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All Joomlaux 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!
Compatible with Joomla 3.x and built with Bootstrap3, HTML5 & CSS3, K2, Grande is a Modern Corporate Joomla Template that goes with necessary features for a corporate website: Unite Revolution Slider 2 integrated for alluring slider, Acymailing and JoomShopping compatible, JUX Portfolio and JUX Portfolio built in to show up your work, contact page with JUX Google Maps, various shortcode options, sticky mega menu, interesting number counter, and number of bonus page. Designed for a professional corporate website, Grande has modern and clean look whether in dark or light skins, full-width or boxed layout. You are able to choose from 4 premade styles, 3 blog layouts, and 2 portfolio layouts or customize yourself easily. Now it is time to take a tour and grab it for your amazing corporate website coming up!
The user guide provided is to help you to quickly learn about JUX Grande 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:
Layout
Here are 3 different layouts used in JUX Grande template:
Content- Sidebar
Sidebar-Content
No-Sidebar
Module positions
Take a look at the picture below for all modules’ position on JUX Grande
T3 framework is a popular Template framework for Joomla 3.0 using Bootstrap. JUX Grande 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
1.1 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.
After you purchased our menu, please following the instruction to download the package. You’ll then find our template zip file inside the package
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 Grande 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
Here is frontend of Homepage
On Homepage, There are many positions, each position loads one module. This document will help you create and configure modules in homepage.
Let’s scroll to see our document
Module type: Unite Revolution Slider 2 Position: slideshow
Frontend
To learn more about this module. Please see DOCUMENTATION
Module type: Custom HTML Position: grande-instroduction Custom HTML <div class="des"> <p>Morbi accumsan vehicula urna vitae feugiat. Fusce iaculis pellentesque elit, quis rutrum eros mattis ac. Mauris ultrices tortor diam, ac dignissim ipsum egestas nec. Vestibulum pharetra pulvinar pharetra. Proin commodo a mauris nec luctus.</p> </div> <div class="row services"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <i class="fa fa-leaf"></i> <h4>CLEAN & MODERN DESIGN</h4> <p>Sed bibendum maximus est quis laoreet. Proin placerat orci eget nisi tempor gravida. Integer lorem risus, tincidunt eu posuere vel.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <i class="fa fa-mobile"></i> <h4>FULLY RESPONSIVENESS</h4> <p>Sed bibendum maximus est quis laoreet. Proin placerat orci eget nisi tempor gravida. Integer lorem risus, tincidunt eu posuere vel.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <i class="fa fa-download"></i> <h4>FREE UPDATES</h4> <p>Sed bibendum maximus est quis laoreet. Proin placerat orci eget nisi tempor gravida. Integer lorem risus, tincidunt eu posuere vel.</p> </div> </div> <div class="img"> <img src="images/browser-group.png" alt="" /> </div>
Frontend
Module type: Custom HTML Position: our-services Custom HTML <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-2"><i class="fa fa-mobile-phone"></i></div> <div class="col-xs-10"><h3>CROSS BROWSER</h3></div> </div> <p>Donec et massa malesuada, laoreet lacus non, lacinia felis. Phasellus pretium enim tellus, et aliquet mi fringilla non. Aenean lorem libero, adipiscing.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-2"><i class="fa fa-cog"></i></div> <div class="col-xs-10"><h3>EASY CUSTOMIZATION</h3></div> </div> <p>Donec et massa malesuada, laoreet lacus non, lacinia felis. Phasellus pretium enim tellus, et aliquet mi fringilla non. Aenean lorem libero, adipiscing.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-2"><i class="fa fa-star"></i></div> <div class="col-xs-10"><h3>TONS OF GREAT FEATURES</h3></div> </div> <p>Donec et massa malesuada, laoreet lacus non, lacinia felis. Phasellus pretium enim tellus, et aliquet mi fringilla non. Aenean lorem libero, adipiscing.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-2"><i class="fa fa-magic"></i></div> <div class="col-xs-10"><h3>MODERN DESIGN</h3></div> </div> <p>Donec et massa malesuada, laoreet lacus non, lacinia felis. Phasellus pretium enim tellus, et aliquet mi fringilla non. Aenean lorem libero, adipiscing.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-2"><i class="fa fa-code"></i></div> <div class="col-xs-10"><h3>BEST PRACTICE CODE</h3></div> </div> <p>Donec et massa malesuada, laoreet lacus non, lacinia felis. Phasellus pretium enim tellus, et aliquet mi fringilla non. Aenean lorem libero, adipiscing.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-2"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-o-up"></i></div> <div class="col-xs-10"><h3>QUICK SUPPORT</h3></div> </div> <p>Donec et massa malesuada, laoreet lacus non, lacinia felis. Phasellus pretium enim tellus, et aliquet mi fringilla non. Aenean lorem libero, adipiscing.</p> </div> </div>
Frontend
Module type: JUX Portfolio Position: latest-work Module Class Suffix: our-latest-works||Aliquam commodo sed diam ut laoreet. Morbi sit amet molestie dui, eget dapibus metus. Nam at facilisis sem
Frontend
Module type: Custom HTML Position: nav-content 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"> <h2>YOU ARE JUST HALF WAY.</br> MORE WORK CAN BE DONE WITH GRANDE.</h2> <div class="client-testimonial-button"><a href="#">Learn More<i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right"></i></a></div> </div> </div>
Frontend
Module type: Custom HTML Position: our-teams Module Class Suffix: ||Aliquam commodo sed diam ut laoreet. Morbi sit amet molestie dui, eget dapibus metus. Nam at facilisis sem
Frontend
Module tyle: Custom HTML Position: our-teams-numbers Custom HTML <div class="our-teams-desc col-md-12">SOME INTESRESTING NUMBERS ABOUT OUR TEAM</div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"> <div class="icon"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> </div> <span class="number jux-counter">297</span> <p>customers</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"> <div class="icon"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> </div> <span class="number jux-counter">6839</span> <p>working hours</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"> <div class="icon"> <i class="fa fa-inbox"></i> </div> <span class="number jux-counter">22086</span> <p>Emails</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"> <div class="icon"> <i class="fa fa-lightbulb-o"></i> </div> <span class="number jux-counter">1978</span> <p>Solutions</p> </div>
Frontend
Module type: Custom HTML Position: nav-footer Custom HTML <div class="our-customers"> <div class="bg parallax-bg"></div> <!-- END PARALLAX BACKGROUND --> <div class="overlay"></div> <div id="carousel-example-generic" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel"> <!-- Indicators --> <ol class="carousel-indicators"> <li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li> <li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="1"></li> <li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="2"></li> </ol> <!-- Wrapper for slides --> <div class="carousel-inner"> <div class="item active"> <div class="comment"> <div class="comment-desc"> <p>“Praesent luctus varius consectetur. Praesent bibendum, ante nec pellentesque sodales, ligula turpis tristique massa, nec tincidunt urna.”</p> </div> <div class="comment-name">-- Mark Hain</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="comment"> <div class="comment-desc"> <p>“Praesent luctus varius consectetur. Praesent bibendum, ante nec pellentesque sodales, ligula turpis tristique massa, nec tincidunt urna.”</p> </div> <div class="comment-name">-- Mark Hain</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="comment"> <div class="comment-desc"> <p>“Praesent luctus varius consectetur. Praesent bibendum, ante nec pellentesque sodales, ligula turpis tristique massa, nec tincidunt urna.”</p> </div> <div class="comment-name">-- Mark Hain</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
Frontend
Module type: K2 Content Position: latest-stories Module Class Suffix: ||Aliquam commodo sed diam ut laoreet. Morbi sit amet molestie dui, eget dapibus metus. Nam at facilisis sem
Frontend
Module type: Custom HTML Position: logo-designer Custom HTML <div class="item col-md-2 col-sm-4"><a href="#"><img alt="" class="grayscale" src="images/joomlaux/demo/logo-design/footernav-icon1.png" /></a></div> <div class="item col-md-2 col-sm-4"><a href="#"><img alt="" class="grayscale" src="images/joomlaux/demo/logo-design/footernav-icon2.png" /></a></div> <div class="item col-md-2 col-sm-4"><a href="#"><img alt="" class="grayscale" src="images/joomlaux/demo/logo-design/footernav-icon3.png" /></a></div> <div class="item col-md-2 col-sm-4"><a href="#"><img alt="" class="grayscale" src="images/joomlaux/demo/logo-design/footernav-icon4.png" /></a></div> <div class="item col-md-2 col-sm-4"><a href="#"><img alt="" class="grayscale" src="images/joomlaux/demo/logo-design/footernav-icon5.png" /></a></div> <div class="item col-md-2 col-sm-4"><a href="#"><img alt="" class="grayscale" src="images/joomlaux/demo/logo-design/footernav-icon6.png" /></a></div>
Frontend
Module type: Custom HTML Position: footer-1 Custom HTML <div class="about-mod"> <div class="about-desc">All you need to build your website in just a short while.</div> <div class="contact-address"> <ul class="contact-address"> <li><i class="fa fa-home"> </i> <span class="contact-street">141, Truong Dinh Street, Hoang Mai, Hanoi, Vietnam</span></li> <li><i class="fa fa-phone"> </i> <span class="contact-telephone">+1123456789</span></li> <li><i class="fa fa-envelope"> </i> <span class="contact-email"><a href="#">hello@yourmail.com</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div>
Frontend
Module type: K2 – Content Position: footer-2
Frontend
Module type: mod_atom_twitter_feeds Position: footer-3
Frontend
To learn more about this module. Please see DOCUMENTATION
Module type: AcyMailing Position: footer-4
Frontend
Module type: Footer Position: footer
Frontend
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.
To install & configure K2 pages, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to backend: Extensions→ Module manager and upload K2 you’ve downloaded
After uploading successfully, you will have the message and K2 information as below:
Step 2: Global Configuration
You will find general settings for K2 in Global Configuration. Navigate to System→Global Configuration:
Step 3: K2 Categories
To build K2 for your website like our demo, navigate to Components --> K2 --> Categories:
Frontend of Blog Classic page
3.1 Module Blog Banner
Module type: Custom HTML Position: slideshow Custom HTML <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="mod-banner"> <h3>Blog</h3> </div> </div>
Frontend
3.2 Configure each module in side-bar position
3.2.1 Module Tags
Module type: K2 Tools Position: sidebar
Frontend
3.2.2 Module Calendar
Module type: K2 Tools Position: sidebar
Frontend
3.2.3 Module Categories
Module type: K2 Tools Position: sidebar
Frontend
3.3 Guide how to create & configure Blog classic page
Frontend of Blog page
To have blog page like in our demo site, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to backend: Components→ K2→Categories→ Select category you want to display in Blog Classic page and configure:
You can change frontend by changing leading count and Primary count in category.
Step 2: You can configure to display or hide items, please configure in Item view options in category listings tabs, you can Show/Hide fields you want to display on frontend.
3.4 Guide how to create & configure Blog Masonry page
Here is frontend of Blog Masonry page:
The Blog Masonry page has the same configuration like the Blog Classic page but you need select template blog-mansory for category you want display in blog page. You can see image below:
Here is frontend Portfolio Classic page:
Now we’ll guide you to create & configure each module in this page:
1.1 Module Portfolio Banner
Module type: Custom HTML Position: slideshow Custom HTML <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="mod-banner"> <h3>Portfolio</h3> </div> </div>
Frontend
1.2 JUX Portfolio
Page class: jux-portfolio
Frontend
Step 1: Create Categories & Item for Jux Portfolio
To learn more about this component, please see our document
Step 2: Create menu Portfolio Classic as type Jux Portfolio with the setting below:
JUX Portfolio Options
Page Display
Here is frontend of this page
2.1 Module Portfolio Banner
Module type: Custom HTML Position: slideshow
To learn more about this module, please see Portfolio Class section.
2.2 Module Our Latest Works - Portfolio – Fullwidth
Module type: JUX Portfolio Position: latest-work Module Class Suffix: our-latest-works
Frontend
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.
Step 1: Duplicate the template default style:
From backend: Go to Extensions→ Template Manager→ Select template jux_grande – 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.
2.1 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
2.1.3 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
Sim 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
Step 1: Select Theme: all theme will be listed here , select theme you want to customize
Step 2: Custom your theme with pre-defined paramers. In the setting bar, open the parameter group you want to configure, change value for the pre-defined parameters.
Step 3: you can add External CSS Urls to import and use for ThemeMagic. It's very useful to load web fonts such as Goggle fonts. You can add many external CSS urls, just make sure each external CSS url is in one line. Opening the "Advanced" group, adding your external CSS url, change setting of pre-defined parameters then save as the theme.
Step 4: hit the Preview button to view the changes, if you satisfy with the changes, please save as the theme.
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.
In Sim template, we supported some options, you can enable/ disable Animation Css or styles for them
3.1 Enable Animate CSS
Enable Animate CSS: Enable CSS3 animation, for more information please visit https://daneden.me/animate.
Enable Animate: On --> If enabled, animate css will be able to load on homepage
Enable Animate: Off --> If disabled, animate css will not be able to load on homepage.
3.2 Dark Style
- Dark style: On → Change the template style to dark
- Dark style: Off→ Template style to default style
You can see image below:
3.3 Boxed layout
- Boxed Layout : On → Change the template style to Boxed Layout
- Boxed Layout : Off → Template style to Boxed Layout
You can see image below:
Here is frontend of Grande
There are 2 ways to change logo for Grande 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_petcare/less
// TEMPLATE LOGO // -------------------------------------------------- @t3-logo-image: "@{t3-image-path}/logo.png";
To customize style for logo, open file style.css that is located in the template/jux_grande/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: left; padding-top: 35px; -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.4s ease; -o-transition: all 0.4s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.4s ease; transition: all 0.4s ease; // Left align the logo on Tablets / Desktop @media (max-width: @screen-xs-max) { padding-top: 15px; } a { display: inline-block; line-height: 1; margin: 0; } } // Logo Image // ---------- .logo-image { // Hide sitename and slogan span, small { display: none; } } // 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; } // Taglines .site-slogan { display: block; font-size: @font-size-base; margin-top: 5px; } }