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

System requirement

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

Download packages

Download Packages

The download package includes:

• Quickstart package
• JA Small Biz template
• T3 Framework plugin
• JA Advanced Custom Module
• JA Google Map plugin
• Source file

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Quickstart installation

Download JA Small Biz 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

Detail documentation with screenshots

Manual Installation

Install T3 Framework

Step 1 - Install T3 Framework

From your back-end setting panel, go to: "Extensions → Extension Manager", browse T3 plugin installation package then hit the "Upload and Install"

Step 2 - Enable T3 Framework

When you install T3 Framework, it's auto enabled by default. You can check this by going to: "Extensions → Plugin Manager" then find T3 Plugin.

Install JA Small Biz template

Step 1 - Install JA Small Biz template

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

Install JA Small Biz template

Step 2 - Set default template style

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

Set JA company template as default template style

Install all supported extensions

• JA Google Map plugin
• JA Advanced Custom Module

Template folder structure

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

JA Small Biz template

JA Small Biz template is built on T3 Framework so its folder structure is almost the same with any other JA Templates that are developed with T3 Framework.

templates/ja_smallbiz/
+-- less/                 /*  all LESS files */ 
¦    +-- template.less
¦    +-- style.less
¦    +-- home.less
¦    +-- joomla.less
¦    +-- themes/            /*theme folders and theme files */
+-- css/                     /*compiled files from less*/
¦    +-- template.css
¦    +-- style.css
¦    +-- home.css
¦    +-- joomla.css
¦    +-- themes/            /*Compiled themes */
+-- tpls/             /* all layout files and block files*/
¦    +-- default.php
¦    +-- home-1.php
¦    +-- home-2.php
¦    +-- default-content-left.php
¦    +-- default-content-right.php
¦    +-- blocks/       /*block files*/
¦    ¦    +-- header.php
¦    ¦    +-- mainbody.php
¦    ¦    +-- off-canvas.php
¦    ¦    +-- content-mast-bottom.php
¦    ¦    +-- content-mast-top.php
¦    ¦    +-- spotlight-1.php
¦    ¦    +-- spotlight-2.php
¦    ¦    +-- navhelper.php
¦    ¦    +-- footer.php
¦    ¦    +-- mainbody/
+-- acm/               /*JA Advanced Custom Module content type*/
¦    +-- slideshow/
¦    ¦    +-- config.xml
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- less/
¦    ¦    +-- tmpl/
¦    ¦    +-- js/
¦    +-- contact-info/
¦    +-- pricing/
¦    +-- features-intro/
¦    +-- gallery/
¦    +-- teams/
+-- html/               /*override modules and Joomla com_content*/
¦    +-- com_content/
¦    ¦    +-- article/
¦    ¦    +-- categories/
¦    ¦    +-- category/
¦    +-- layouts/
¦    +-- mod_footer/
¦    +-- ...
+-- fonts/ 
¦    +-- font-awesome/
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- fonts/
+-- js/ 
¦    +-- script.js
¦    +-- inview.js
¦    +-- owl-carousel/
+-- images/
+-- language/
+-- templateDetails.xml  
+-- templateInfo.php/
+-- thememagic.xml/     /*the file is to add new group, parameters to ThemeMagic*/
+-- templateHook.php/

T3 Framework

You can find the folder structure of T3 Framewotk at: http://t3-framework.org/documentation/installation#folder-structure.

This section will help you build default Joomla pages the same as JA Small Biz demo site.

JA Small Biz has 4 demos for Barbershop, Gym, Car Services and Wedding, we will show instruction to create each homepage.

All the pages use same layout structure - default layout.

View Full Layout Structure

Home page - Barbershop

Here is instruction to create Barbershop Home page

Step 1 - Create Home menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assign "ja_smallbiz - Default" template style.

Create home menu item

Step 2 - Assign content to the homepage

The home page includes multiple sections, each section is a module.

1. Slideshow - JA ACM Module

Slideshow module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

2. Feature Intro Top - JA ACM Module

Feature Intro Top module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

3. Our Services

Our Services modules

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

4. Feature Intro Bottom - JA ACM Module

Feature Intro Bottom

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

5. Our Barbers - JA ACM Module

Our Barbers module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

6. Gallery - JA ACM Module

Gallery module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

7. Contact - JA ACM Module

Contact module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

Home page - Car Services

Here is instruction to create Car Services Home page

Step 1 - Create menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assign "ja_smallbiz - Default" template style.

Create home menu item

Step 2 - Configure theme

The car service page uses red color theme, to configure, go to: Extensions > Templates then open JA Small Biz template style > Theme tab and select red theme and save the settings.

Configure red theme

Step 3 - Assign content to the Car Service page

The page includes multiple sections, each section is a module.

1. Slideshow - JA ACM Module

Slideshow module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

2. Car Services

Car Services modules

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

3. Car Interior Cleaning - JA ACM Module

Car Interior Cleaning module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

4. Our Barbers - JA ACM Module

Our Barbers module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

5. [Car] Feature Intro Bottom - JA ACM Module

Feature Intro Bottom module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

6. Service Pricing - JA ACM Module

Service Pricing module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

7. Image Gallery - JA ACM Module

Image Gallery module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

8. Contact - JA ACM Module

Contact module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

Home page - Gym

Here is instruction to create Gym Home page

Step 1 - Create menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assign "ja_smallbiz - Default" template style.

Create home menu item

Step 2 - Configure theme

The Gym page uses orange color theme, to configure, go to: Extensions > Templates then open JA Small Biz template style > Theme tab and select red theme and save the settings.

Configure red theme

Step 3 - Assign content to the Car Service page

The page includes multiple sections, each section is a module.

1. Slideshow - JA ACM Module

Slideshow module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

2. Workout Routines. - JA ACM Module

Car Services modules

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

3. Features Intro - JA ACM Module

Features Intro module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

4. Choose Your Membership - JA ACM Module

Choose Your Membership module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

5. Image Gallery - JA ACM Module

Image Gallery module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

6. Contact - JA ACM Module

Contact module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

Home page - Wedding

Here is instruction to create Wedding Home page

Step 1 - Create menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assign "ja_smallbiz - Default" template style.

Create home menu item

Step 2 - Configure theme

The Wedding page uses pink color theme, to configure, go to: Extensions > Templates then open JA Small Biz template style > Theme tab and select red theme and save the settings.

Configure red theme

Step 3 - Assign content to the Car Service page

The page includes multiple sections, each section is a module.

1. Slideshow - JA ACM Module

Slideshow module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

2. Fairytale Luxury Weddings. - JA ACM Module

Fairytale Luxury Weddings modules

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

3. We create beautiful and timeless weddings - JA ACM Module

We create beautiful and timeless weddings module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

4. What's Included - JA ACM Module

Choose Your Membership module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

5. Created with passion, symbolized with love - JA ACM Module

Created with passion, symbolized with love module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

6. Meet Our Team - JA ACM Module

Meet Our Team

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

6. Contact - JA ACM Module

Contact module

Module position: content-mast-top
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module setting

Blog Page - List View

Blog Page - List View

Menu setting

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Blog List menu type and assign "ja_smallbiz - Default" template style.

Menu setting

• Category settings
• Blog Layout settings
• Options settings

Other settings can be set as default.

Blog Page - Grid View

Blog Page - Grid View

Menu setting

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Articles » Blog List menu type and assign "ja_smallbiz - Default" template style.

Menu setting

• Category settings
• Blog Layout settings
• Options settings
• Page Display settings

Note: In the Page Display tab, please make sure class grid-view is added for the field "Page Class"

Contact Page

Contact Page

1. Create contact

From back-end, go to: Components > Contacts then add new contact.

Create Contact

2. Create contact menu item

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

Create Contact

Supported Layouts

JA Small Biz supports 1 layout by default: default.

• "default" layout screenshot

Assign Layout for a template style

You can create multiple layouts to meet your requirement and assign the layout to specific pages. To assign a layout for a JA Small Biz template style, open the template style » Layout setting panel » assign layout for the template style.

Layout assignment

You can create multiple templates style for JA Small Biz 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.

Layout configuration

Once you assign layout for a template style, you can configure the layout to meet your requirements. There are 2 configuration panels: Layout Structure configuration and responsive layout configuration.

1. Layout Structure configuration

The layout structure allows you to change position for any position in the layout, configure number of positions in spotlight block.

layout configuration

2. Responsive Layout configuration

In the "Responsive Configuration", select the responsive layout you want to configure layout for.

Responsive layout configuration

In the responsive layout configuration, you can disable any position you don't want to show in the layout, resize positions in spotlight block.

Theme Settings

The theme settings pannel allows you configure theme color, logo (image logo or text) and background image for the template style.

Theme settings

The theme settings in the Template Setting panel are not global settings so you can use different logo for each template style. To change the logo, open template style setting panel » Theme Setting and you would see the logo setting

2. Menu Configuration

JA Small Biz supports multiple menu systems: Megamenu on desktop layout and off-canvas menu on Mobile

3.1 Megamenu setting

Megamenu

In the Navigation setting panel, enable Megamenu, assign Menu and hit the Megamenu button to open the Megamenu configuration panel.

Enable Megamenu

In the configuration panel, select menu item and use the built-in options to configure the megamenu for the menu item.

Megamenu configuration

3.2 Off-canvas Sidebar

Off-canvas menu

There are 2 steps to activate Off-canvas sidebar.

1. To enable Off-canvas sidebar, go to JA Small Biz template style » Addon-ons and enable the Off-canvas sidebar option.

Off-canvas menu

2. Create Menu module and assign to the off-canvas position. Check out the module settings below:

Module position: off-canvas
Module Suffix: NOT USED

Back-end Settings

• Module setting

Footer section configuration

The footer section includes copyrights info and T3 Framework logo.

Footer info

1. Copyrights Info modification

To change the copyrights info, open the templates/ja_smallbiz/html/mod_footer/default.php file, find the following info and change to what you want.

<small><?php echo $lineone; ?> Designed by <a href="http://www.joomlart.com/" title="Visit Joomlart.com!" <?php echo method_exists('T3', 'isHome') && T3::isHome() ? '' : 'rel="nofollow"' ?>>JoomlArt.com</a>.</small>

	<small><?php echo JText::_( 'MOD_FOOTER_LINE2' ); ?></small>

2. Disable T3 Footer Logo

You can disable the T3 Footer Logo in the template style manager, open the General setting panel, disable the Show T3 Logo option.

Disable T3 logo

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, roll back, remote install, internal repository and compare versions.

From 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.

Check for new version

2. Upgrade JA Small Biz template

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

Upgrade JA Small Biz template

3. Upgrade T3 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 new version then hit the Upgrade Now to upgrade the extension to latest version.