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

System requirement

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

Download packages

The download package includes:

• Quickstart package
• JA Conf template
• T3 Framework plugin
• JA Advanced Custom Module
• JA Masthead Module
• T3 Framework
• Source file

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Quickstart installation

Download JA Conf 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 Conf template

Step 1 - Install JA Conf template

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

Step 2 - Set default template style

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

Install all supported extensions

• EventBooking component (optional)
• Jomsocial component (optional)
• JA Advanced Custom Module
• JA Masthead Module

Template folder structure

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

JA Conf template

JA Conf 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_Conf/
+-- less/                 /*  all LESS files */ 
¦    +-- template.less
¦    +-- style.less
¦    +-- home.less
¦    +-- joomla.less
¦    +-- extras/            /*custom styles of 3rd extensions */
+-- css/                     /*compiled files from less*/
¦    +-- template.css
¦    +-- style.css
¦    +-- home.css
¦    +-- joomla.css
¦    +-- rtl/
+-- tpls/             /* all layout files and block files*/
¦    +-- default.php
¦    +-- blocks/       /*block files*/
¦    ¦    +-- head.php
¦    ¦    +-- header.php
¦    ¦    +-- mainnav.php
¦    ¦    +-- masthead.php
¦    ¦    +-- mainbody.php
¦    ¦    +-- vertical-line.php
¦    ¦    +-- masthead.php
¦    ¦    +-- off-canvas.php
¦    ¦    +-- section.php
¦    ¦    +-- spotlight-1.php
¦    ¦    +-- footer.php
¦    ¦    +-- mainbody/
+-- acm/               /*JA Advanced Custom Module content type*/
¦    +-- hero/
¦    ¦    +-- config.xml
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- less/
¦    ¦    +-- tmpl/
¦    ¦    +-- js/
+-- html/               /*override modules and Joomla com_content*/
¦    +-- com_content/
¦    ¦    +-- article/
¦    ¦    +-- category/
¦    ¦    +-- featured/

¦    +-- com_contact/
¦    +-- com_tags/
¦    +-- com_eventbooking/
¦    +-- com_search/
¦    +-- com_finder/
¦    +-- mod_eb_events/
¦    +-- mod_articles_latest/
¦    +-- layouts/
¦    +-- ...
+-- fonts/ 
¦    +-- font-awesome/
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- fonts/

+-- js/ 
¦    +-- script.js
¦    +--  jquery.paroller.min.js.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.

Instructions to configure supported 3rd extensions in JA Conf: EventBooking, JomSocial.

Event Booking configuration

JA Conf template supports Event booking component. Here is the instruction to configure the extension as the demo site.

1. Install EventBooking component

EventBooking is commercial extension so you will need to buy it from Eventboooking. Download the package and install to your site.

2. Configuration

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

JomSocial Component configuration

1. Install JomSocial component

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

2. Configuration

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

Customized style of 3rd extensions

The custom style of Jomsocial in an independent .less file - templates/ja_conf/less/extras/. That means, if you upgrade Eventbooking, the custom style will not be lost. use the .less file to do customization.

You can assign the custom style to the pages you want. In any JA Conf template style, open the Add-ons tab and assign the pages you want to load the custom style.

This section will help you build the pages the same as JA Conf 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 default layout so we have not need to create template style. The best way to create the template is cloning JA Conf default template style. to Create the different type of Homepages like in demo you need duplicate default template style and assign Themes from Theme 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 Articles » Featured Articles menu type and assign "JA Conf - default" template style.

Step 3 - Assign content to the Home page

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

1. Modules on Header

The sections include multiple modules: search and create account.

1.1 Buy Your Tickets - custom HTML module

Module position: head-right
Module Suffix: NOT USED

1.2 Hero - JA ACM Module

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

• General settings

1.3 Feature Event - JA ACM module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.4 Web Designers, Web Developers and Digital Dreamers. - JA ACM module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.5 Web Designers, Web Developers and Digital Dreamers. - JA ACM module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.6 Conference Schedule. - JA ACM module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.7 Learn & Grow Workshops . - Article Latest module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: list

• Module settings
• Options

1.8 The Venue & Party. - JA ACM module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.8 Thanks to our amazing sponsors - JA ACM module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.9 AcyMailing Module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.9 AcyMailing Module

Module position: section
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

1.10 About Conf. Module

Module position: footer-1
Module Suffix: NOT USED

• Module settings

2. Blog page

A special page for JA Conf template.

Here is instruction to create the same blog page

- Create Blogs menu item

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

• Blog settings
• Blog Layout
• Blog Layout

3. Speaker page

A special Speaker page for JA Conf template.

Here is instruction to create the same Speaker page

- Create Speaker menu item

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

In the layout setting, please make sure Article Layout uses Speaker

• Speaker settings
• Speaker Layout
• Speaker Layout

4. Events page

A special Event page for JA Conf template.

Here is instruction to create the same Speaker page

Create Event menu item

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

In the Articles, please make sure You have created Extra fields for event info and assigned to Event category So that you can select extra information for event using extra fields

• Events settings
• Events Layout
• Events page display
• Events Extra fields

5. JomSocial page

JomSocial has Frontpage for login the and register new users on community site

5.1 JomSocial Page

Create Jomsocial menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Community » Home menu type and assign "JA conf -default" template style.

• General settings

4. EventBooking page

Create Event Booking menu item

Go to Menu » Main menu, add new menu item, select Event Booking » Category - Columns layout menu type and assign "JA Conf - default" template style.

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