The section will help you with steps to install JA Artsy template - Quickstart and Manual installation.

System requirement

JA Artsy template is native with Joomla 3. Please make sure your system meets the following requirements:

Download packages

The download package includes:

• Quickstart package
• JA Artsy template
• T4 Framework plugin
• JA Advanced Custom Module
• T4 Framework
• Source file

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Quickstart installation

Download JA Artsy quickstart package →, upload to your server and extract it.

Step 1 - Configuration: add Site name, Admin email, Admin username and password

Step 2 - Database: select database type, host name, database username, password, database name & table prefix

Step 3 - Overview: select sample data to install, we suggest to use Default English (GB) Sample Data. You can install multilingual in the step.

Step 4 - Remove/Rename "installation" folder: for security purpose, you need to rename or remove the "installation" folder

Joomla 3 quickstart Installation tutorial

Joomla 4 quickstart Installation tutorial

Manual Installation

Install T4 Framework

Step 1 - Install T4 Framework

From your back-end setting panel, go to: "Extensions → Extension Manager", browse T4 plugin installation package then hit the "Upload and Install"

Step 2 - Enable T4 Framework

When you install T4 Framework, it's auto-enabled by default. You can check this by going to: "Extensions → Plugin Manager" then find T4 Plugin.

Install JA Artsy template

Step 1 - Install JA Artsy template

From your back-end setting panel, go to: "Extensions → Extension Manager", browse JA Artsy template installation package then hit the "Upload and Install"

Step 2 - Set default template style

Go to: "Extensions → Template Manager", set JA Artsy template style as your default template style.

Install all supported extensions

• JA Advanced Custom Module
• JA Masthead Module

Template folder structure

This section is to help you understand the folder structure of JA Artsy template, where to find the files you want.

JA Artsy template

JA Artsy template is built on T4 Framework so its folder structure is almost the same with any other JA Templates that are developed with T4 Framework.

/templates/ja_artsy/
+-- scss/                 /*  all SCSS files */ 
+--     scss/tpl                 /*  theme tpl SCSS files */ 
¦    +--  acm.scss
¦    +-- all.scss
¦    +--  offcanvas.scss
¦    +--  styles.scss
¦    +--  type.scss
¦    +--  utilities.scss
¦    +--  variables.scss
¦    +-- vars.scss
¦    +--  jpages.scss
¦    +--  rtl.scss
¦    +--  template.scss
¦    +--  bootstrap.scss
¦    +--  components.scss
¦    +--  forms.scss
¦    +--  global.scss
¦    +--  joomla.scss
¦    +--  megamenu.scss
¦    +--  com_solidres.scss
¦    +--  modules.scss
¦    +--  navigations.scss
+-- scss/tpls 


+-- css/                     /*compiled files from SCSS*/
¦    +-- template.css
¦    +-- rtl.css
¦    +-- acm.css
¦    +-- jomsocial.css
¦    +-- jpages.css
¦    +-- off-canvas.css/
¦    +-- offline.css/
+-- acm/               /*JA Advanced Custom Module content type*/
¦    +-- cta/
¦    ¦    +-- config.xml
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- tmpl/
¦    ¦    +-- js/
+-- html/               /*override modules and Joomla com_content*/
¦    +-- com_content/
¦    ¦    +-- article/
¦    ¦    +-- category/
¦    ¦    +-- featured/
¦    +-- com_contact/
¦    +-- com_search/
¦    +-- com_users/
¦    +-- mod_articles_latest/
¦    +-- mod_articles_categories/
¦    +-- mod_articles_category/
¦    +-- layouts/
¦    +-- ...
+-- fonts/ 
¦    +-- font-awesome/
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- fonts/

+-- js/ 
¦    +-- bootstrap.bundle.js
¦    +-- template.js
¦    +-- imagesloaded.pkgd.js
¦    +-- infinitive-paging.js
¦    +-- jquery.infinitescroll.js
¦    +-- isotope.pkgd.min.js
¦    +-- template.js
¦    +-- owl-carousel/
¦    +--   html5lightbox/
¦    +--   lightbox/
+-- images/
+-- language/
+-- templateDetails.xml  
+-- templateInfo.php/
+-- thememagic.xml/     /*the file is to add new group, parameters to ThemeMagic*/
+-- templateHook.php/

T4 Framework

You can find the complete documentation of T4 Framewotk at: https://www.joomlart.com/documentation/t4-framework.

This section will help you build the pages the same as JA Artsy demo site.

1. Homepage

View homepage position layout:

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Here is instruction to create the same Homepage page

Step 1 - Create template style

The page uses Home layout so we need to create template style. The best way to create the template is by cloning JA Artsy home template style. to create the different type of themes you need to duplicate the default template style and assign a different layout from the Layout tab

Here is the layout structure of the page.

Step 2 - Create Home page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Article » Featured Article menu type and assign "JA Artsy- Home" template style.

Step 3 - Assign content to the Home page

Content of Homepage is loaded from modules. Here is the detailed configuration of each module.

1.1 Slideshow - JA ACM Module

Module position: slideshow
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.2 Our Misson. JA ACM Module

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.3 Video ACM Module

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.4 Statics ACM Module

Module position: section-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.5 Our Service ACM Module

Module position: section-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.6 Our Projects Article Latest Module

Module position: section-5
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: slide

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.6 OUR CLIENTS TRUST US ACM Module

Module position: section-6
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.7 3 step to a New Home ACM Module

Module position: section-7
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.8 Nothing Requires ACM Module

Module position: section-8
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.9 Meet Our Team ACM Module

Module position: section-9
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.10 Clients ACM Module

Module position: section-10
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.11 Footer ACM Module

Module position: Footer
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

2. Services page

A special page used to show services type Articles with » Category blog Menu type.

You must choose the Service Layout option in the Blog Menu item to get the same view as in the demo. The Service Menu item uses a Different layout, you can duplicate the template style from the template manager and assign services layout. This page uses the Services layout.

Here is instruction to create the same page

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item and assign "JA Artsy- services" template style.

• Menu settings

There are modules placed in the sidebar, follow the below instruction to get the same view:

2.1 Explore the features - Latest article Module

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Filter settings
• Order settings
• Group settings
• display settings
• advanced settings
• Extra settings

2.1 Luxurious and Authentic ACM Module

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

2.2 our price ACM Module

Module position: section-3
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

3. Portfolio page

- Create About menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Portfolio menu type and assign "JA Artsy- Portfolio" template style. All child category used in this menu also has Portfolio menu type.

This Menu item Use Portfolio template style and Portfolio layout, You must select the Portfolio Layout in Menu options to get the same view like in demo

• Menu settings
• Menu Category settings
• Menu layout settings
• Articles options

3.1 Articles - Categories Module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

4. Blog page

A special Blog page helps you to display news articles It can be used for multipurpose content.

Here is instruction to create the same article page

- Create Blog menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Category Blog menu type and assign "JA Artsy- default sidebar right" template style.

This Menu use default sidebar right layout, You have to select the default layout for this template style

• Menu settings
• Category settings
• Blog layout settings
• Article options

The Page has a Masthead module on top of the page that is used on all other pages as well.

Masthead Module

This module used to show the Masthead display on each page except Home page to show the Page Heading and description with image.

Module position: masthead
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra settings

5. Contact page

A special Contact page for JA Artsy template.

Here is instruction to create the same contact page

Create Contact menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Contact » Single contact menu type and assign "JA Artsy - Default" template style.

In the Contact component, please make sure You have created contact item so you can assign it to the menu item

• Contact settings
• Dispaly settings

In Component > Contact > Create a new contact item befor creating the Menu item

• Item settings
• dispaly settings

Supported Layouts

Access T4 working panel

Access working panel of JA Artsy template: from back-end > Extensions > Templates > and open JA Artsy template style.

JA Artsy supports default layouts by default for all content pages except the Home page and services and portfolio page. Here is the structure of the supported layout.

• "default" layout screenshot

Assign Layout for a template style

To assign a layout for a JA Artsy template style, open the template style » Layout setting panel » assign a layout for the template style.

You can create multiple templates style for JA Artsy template, each template style is assigned to one layout and the template style is assigned to specific menu items so that in one site, you use 1 template but you can use as many layouts as you want Also, you can choose a different theme for different template styles.

Another option is save as copy

Get more details in Layout customization on T4 here : https://www.joomlart.com/documentation/t4-framework/layout-builder

Logo Setting

The Logo settings are present under Site configuration > Logo Settings.

For the logo, you can select to use an image logo or text logo. You can also select the different logo for mobile view.

Get more details in Site configuration on T4 framework templates here : https://www.joomlart.com/documentation/t4-framework/layout-builder

2. Theme Configuration

You can choose different theme for different template style in JA Artsy Joomla template. To change the theme : Navigation to JA Artsy template style > Theme Settings > Theme.

2. Menu Configuration

You can choose different Megamenu for different template style in JA Artsy Joomla template. To change the Mega menu : Navigation to JA Artsy template style > Navigation > Mega menu.

MegaMenu display dropdwn modules under it, to get the same view, kindly follow below settings:

Template upgrade

1. Set up JA Extension Manager Component

The best method to upgrade JoomlArt products is using JA Extension Manager. The FREE extension brings a new way to manage extensions: upgrade, rollback, remote install, internal repository, and compare versions.

From the back-end, go to Components → JA Extension Manager then select Service Manager, now set JoomlArt as your default service. Next, hit the "Edit" button then add your Username and Password that you signed up in JoomlArt.com.

2. Upgrade JA Artsy template

Step 1 - check the new version of JA Artsy template. Using the filter to find the JA Artsy template then hit the "Check Update" button.

Step 2 - Upgrade JA Artsy template to latest version. You should compare the changes before upgrading. We only pay attention to conflicted files - files that have been modified by both user and developer. When upgrading, the conflicted files will be overridden by files in the new version, which means what you customized in the files will be lost.

3. Upgrade T4 Framework and other JA extensions

Using the filter to find the extensions you want to upgrade (JoomlArt products only), hit the "Check Update" button to check for a new version then hit the Upgrade Now to upgrade the extension to latest version.