Sanity check on template configuration & usability

Hi there,

I recently purchased a subscription, downloaded and installed your Shop & Buy template. I used the quickinstall package and the site is up and going... My questions:

1. is there an interactive way to modify your template, something like the customize template setting in your http://demo.gavick.com/ . I have used other templates that provide an interactive menu similar to the ones in your demo to change layout, text, sections, etc... I am not seeing anything like that with yours but the typical menus given by basic templates in joomla.

2. I installed joomla 2.5 instead of 3.1 as virtumart did not work in 3.1. Am I missing something? Do I need to install anything else?

3. Pictures and other information are not displayed, any reason for that?. I will be adding my own but was wondering if there is something wrong with the installation.

4. I am not sure what I am suppose to do with your configuration file...

Thanks much for your help,

Mike.

Hi

1. We are providing a couple of color options along with template and also a numerous module style variants accessible with a correct module class suffix.

2. No You are not. VM announced that they will wait till Joomla 3.5 before releasing new version. At least I think I read that on their site.

3. Please show me Your site. This may be bacause of a numerous reasons: broken files, wrong permissions, cache problems.

4. I do not understand this question. We do not provide any configuration other than a settings required to configure site as our demo template.

Thanks for the reply teibite.

Just have a couple of follow up questions:

1. Can you give me a pointer or guide me to a link or a document that outlines the best way to go about modifying/customizing your templates? For example, I want to change:

1.1. The text in the main page 'Lacking Concept... Let us show you the way...'
1.2. The Startup logo in the upper-left corner...

What am I starting to do?: I just installed firebug and I am going to start checking the instances and objects being referenced when I browse the site, then check for those images/code in the images folder and scripts to adjust... but don't want to complicate things if there is an easier way (given that I am working with a template) to get this done.

2. My last question Q4, was in reference to a 'customization document' startup configuration detail. See:http://www.gavick.com/documentation/joomla-templates/joomla-templates-configuration/startup-configuration-joomla/. What is the purpose of that document?

3. In reference to Q1, when you say

numerous module style variants accessible with a correct module class suffix

where or how can I use a correct module class suffix?
It seems the answer is no, the template does not offer simple detailed customization such as the one implemented in http://demo.gavick.com/. With that said, would it be easier to customize your templates using wordpress?

Thanks much for your help, really appreciate your feedback. The site I am working on is www.a2kstudio.com. As you will see I modified a config file to redirect to an installation I called default.

MM.

To correct 1.1 and 1.2. Meant to say Shop & Bug and not startup logo. Also, modification of text in the rolling pictures.

P.s.
Ad 3) about pictures/photos read also this information : http://www.gavick.com/documentation/gen ... uickstart/

Hi

1. There is no instruction to customisations as we believe clients likes our products as they are But You can always search the forum or ask a new question for a small customisations.

1.1 Honestly I do not see this "Lacking Concept... Let us show you the way..." anywhere even when searching the source code. Can You point me to the right place. Also tell me what customisation You have in mind ? Changing the text of its size, color, etc
1.2 Logo can be configurable in template settings, but as a developer I always find it easier to make it manually in code. Place this in override.css with a path to Your new logo and it's dimentions (remember that override needst to be enabled in order to use it):

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#gkLogo.cssLogo {
    background: url("/joomla25/shop_and_buy/templates/gk_shop_and_buy/images/style1/logo.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    height: 25px;
    width: 212px;
}


2. This document is a detailed list of a configuration of template and every module to match the look of a quickstart. If You are using a quickstart already than You may ignore it since everything is configured already, but some users are installing a template package and than just neds one or 2 modules to match the demo while rest of the site is using a different extensions.

3. http://demo.gavick.com/joomla25/shop_an ... variations here is a list of a module class suffixes with examples of how it will change the look of the module.

4. Images are replaced to some dummy ones becuase of law restrictions as Pawel mentioned. But if You cannot see even this images than it may ne becuase of a wrong permissions to the folders. There can be other issues as well, but I'll be able to tell more when I'll see the site.

Thanks again for the reply. Following up on the first question:

1.1 Honestly I do not see this "Lacking Concept... Let us show you the way..." anywhere even when searching the source code. Can You point me to the right place. Also tell me what customisation You have in mind ? Changing the text of its size, color, etc

The text I want to change is basically the text in the three rolling images. That is: "No Quibble, Free Returns", "New Arrived - Shine Bright", "New Season Preview".

Disregard my ask in the last post. I was found entries in SQL and made changes to the DB only to find out later on while looking at the modules within joomla that there is an actual option to make those changes via the menus...

Still, I am having problems finding where to make changes to

//*[@id="gkBottom2"]/div

. That is the links and options under (About US, Shoping with US, Service, Connect).

Your help will be appreciated it.

MM

Hi

Rolling images are a part of a mosule called GK Image Show. You can manage it there. If The change was about a style of this elements than header can be customized with css using this selector:

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.gkIsWrapper-gk_shop_and_buy .figcaption h3 a { }


and text with this:

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.gkIsWrapper-gk_shop_and_buy .figcaption p { }


Links at the bottom part are custom HTML modules called as the titles as You can see on top.

Thanks Teitbite,

The changes I am trying to do are not related to the rolling images but the menus at the bottom of the template (not the footer menu) but the one right above.

If you look at the site, these are the menus:

ABOUT US
Customer Service
Site Map
Search Terms
Advanced Search
Orders and Returns
Contact

SHOP WITH US
Contact Lenses
Glasses
Sunglasses
Eyewear Accessories
View All Products

SERVICE
Help
Gift Cards
Order Status
Free Shipping
International

Where and how can I change the options under the menus and direct the links? For example, I need to remove the references to Sunglasses, Eyewear, etc... and replace with my own.

Thanks much,
MM

Teitbite, I missed the last paragraph on your previous answer which covered the question I just posted. They are custom HTML modules.

With that covered, I believe I only have one last question and it's about the '/' menu separator

Is there a way to change that character for something else like '|'?

Teibite, feel somehow silly asking questions and then posting the answers...

I found I could make the change directly on menu.css or overiding it using that class/function .gkMenu

Thanks again for your patience and helping me getting acquainted with your templates and joomla. Appreciate it!

MM

Hi

Yes that's a good solution, but please put this css override to ovrride.css and remember that override needs to be enabled in template. This way menu.css will not be lost when You will need to update the template.

More about Overriding CSS : http://www.gavick.com/documentation/joo ... -template/