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

System requirement

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

Download packages

The download package includes:

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

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Quickstart installation

Download JA Symphony 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 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 Symphony template

Step 1 - Install JA Symphony template

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

Step 2 - Set default template style

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

Install all supported extensions

• JA Advanced Custom Module
• JA Masthead Module
• JA Content type plugin

Template folder structure

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

JA Symphony template

JA Symphony 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_symphony/
+-- scss/                 /*  all 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/
¦    +-- com_tags/
¦    +-- mod_articles_latest/
¦    +-- mod_articles_category/
¦    +-- mod_footer/
¦    +-- layouts/
¦    +-- ...
+-- fonts/ 
¦    +--  beacon/
¦    +--  LouisGeorgeCafe/
¦    +-- font-awesome/
¦    ¦    +-- css/
¦    ¦    +-- fonts/

+-- js/ 
¦    +-- script.js
¦    +--   html5lightbox.js
¦    +-- owl-carousel/
+-- 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 Symphony 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 cloning JA Symphony-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

In demo site there are multiple themes used for Home Menu items, You can change the theme from Theme settings

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 » Single Article menu type and assign "JA Symphony- Home" template style.

Home menu use Single Article menu that is an Audio type article using JA Content type

Step 3 - Assign content to the Home page

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

1.1 Social Module

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

<ul class="social-list">
	<li><a href="#" title="facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a></li>
	<li><a href="#" title="twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a></li>
	<li><a href="#" title="instagram"><span class="fa fa-instagram"></span></a></li>
	<li><a href="#" title="vimeo"><span class="fa fa-vimeo"></span></a></li>
</ul>

• General settings
• Extra fields settings

1.2 We are Symphony. - JA ACM Module

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

• General settings

1.3 New album "Demacia Rising" is now available worldwide.

This section is output from the Home menu item that uses Single article with AUdio type

• General settings

1.4 Indie music band with Rock,. - JA ACM Module

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

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.5 Discover our newest Albums and Singles. Articles category Module

Module position: section-2
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: owl-slide

• General settings
• Filter settings
• Ordering settings
• Grouping settings
• Display settings
• Advanced settings
• Extra settings

1.6 Upcoming Events. - JA ACM Module

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

• General settings
• Extra settings

1.7 Unforgettable Moments - Articles category Module

Module position: section-4
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: owl-slide

• General settings
• Filter settings
• Ordering settings
• Grouping settings
• Display settings
• Advanced settings
• Extra settings

1.8 From Our Blog - Articles category Module

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

• General settings
• Filter settings
• Ordering settings
• Grouping settings
• Display settings
• Advanced settings
• Extra settings

1.9 Gallery. - JA ACM Module

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

• General settings
• Extra settings

2. Releases page

A special Releases page for JA Symphony template, this page display the Audio files in Audio type articles.

Here is instruction to create the same blog page

- Create Blog menu item

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

• Blog settings
• Blog category options
• Blog Layout
• Blog Layout options

3. Tours page

A special Video page for JA Symphony template.

Here is instruction to create the same Video page

This page use Video Content type articles

- Create Blog menu item

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

• Blog settings
• Blog category options
• Blog Layout
• Blog options

The Page displays list of Video articles (Video content type - new content type in template). We will create video articles, so please check out more details about extended content types →. Once video items are created, create Video menu.

4. Our Blog page

Here is instruction to create the same blog page

- Create Blog menu item

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

• Blog settings
• Blog category options
• Blog Layout
• Blog Layout options

The Page has some module published on the sidebar position, has following configurations for Article Most read and articles category module

Masthead- JA Masthead Module

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

• General settings
• Extra fields settings

Login Form - Login Module

Module position: sidebar-r
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra fields settings

Latest Articles - Lates article Module

Module position: sidebar-r
Module Suffix: NOT USED
Alternative layout: default

• General settings
• Extra fields settings

7. Contact page

A special Contact page for JA Symphony 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 Symphony - Default" template style.

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

• Menu settings
• Menu dispaly settings

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

• Contact settings
• Menu dispaly settings