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

System requirement

Please make sure your system meets the following requirements:

Installation

The section will help you with the steps to install the JA Findus template. There are 2 options to install.

• Quickstart installation: Replicate Template demo to your server.
• Manual installation: install template, plugin manually on your Joomla site

Download packages

T4 Framework download section includes the following files:

• Quickstart package
• JA Findus template
• T4 Framework plugin
• JA ACM Module
• JA Megafilter Component
• JA Masthead Module

Quickstart installation

Quickstart installation allows you to replicate the demo site to your server with all T4 extensions installed and demo content

Joomla 3 quickstart Installation tutorial

Joomla 4 quickstart Installation tutorial

Manual Installation

Installing the T4 framework on your existing Joomla website.

Step 1. Install T4 framework plugin

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

By default, the T4 plugin will be auto-enabled after installation. You can check this by going to "Extensions > Plugin Manager" then find T4 Plugin.

Step 2: Install JA Findus template

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

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

Template folder structure

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

JA Findus template

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

/templates/ja_findus/
+-- 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
¦    +--  modules.scss
¦    +--  navigations.scss
+-- scss/tpls 
+-- css/                     /*compiled files from SCSS*/
¦    +-- template.css
¦    +-- rtl.css
¦    +-- acm.css
¦    +-- jpages.css
¦    +-- off-canvas.css/
¦    +-- offline.css/
+-- acm/               /*JA Advanced Custom Module content type*/
¦    +-- hero/
¦    ¦    +-- config.xml
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- tmpl/
¦    ¦    +-- js/
+-- html/               /*override modules and Joomla com_content*/
¦    +-- com_content/
¦    ¦    +-- article/
¦    ¦    +-- category/
¦    ¦    +-- featured/
¦    +-- com_contact/
¦    ¦    +-- contact/
¦    ¦    +-- com_komento/
¦    +-- mod_jamasthead/
¦    +-- mod_articles_category/
¦    +-- mod_articles_categories/
¦    +-- mod_articles_latest/
¦    +-- plg_jamegafilter_content/
¦    +-- layouts/
¦    +-- ...
+-- fonts/ 
+-- js/ 
¦    +--owl-carousel
¦    +-- bootstrap.bundle.js
¦    +-- template.js
¦    +-- imagesloaded.pkgd.js
¦    +-- isotope.pkgd.js
+-- images/
+-- language/
+-- templateDetails.xml  
+-- templateInfo.php/
+-- templateHook.php/

T4 Framework

You can find the folder structure of the T4 Framework at http://t4-framework.org/documentation/installation#folder-structure.

Instructions to configure supported 3rd extension komento.

Komento Component configuration

1. Install komento component

Komento is commercial extension so you will need to buy it from https://stackideas.com. Download the package and install to your site. On our demo site we used Free version

2. Configuration

Once the configuration is done, go to Components » komento and you can configure the extension. In this template demo, we use default settings.

JA Megafilter Component configuration

1. Install JA Megafilter component

JA Megafilter is commercial extension so you will need to buy it from joomlart.com. Download the package and install to your site.

2. Configuration

Once the configuration is done, go to: Components » JA Mega filter and you can configure the extension. In template demo, we use default settings.

Base Setting for Listing Content

Base Setting for Listing Content

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

1. Home

View homepage layout view on frontend:

Steps to Create the Home demo menu items

Step 1 - Create a template style

The page uses a Home layout so we have to create a template style. The best way to create the template is by cloning the JA Findus default template style. to create the different types of Homepages like in the demo you need to duplicate the default template style and assign it to the different pages.

Here is the default layout structure of the Home Page.

Step 2 - Create the Home page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Featured Article menu type, and assign "JA Findus- home" template style.

The page shows the module-loaded content.

Step 3 - Assign content to the Home page

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

The template comes with the Header right Quick Filter module and a Header right menu.

Quick Filter Module

To edit this module always set the Joomla default Editor to None or CodeMirror

Module position: header-right
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings

Head Actions Module

Jooma menu module to show Joomla menu item on Header rights position.

Module position: header-right
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• General settings

1. Hero ACM Module

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

• General settings

1.1 JA Megafilter Module Module

Module position: hero
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Module Tag: Address

• General settings

2. Top Rated Places Articles category Module

Module position: section-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: list-location

• General settings
• filter settings
• order settings
• display settings
• advance settings
• Extra settings

3. Popular Cities JA ACM Module

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

• General settings
• Advance settings
• Extra settings

4. About UsJA ACM Module

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

• General settings

5. Features JA ACM Module

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

• General settings

6. Get App!JA ACM Module

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

• General settings

7. Related Stories Articles category Module

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

• General settings
• filter settings
• order settings
• display settings
• advance settings
• Extra settings

Footer Module

The template footer part consists of multiple modules from position footnav 1 to footnav 5. This includes Joomla menu modules and social modules.

11. Footer Newsletter Subscribe Module

Module position: footnav-5
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• GAdvancesettings

2. Listing Page

This menu type displays the list of articles using a special menu type View Listings Menu type.

Create View Listings page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » View Listings menu type, and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

• Blog settings
• Options

To get the same view as in the demo site kindly select Choose a Layout as View Listings-1 in the Menu options.

Assign module to listing menu Page.

JA Masthead Module

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

• General settings
• Advance settings

3. Grid Page

This menu type displays the list of articles using a special menu type View Listings Menu type.

Create View Listings page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select JA Megafilter » default Layout Grid menu type, and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

4. List Page

This menu type displays the list of articles using a special menu type View Listings Menu type.

Create View Listings page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select JA Megafilter » default Layout Grid menu type, and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

5. Listing Details Page

Listing details pages consists the article page with different type of layouts. In this template we provided 3 amazing layout for single article view with different combination of style.

The listing details menu on the demo site using a Menu type with Heading to show submenu items below it.

Here is the instruction to create the same page

6. Layout 1 Page

This menu type displays a Single page using Joomla articles with a custom layout.

Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create Article page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Single article menu type and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

• layout options

7. Layout 2 Page

This menu type displays a Single page using Joomla articles with a custom layout 2.

Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create Article page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Single article menu type and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

• layout options

8. Layout 3 Page

This menu type displays a Single page using Joomla articles with a custom layout 3.

Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create Article page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Single article menu type and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

• layout options

To get a different layout in the Article details page layout you must select the Alternative layout in the article editor as below:

9. Blog Page

This menu type displays the Blogs of the website using Joomla articles.

Here is the instruction to create the same page

Create blog page menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add a new menu item, select Articles » Category blog menu type and assign "JA Findus- default" template style.

• category options
• Blog layout options
• options

The blog articles and other menu items using JA Masthead Module module to display the Heading with Background images. Follow JA Masthead guide here

8. Contact page

A special Contact page for JA Findus template to show the contact form.

Here is the instruction to create the same contact page

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

• Contact settings
• display settings

Create Contact menu item

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

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

• Item settings
• display settings

Add Listing Articles

JA Findus template came with special listing content type. to create an article with listing content type first you need to add below items in same order:

• 1. Extra fields
• 2. Joomla Articles category
• 3. Joomla articles
• 4. Publish articles via Joomla menu item either single article layout or category view

Articles fields

JA findus support extra fields for Joomla article to show extra information in listing type articles.

For Listing type articles we used Joomla articles custom fields as below:

Listing Custom Fields

listing Menu articles use special extra fields information to show Intro, Pricing, and facilities information. To add the same fields in the article you have to create Article fields in Joomla as follows:

Assign Fields to Category

Navigate to Content > Articles category > Open listing category > Extra fields > select field > listing. Now all articles saved under this category will have the extra fields for information

Create and Assign Fields to Article

Now Add a new article on-site > Content > Add new article > select category listing and save, Once the article is save you will see a new tab to add the listing details as below:

List of fields supported in demo site

Review - Rating

Review and rating options are shown in the demo site are coming from the Komento component. To enable these option first you should install the Komento component as explained here

Once the component is enabled Navigate to Component > Komento > General Settings Enable Rating option. This option will allow users to Rate the listing article. Turn on all the options in the General setting to show the article as in the demo site. You can check the live example of the rating and comments of listing page at the bottom of article here