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The following installation guide will provide you with instructions to install and setup the Captiva Energize Theme Template for the latest version of Joomla 4.x and Energize Themes for Joomla 4.x

 

 

Template Usage

Before using or installing this template please read the http://www.energizethemes.com/Terms-of-Service.html  which you have agreed to before downloading the template at the website.

Template Support

Please note we only provide support for using and setting up the Joomla template you have downloaded at the website.

If you need support for the template please using one of the following options

  1. We recommend you install the template quick start package which will give you an exact copy of the template & website you can see running at the https://demoj4.energizethemes.com/Captiva  It will save you a lot of time setting up the template. The template quick start package is also very useful to understand how we have setup Joomla and the template.

  2. Visit the knowledge base which includes lots of useful information about how to use and setup the template. http://support.energizethemes.com

  3. Log into the http://www.energizethemes.com website to open a support ticket and our support team will be happy to help you with any questions you may have about using or setting up the template.

If you need support for Joomla or Virtuemart please visit one of the following websites

  1. Joomla documentation website http://docs.joomla.org

  2. Joomla forum http://forum.joomla.org

  3. Joomla tutorials http://www.joomlatutorials.com

  4. Virtuemart documentation website http://docs.virtuemart.net

  5. Virtuemart tutorials http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials.html

  6. Virtuemart forum http://forum.virtuemart.net

Joomla & Virtuemart Installation

Before installing this template you need to do the following.

Note: If you use the template quick start package the quick start package will install Joomla and Virtuemart for you plus the Joomla template.

  1. Download and install the latest version of Joomla 4 from the http://www.joomla.org website at your website

  2. Download and install the latest version of Virtuemart for Joomla 4 from http://www.virtuemart.net

Template Package Contents

 The template package includes the following.

  1. Joomla template zip file for Joomla which can be installed automatically via your Joomla administrator area.
  2. Adobe Photoshop file.
  3. Template installation instructions
  4. Template Quick Start Installer for Joomla 4 plus Virtuemart and the template setup for you
  5. Template images directory which includes the images we have used in the template

Installing The Joomla Template

To install the Joomla template complete the following

  1.  Log into your Joomla web site administrator area
  2. Select the System Menu and install extentions
  3. Select the Browse button
  4. Select the Joomla template zip file from the Joomla 4_x directory included in this package
  5. Select the Upload & Install Button

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How Do I Set The Template As The Default Joomla Template

  1. From your Joomla administrator area select the System menu and Site Template Style
  2. Select the check box next to the Joomla template you have installed
  3. Select the button Default

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How Do I Setup The Virtuemart Template

To setup the virtuemart template complete the following

  1. Log into your Joomla administrator
  2. Select the components menu and Virtuemart
  3. Select Virtuemart configuration tab and the configuration menu
  4. Select the Templates tab
  5. Setup the virtuemart template as show in the screen shot below

 virtuemarttemplate config

Template Module Positions

The template supports the following module positions

  1. Login form button and register button located at the top of the template use the loginform module position
  2. Virtuemart shopping cart module uses the cart module position
  3. Virtuemart currency select module uses the currency module position
  4. The small menu which appears at the top of the template uses the quick-menu module position
  5. Top menu uses the position-1 module position
  6. Joomla or the Virtuemart Search uses the position-0 module position
  7. The slideshow which appears at the top of the template uses the builtin-slideshow module
  8. Breadcrumbs uses the position-2 module position
  9. Top-1, Top-2, Top-3, Top-4, Top-5, Top-6, Top-7 ,Top-8, Top-9, Top-10, Top-11, Top-12 module positions located at the top of the template use custom module positions where you can add your own text or images inside the module positions
  10. Top-left-1, Top-left-2, bottom-left-1 and bottom-left-2 modules appear on the left hand side of the template
  11. Position-7 module position is used to display web site navigation menu or the Virtuemart module navigation menu in the left hand column of the template
  12. Top-long module position which appears in the centre of the template can used for the news flash module or for a custom module
  13. Top-A, Top-B, Top-C, Top-D module positions located at the top / centre of the template use custom module positions
  14. Right module position can be used to publish other modules of your choice to the right module position
  15. top-right-1, top-right-2, bottom-right-1, bottom-right-2 modules appear in the right hand side of the template
  16. Bottom-A, Bottom-B, Bottom-C, Bottom-D module positions located at the bottom of the template use custom module positions
  17. Bottom-long module position appears at the bottom of the template
  18. Bottom-1, Bottom-2, Bottom-3, Bottom-4, Bottom-5, Bottom-6 module positions located at the bottom of the design use custom module positions plus you can publish the latest news or popular news to the module positions to the modules
  19. Footer-right module is used to display your website copyright text using a custom module position
  20. Footer-left module is also used to display a menu module

 templatemodules

How Do I Access The Template Settings

To access the template settings please complete the following.

  1. Log into your Joomla administrator area
  2. Select the System menu and Site Template Style
  3. Open the template you have installed by clicking on the template link from the list of templates
  4. You will now see the template settings as show in the screen shot below
  5. For more information about how to use each setting included in the template control panel PLEASE HOVER OVER THE TEXT NEXT TO EACH SETTING
  6. You can also find out more information how to use the template settings by visiting the knowledgebase

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How Do I Setup The Questions Call The Sales Team Module

You need to create a Custom HTML module to display the text in the module position.

To create a custom module position complete the following steps

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.
  5. When you have setup the custom module select the Save & Close button to save and publish the module to your Joomla site.
  6. If you want the module position to appear on ALL pages you need to assign the module positions to ALL the menu items

 questionsmodule

How Do I Setup The Login & Registration Buttons

To setup the login and registration buttons which appear at the top of the template complete the following

  1. Log into your Joomla! administrator area
  2. Select the Module menu
  3. Open the Joomla login module
  4. Assign the login module to the loginform module
  5. Save the changes to the module position

Top Menu Module Settings

To change the top menu module menu style please complete the following.

  1. From the Joomla Administrator area select the modules menu
  2. Now select the top menu module which needs to use the position-1 module position.
  3. In the Menu Tag ID field enter nav
  4. In the Menu Class Suffix field enter -nav
  5. To enable the drop down menu for the top menu position set the "Always show sub-menu items" to YES
  6. Click on the save button.

 joomla3x topmenu part1

 joomla3x topmenu part2

 joomla3x topmenu part3

How Do I Setup The Slide Show

The template includes a built-in slideshow where you can display images in the slideshow you have uploaded to the web site.

To setup the slideshow you need to complete the following three steps

  1. Create images which will appear in the slideshow
  2. Create a custom module position for each slide show image
  3. Open the template control panel to change the slide show settings

Create Images For the Slideshow

The first step is to create new images which will appear in the slide show.

  1. Create a new .JPG image
  2. If you want to add four images to the slide show then you will need to create four new images
  3. Save the images to your computer

Create A Custom Module Position For Each New Slideshow Image

The Second step is to create a new custom module position for each image which will appear in the slideshow.

  1. From the Joomla administrator area select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. In the module title enter the name for the new slide. The title will NOT be displayed in the slideshow
  5. Assign and publish the module to the builtin-slideshow module position
  6. In the WYSIWYG editor enter the heading and text which will appear as a caption over the slideshow image
  7. Create a read more button to link to an article in your Joomla site (see instructions below)
  8. In the options tab choose the SELECT button to upload and select the slide image you have created for the slideshow
  9. Save the changes to publish the image to the builtin-slideshow module position

 joomla3x slideshow part1

 joomla3x slideshow part2

 joomla3x slideshow part3

How Do I Add The Read More Button To The Custom Module

To add the read more button which appears in the custom module position complete the following

  1. Open up the custom module position you have created
  2. Scroll down to the WYSIWYG editor at the bottom of the module position
  3. Select the tools menu and source code menu in the WYSIWYG editor to open the HTML window
  4. Under the text you have entered into the custom module position copy and paste this text into the HTML window
  5. <p><a class="button" href="#">Read More</a></p>
  6. Change the # to the web site address for the article you want to point the read more button to.
  7. Save the changes
  8. Read more button will now appear in the custom module position you have created

 readmore 3x part2

 How Do I Add More Images To The Slide Show

You can add as many images to the slideshow as like but for each image you add to the slideshow you must create a new custom module position by following the instructions noted above for each new slide you add to the slideshow.

The slideshow image ordering can be changed by changing the module order for the custom modules you have created and published to the builtin-slideshow module position.

 joomla3x slideshow view

Slideshow Settings

The 3rd step is enable the slideshow in the template control settings.

To enable the slideshow in the template control panel complete the following.

  1. Log into your Joomla administrator area
  2. Select the System menu and Site Template Style
  3. Open the template you have installed by clicking on the template link from the list of templates
  4. Select the built-in slideshow settings tab
  5. Next to the Turn Slideshow ON/OFF slide the button to ON
  6. Save the changes by clicking on the Save & Close button

You can also change the slideshow show effects and many more options included in the built-in slowshow settings tab.

For more information about how to use the slideshow settings PLEASE HOVER OVER THE TEXT NEXT TO EACH SLIDESHOW SETTING

How Do I Setup Offers Of The Week And Latest Products Virtuemart Module

The featured products and latest products virtuemart modules use the following module positions

  1. Virtuemart products module (Checkout the products of the week) uses the top-1 module position
  2. Latest products Virtuemart module uses the bottom-a module position

To setup the module positions complete the following steps noted below.

The instructions noted below can be used to setup both the virtuemart product modules

  1. Select the extensions menu and module manager
  2. Open the Virtuemart products module
  3. Now setup module as show in the screen shot below

 evo featuredproducts part1

 evo featuredproducts part2

Once you have setup the two virtuemart module positions you now need to open the template control panel and select the product slider settings tab

The settings included in the product slider images tab included in the control panel allow you to change the effects, settings for the product slider. See screen shot below

 evo settings product slider

How Do I Setup Image Banners

 bannermodule

To setup the image banners which are published to the top-7 and top-8 module positions you need to create two new Custom HTML modules for each module position

To create a custom module position complete the following steps

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.
  5. When you have setup the custom module select the Save & Close button to save and publish the module to your Joomla site.
  6. If you want the module position to appear on ALL pages you need to assign the module positions to ALL the menu items

 bannermodulecustom

To display the new or hot ribbons on the image you include in the custom module positions complete the following

  1. Open the custom HTML module you have create
  2. Select the advanced tab
  3. In the Module Class Suffix field enter
  4. For the hot ribbon use _empty hot-ribbon
  5. For the New ribbon use _empty new-ribbon

To setup the image banners which are published to the top-7 and top-8 module positions you need to create two new Custom HTML modules for each module position

How Do I Setup The Welcome To The Shop Banner

 welcometotheshop

To setup the custom HTML module complete the following

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.
  5. When you have setup the custom module select the Save & Close button to save and publish the module to your Joomla site.
  6. If you want the module position to appear on ALL pages you need to assign the module positions to ALL the menu items

 welcometotheshopcustom

Once you have setup the custom module position you now need to upload the background image for the module position. To upload the background image complete the following steps

  1. Open the template control panel
  2. Select the Theme settings tab
  3. You will now see the option where you can upload the image for the module background as show in the screen shot below

 welcometotheshopcontrolpanel

How Do I Setup The Our Partner & Brands

 products brands

To setup the Virtuemart Manufacturers module (our partner and brands) located at the bottom of the template see the screen shot below.

Please note you need to upload the manufacturers images via the Vistuemart administrator area first before setting up the module.

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How Do I Setup Blog Module

To setup the blog module which will display the latest blog posts from the content you create via the extension complete the following

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Content option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.

 After you have setup the module you can also change the slider effects and settings for the module by completing the following steps

  1. Open the template control panel
  2. Select the Shop products and items slider settings

 k2controlpanel

How Do I Setup The About Us

To setup the module complete the following steps

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.

 aboutus

How Do I Setup The Contact Us Module

To setup the module complete the following steps

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.

 contactus

How Do I Setup The Company Information

To setup the module complete the following steps

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as show in the screen shots below.

 companyinformation

How Do I Setup The Footer Menu

To setup the footer menu you need to log into your Joomla website administrator area and select the menus option and then add new menu

When you have created the new menu for the footer menu please use the settings included in the screen shot show below.

 joomla3x footer menu

To add and copyright footer text included at the bottom of the template you need to create a custom module position as assign the module to the footer module

  1. From the Joomla administrator select the Module menu.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select the Custom HTML option
  4. Now setup the module as per the screen shot.

 joomla 3x footer copyright

 

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