to Site -> Template Manager -> Module Positions
- In the column called Positions, find a blank field
- Once found, enter User10
- Find another and insert search and User11 up to User16
- Select Save
The standard RokSlide module will not function correctly when used at the same time as MediaMogual integrated rokslide tabbed module system, which is located at the bottom of the template and enabled by default.
These settings are specifically for use with the "orginal" RokSlide module from previous template (not included with the MediaMogual release). This option is only for use when MediaMogual built in tabbed module system is removed or disabled. In the Module configuration, set the following options:
- Show Title: No - The module header will not be visible.
- Position: User2 - RokSlide will be located in MediaMogual User 2 module position.
- Access Level: Public - Guests and above will see the module
- Published: Yes - The RokSlide module will be active on your website
- Menu Item Link(s): Features - This menu item will be the only page to have RokSlide.
- Category: Newsflashes/RokSlide - Set which Content Category is loaded into RokSlide.
- Width: 570 - Dictates the width of the module in pixels.
- Height: 150 - Dictates the height of the module in pixels.
- Show Images: Yes - Decides whether images show in the module.
- Read More: No - Controls whether read more links to the content item appear.
- Max No. of Items: 5 - Choose how many tabs are shown.
- Include Mootools JS Library: No - Will load the necessary javascript if not present in the template.
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