1. About Joomla version used in JUX Creative

All our templates run on Joomla 3.x version (Joomla 3.0, 3.1…). Therefore, your site must install Joomla 3.x version to use our template. The installation of Joomla 3.x only requires a few steps and you can do within a minute!

 

2. About JUX Creative

Creative is designed meticulously to give your site a modern and clean look. Built with Bootstrap 3, HTML5, CSS3 and K2, it is easy to install and flexibly customizable. Creative goes with multiple layouts for your preview: Boxed and Wide layout, Dark and Light skin, Masonry and Classic Blog layout, With Sidebar and Fullwidth layout. You are enabled to create your splendid and fully functional website with various premade shortcodes and lots of useful extensions built in: United Revolution Slider 2, JUX Portfolio, JUX Gallery, JUX Maps, JUX Tabs and AcyMailing.

3. About JUX Creative  Template User Guide

The user guide provided is to help you to quickly learn about JUX Creative template and how to use it easily. This documentation is recommended for both non-advanced & advanced users. Please read carefully.

Main aspects covered in the user guide:

- Template Instruction

- Download & Install

- Homepage Setting

- K2 page setting

- Contact Us page setting

- Template Customize

- Megamenu Configuration

- Logo Customize

- Recommendation

 

4. Features

+ Boxed - Wide layout

+ Dark - Light skin

+ Classic - Masonry blog layout

+ Full-width – With Sidebar blog layou

5. Our Extension Supported

 

6. 3rd  Party Extension Supported

 

7. Layout

Here are 3 different layouts used in JUX Creative template:

Module positions

Take a look at the picture below for all modules’ position on JUX Creative

 

8. T3 Framework

T3 framework is a popular Template framework for Joomla 3.0 using Bootstrap. JUX Creative uses T3V3 framework which comes with brand-new look, design approach and incredibly powerful customization feature. Please follow the links provided below to learn more about T3 framework and its implementation.  

8.1 T3 Framework Introduction

More about T3 framework, please visit HERE

8.2 T3 Installation

Please visit HERE

8.3 T3 Setting

Please visit HERE

8.4 Layout System

Please visit HERE

8.5 Customization

Please visit HERE






 

1. Plan your site Developer

 1.1  Kick-start a New Joomla Site? - If you are planning to start fresh with a new Joomla site, then use our Quickstart package to quickly clone the demo site, then replace the demo content with yours. Check the How to install Quickstart Package documentation for the in-depth how-to guide for Quickstart Installation.

 1.2  Install on your existing live site? - If you are planning to use this template for your existing Joomla site, then you should follow the How to make your site look like demo site guide first to dig in the steps involved.

 

 2. Download Template and Extensions

After you purchased our menu, please following the instruction to download the package. You’ll then find our template  zip file inside the package

 

3. Install Template and Extensions

 Once you successfully Download the files you need, You'll have to:

-   Install the template files into your Joomla system.

-  At default, during the installation process,JUX Creative  template will be installed with the settings we're used as on the demo website. Therefore, if you would like to make any changes in configuration, it's recommended that you should complete the setup (including installing all the modules and plugins along with the templates as on demo) then carry out any customization afterwards

 

View how to install extension guide

Here is frontend of Hompage

 

Now we will guide you create & configure this page and make it look like in our demo site.

 

1. Module Top Social

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: top-left

Custom HTML

<ul class="top-social">

<li><a href="#" class="fb"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a></li>

<li><a href="#" class="tw"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a></li>

<li><a href="#" class="vm"><i class="fa fa-vimeo-square"></i></a></li>

<li><a href="#" class="rss"><i class="fa fa-rss"></i></a></li>

<li><a href="#" class="gg"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a></li>

<li><a href="#" class="pinterest"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a></li>

</ul>

<div class="helpline"><p>Helpline +1 234567890</p></div>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Detail Custom HTML

Video tutorial

 

2. Module contact email

Module type: Custom HTML
Position : top-right
Module Class Suffix: contact-email

Custom HTML

<p>

<i class="fa fa-envelope"></i>

Contaccompany.com

</p>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Module Class Suffix

Video tutorial 

 

3. Module Unite Revolution Slider 2

Module type: Unite Revolution Slider 2
Position: jux-slideshow

Frontend

Backend Setting

General Settings

Video tutorial

To learn more about this module, please see DOCUMENTATION

 

4. Module introduction

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: introduction

Custom HTML

<div class="col-md-6">

<h2>WHAT IS CREATIVE?</h2>

<p>Welcome! This is Corporate, a very clean, responsive & super flexible multipurpose theme that makes it easy to showcase your work, Creative is a theme designed for business agencies and Corporate website. </p>

<p>Get a chance to meet with the creative nerds behind Corporate (The Mega Pack). Creative world class professionals who never get tired of doing what they best and that is creating websites that really bring in the wow factor.</p>

<div class="action">

<a href="#" class="take-tour">Take a tour!</a>

<a href="#" class="purchase">Purchase now</a>

</div>

</div>

<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6">

<div class="carousel-box">

<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide">

<div class="carousel-inner">

<div class="item"><img src="images/introduction/creative.png" alt="" />

</div>

<div class="item"><img src="images/introduction/creative.png" alt="" />

</div>

<div class="item active"><img src="images/introduction/creative.png" alt="" />

</div>

</div>

<a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">‹</a> <a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">›</a>

</div>

</div>

</div>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Detail Custom HTML

Detail Custom HTML

Video tutorial

 

5. Module Parallax

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: slogan

Custom HTML

<div class="client-testimonial parallax">

<div class="bg parallax-bg"></div>

<!-- END PARALLAX BACKGROUND -->


<div class="overlay"></div>


<div class="client-testimonial-main">

<div class="client-testimonial-desc">

<h2>

<i class="fa fa-quote-left"></i>

COMRADES! WE MUST INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY

OF WORK IN EVERY WORKPLACE!

<i class="fa fa-quote-right"></i>

</h2>

</div>

</div>

</div>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Detail Custom HTML

Video tutorial 

 

6. Module Recent Work

Module type: JUX Portfolio
Position: recent-work

Frontend

Backend Setting

Video Tutorial

To learn more about this extensions, please see Our Documemtation

 

7. Module Recent News

Module type: K2-Content
Position: position-1

Frontend

Backend Setting

Video tutorial

 

8. Module Tab

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: position-2

Custom HTML

{juxtabs type="modules" module="k2-comment"} {/juxtabs}

Frontend

 

In this position-2 position, we load 3 module type K2 Comments.

8.1  Step 1: Create 3 module What Client’s Say, Tag and Flexible Options type K2 Coments and set position k2-comment

 

8.1.1 Create module What Client’s Say

Module type: K2-Comments
Position: k2-comments

Frontend

Backend Setting

Similarly, do the same steps with Flexible Options and Tag module.

 

8.2 Create module Tab type Custom HTML to load 3 module.

Backend Setting

Video tutorial 

9. Module Creative Update

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: creative-update

Custom HTML

<div class="row">

<div class="col-md-1 col-sm-2 col-xs-3 icon"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></div>

<div class="col-md-11 col-sm-10 col-xs-9 text"><p>Did you already check out the brand new version of Creative? It's definitely worth

a look themeforest.net/..</p></div>

</div>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Detail Custom HTML

Video tutorial

 

10. Module About us

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: footer-1

Custom HTML

<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi id fermentum lorem.

Nullam sit amet semper nisi. Maecenas sollicitudin enim sed mauris pellentesque egestas.</p>

<ul class="company-info">

<li>

<i class="fa fa-envelope"></i><span>Contaccompany.com</span>

</li>

<li>

<i class="fa fa-phone"></i><span>P: +1 234567890 </br> F: +0987654321</span>

</li>

<li>

<i class="fa fa-map-marker"></i><span>1234 Street Name, City Name, United States</span>

</li>

</ul>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Detail Custom HTML

Video tutorial 

 

11. Module Flickr stream

Module type: JUX Gallery
Position: footer-2

Frontend

Backend Setting

Video tutorial 

To learn more about this module, please see Our Documentation

 

12. Module Useful links

Module type: Custom HTML
Position: footer-3
Module Class Suffix : useful-link

Custom HTML

<ul>

<li><a href="http://lesscss.org/">Official LESS Website</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LESS_(stylesheet_language">LESS Wiki</a></li>

<li><a href="https://github.com/cloudhead/less.js">Source Code</a></li>

<li><a href="http://lesscss.org/#synopsis">LESS Overview</a></li>

<li><a href="http://lesscss.org/#docs">The Language</a></li>

</ul>

Frontend

Backend Setting

Module Class Suffix

Video tutorial 

 

13. Module  Newsletter

Module type: AcyMailing
Position: footer-4

Frontend

Backend Setting

Video tutorial 

 

14. Module bottom menu

Module type: Menu
Position: bottom-menu

Frontend

Backend Setting

Video tutorial 

 

15. Module Footer

Module type: Footer
Position: footer

Frontend

Backend Setting

Video tutorial 






 

1. K2 Instruction

 

1.1. K2 Instruction

K2 is a powerful & ideal extension that allows you to powerfully control your Joomla content. K2 provides out-of-the-box integrated solutions featuring rich content forms for items.

To get K2 on your site, download K2 component from the website http://getk2.org/

If you are new to K2, go to K2 guide to install and configure the component in your Joomla site.

 

1.2 Install & Configure K2 Component

To install & configure K2 pages, please follow these steps:

 

After uploading successfully, you will have the message and K2 information as below:

 

You will find general settings for K2 in Global Configuration. Navigate to System→Global Configuration:

Layout &View

Content

Images

Social

Comments

Frontend Editing

To build K2 for your website like our demo, navigate to Components --> K2 --> Categories:

 

2. Guide how to create & configure module in K2 page

 

2.1 Module RECENT POST

Module type: K2 Content
Position: sidebar-2
Module Class Suffix : recentpost

 

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

2.2 Module CATEGORIES

Module type: K2- Tools
Position: sidebar-2
Module Class Suffix : categories

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

2.3 Module ARCHIVES

Module type: K2 Tools
Position: sidebar-2
Module Class Suffix: archives

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

4. Module Tag

Module type: K2 Tools
Position: sidebar-2

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

5. Module CALENDAR

Module type: K2 Tools
Position: sidebar-2

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

6. Module RECENT COMMENTS

Module type: K2 comments
Position: sidebar-2

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

3. Guide how to create & configure Blog page

To have blog look like in our demo site, you can do these steps:

Note: You can change frontend by changing leading count and Primary count in category.

 

Here is frontend of contact us page

Now we will guide you to create & configure this page

 

1. Module Google Map

Module type: JUX Google Map
Position: jux-google-map

Frontend

Backend Setting

 

2. Component Contact

To have the contact form as in the picture, please following these steps:

Miscellaneous Information

Display

Form

 

1. Creating new Template style

Template style feature (version 2.5 and above) is to assign different template styles to individual menu items. The default template style can be partially or completely overridden by assigning different template styles to the desired menu items in order to obtain a different look for their respective pages.

From backend: Go to Extensions→ Template Manager→ Select template jux_creative – Default then hit the “Duplicate” button to clone template style:

Step 2 - Assign the template style for menu items:

The duplicated template style inherits all settings from its parent template style except the menu assignment (the cloned template style is not assigned to any menu items). Open the cloned template style → Menu Assignment, then assign the template style to menu items. Those menu items will have template style overridden the default template style.

2. Layout Configuration

2.1 Layout Structure configuration

2.1.1 Clone layout:

To quickly create new layout, clone layout in the layout setting panel, all you have to do is hit the “Save as Copy” button. If you are new to T3, you should clone layout to customize so that you always has backup layout.

2.1.2 Switch layout for any template style

Open any template style, go to "Layout" tab, switch layout for current template style.

2.1.3 Assign module position

To assign module position, hover the position you want to change, hit the setting icon then select position. To change number of positions for spotlight block, just select number of position in the spotlight block

2.1.4 Change number of position in spotlight block

For spotlight block, you can select number of positions. It supports up to 6 positions.

 

2.2 Responsive layout configuration

2.2.1 Select responsive layout

In configuration panel, you will see supported responsive layouts: Large, Medium, Small and Extra Small, select responsive layout to configure.

2.2.2 Disable any position

For responsive purpose, some elements in your site does not fit in specific layout, you can disable the position in the layout. The configuration is only applied for current layout.

2.2.3 Resign positions in spotlight block

For modules in spotlight block, you can drag to resize its size.

 

2.3 Layout customization

JUX Universe template is built with T3 Framework , you can refer to T3 documentation for more detail:

2.4  Theme  magic configuration

ThemeMagic is to customize your themes based on pre-define parameters without changing any style file.

Firstly, you have to enable the "ThemeMagic" feature. Open any template style manager, in the General tab, enable the ThemeMagic option. Next, hit the "ThemeMagic" button on the top bar list to open the ThemeMagic working panel

Customize your theme with pre-defined parameters

 

Adding new group and parameters to ThemeMagic

If you want to add new group, parameters to ThemeMagic to customize your themes, please refer to T3 documentation.

Detail Documentaion

Video tutorial


 

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1. Megamenu configuration and customization

1.1 When disable Megamenu

When Megamenu is disabled, the template will use Joomla drop down menu.

To disable Megamenu, open Template style manager, in the “Navigation”tab, disable “Megamenu” option

 

1.2 When enable Megamenu

Megamenu allows you to display your main menu in different ways and flexibly. You can display menu items in columns, add icon and style for menu item, load module for a module menu item..

1.2.1 Enable megamenu

Open the template style that you want to enable Megamenu, go to Navigation tab then enable the Megamenu option.

 

In the configuration panel of Megamenu, select menu item/submenu/column or row to configure.

For more detail of how to work with Megamenu, please check out the references below:

 

2. Off-Canvas Configuration

The new Off-canvas sidebar is now independent with Collapse Navigation for small screens. The Off-canvas sidebar displays content from defined position.

2.1 Enable Off-canvas sidebar

To enable Off-canvas sidebar, open Add-ons tab then enable Off-canvas sidebar

Assign module position to Off-canvas sidebar. By default, Off-canvas will be assigned to off-canvas position

Add content for Off-canvas sidebar by creating modules then assign them to off-canvas position

Frontend appearance

 

2.2 Use Off-Canvas as Navigator in small screens

In case you want to display Off-canvas sidebar as navigation in small screens like tablet, mobile, please disable Off-canvas sidebar in responsive layout.


 

 

Here is frontend of Creative

 

1. Change the Logo image

There are 2 ways to change logo for Creative template

#1: Change logo from Template Manager

Each style can go with different logo. To set style for the logo, please go to Extensions→Template Manager→ select Theme you’re using. Select image for logo on your site as shown in picture below:

 

#2:  Change the Logo from the variable.less file

Another way to change logo is changing logo image path in variables.less file, which is located in template/jux_creative/less

// TEMPLATE LOGO

// --------------------------------------------------

@t3-logo-image:               "@{t3-image-path}/logo.png";

 

2. Logo Styling

To customize style for logo, open file style.css that is located in the template/jux_creative/less/style.css folder. Search for the logo text, you’ll find the style where you can either add more styles or customize it as you want.

// Logo

// ----

.logo {


  text-align: center;


  // Left align the logo on  Tablets / Desktop

  @media screen and (min-width: @screen-sm) {

    text-align: left;

  }


  a {

    display: inline-block;

    line-height: 1;

    margin: 0;

  }

}


// Logo Image

// ----------

.logo-image {

  // Hide sitename and slogan

  text-align: center;

  margin: 17px 0;

  span, small {

    display: none;

  }

   a {

    background-repeat: no-repeat;

  }

  @media (max-width: @screen-xs-max){

    text-align: left;

  }

}


// Logo Text

// ----------

.logo-text {

  a {

    text-decoration: none;

    font-size: ceil(@font-size-base * 2);

    font-weight: bold;

  }


  &:hover a,

  a:hover,

  a:active,

  a:focus {

    text-decoration: none;

  }
The above user guide should help one in replicating the Demo site settings for the template and extension on their site. 
 
If you are new or are confused, we recommend installing Quickstart on your local host and use it as reference for configurations. This is the best way to work with any template.You should carefully read all the provided resources to take the maximum advantage of our products. 
 
Support: If you have any issue or question please raise your support queries in our Support Forum or in Our Ticket System. (for Developer Membership only) We spend more time in getting the information from user in case the support guidelines are not followed.