Joomla Template Installation
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Thank you for purchasing our template. We are so happy that you are one of our customers. We do our best to provide a high quality template with great functionality, professional design. Before you get started, we highly encourage you to get familiar with this documentation. Getting through this documentation may save lots of your time and help you to avoid questions with obvious answers.
I. Key Features
- Fully support Easysocial
- Fully support Easyblog
- Fully Support All Joomla Pages Default
- Responsive Joomla Template
- Built on the latest Helix Ultimate framework
- Multiple color variations
II. Requirements
In order to run Bold University smoothly on your server, you need to fulfill requirements listed below:
- Apache 2.2+ or Microsoft IIS7
- PHP 5.4+ (PHP 7.1+ Recommended)
- MySQL 5.1+
- Joomla 3.7+
Please contact your web hosting service provider to make sure that your server complies with the requirements above.
You should check php upload_max_filesize and post_max_size. The recommended values should be 64Mb or higher. Some hosting limits this value by default, you may need to contact to find more information about this. You can change this via php.ini file or .htaccess file in the root of your website:
php_value post_max_size 64M
php_value upload_max_filesize 64M
These values will ensure that you won't get any error reporting that your upload and post memory limit is too low.
III. Download package:
After purchasing template, you can download the template package to install into your site, it's a ZIP file called bold_university.zip
Installation Guide:
1. Bold University Template Installation
Step 1: Install latest Helix Ultimate Framework
+ Download Helix Ultimate Framework here
+ Log into the Administrator Panel
+ Go to Extensions in Extensions Manager > Install
+ Use Upload Package file mode and select the package: plg_helix.zip
+ Install plugin as typical Joomla extension + Click on Upload and Install button
+ Enable "System - Helix Ultimate Framework" in Extensions Manager > Plugin
Step 2: Install Bold University
+ Log into the Administrator Panel
+ Go to Extensions in Extensions Manager > Install
+ Use Upload Package file mode and select the package: bold_university.zip
+ Install template package as typical Joomla extension + Click on Upload and Install button
Step 3: Set Bold University as default template style
Once done, navigate to Extensions > Templates > Administrator templates and set bold_university template style as default one.
2. Extensions Installation
In order to make the template look exactly as the demo page, you need to install recommended extensions: EasySocial v3, EasyBlog v5. Follow this documentation page for how to install each extension above.
PLEASE NOTE! These are 3rd party commercial extensions, in case that you don't have one of these extensions installed on your site, you have to purchase it from StackIdeas first.
3. Change Favicon
A small image with dimension of 16x16 pixel image in .ico format displays in web browser next to your website's URL. You may use one of graphic software and create your own favicon and simply change it in template setting of your website:
Navigate to Administrator panel > Extensions > Templates > Bold University template style > Template Options > Basic > Header > Favicon > select your favicon & save
Layouts in template
In package template included 2 files json: layout-default.json layout-home.json to get all configures as our demo.
Layout default: Navigate to Extensions > Templates > Administrator templates > bold_university - Default. Select tab advanced -> Import & export -> Paste code json from file layout-default.json -> save
Layout Home: Duplicate template bold_university - Default (you can rename to bold_university - Home) and assign to menu "Home". Open "Template Options" -> Select tab advanced -> Import & export -> Paste code json from file layout-home.json -> save
Recreate Demo
The demo site of Bold University comes with different home page variations: Homepage Default, About pages, Blog page , Community page , Events and Courses page
There are several common sections used across pages, below are configuration for each:
# Topbar Left
This belongs to Contact Info setting in template manager, navigate to Administrator panel > Extensions > Templates > Bold University template style > Template Options > Basic > Enable Contact Info
# Topbar right
This belongs to Social Icons setting in template manager, navigate to Administrator panel > Extensions > Templates > Bold University template style > Template Options > Basic > Enable Social Icons
# Logo
Navigate to Administrator site > Extensions > Templates > Bold University template style > Template Options > Basic settings > Logo > select Image logo type
# Main menu navigation
Access Administrator site > Extensions > Templates > Bold University template style > Template Options > Navigation > select the Main menu to show on frontend.
# HighLight Menu
- Module Title: Action
- Module Type: Menu
- Module Position: action
- Assigned: All Pages
# Footer
Footer section in Bold university combines 4 module positions: footer-1 (Address), footer-2 (Contact Us), footer-3 (Social Media) and footer-4 (Logo Footer)
# Address
- Module Title: Address
- Module Type: Custom HTML
- Module Position: footer-1
- Assigned: All Pages
Custom HTML Code:
<ul>
<li>Avenue 234<br/>New York – US</li>
<li><a href="#"><span class="icon ion-ios-pin"></span>Show on Map</a></li>
</ul>
# Contact Us
- Module Title: Contact Us
- Module Type: Custom HTML
- Module Position: footer-2
- Assigned: All Pages
Custom HTML Code:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="#"><span class="icon ion-ios-call"></span>039 8394 039</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="mailto:#"><span class="icon ion-ios-mail"></span>yourmail</a>
</li>
</ul>
# Social Media
- Module Title: Social Media
- Module Type: Custom HTML
- Module Position: footer-3
- Assigned: All Pages
Custom HTML Code:
<ul> <li><a href="#" title="Facebook">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="#" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="#" title="Instagram">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="#" title="Pinterest">Pinterest</a></li> </ul>
# Logo Footer
- Module Title: Logo Footer
- Module Type: Custom HTML
- Module Position: footer-4
- Assigned: All Pages
Custom HTML Code:
<ul> <li><a href="#" title="Logo Footer"><img src="images/cmsbold/logo/logo-footer.png" alt=""/></a></li> </ul>
# Copy Right & Back to top
Navigate to Administrator site > Extensions > Templates > Bold University template style > Template Options > Basic settings > Footer > enable "Copyright" & "Back to top"
Home page - Default
# Create 'Home' menu item
Home page menu item has type of Articles > Featured Articles and is assigned with bold_university - Home template style.
# Bold Slideshow
- Module Type: bold_slideshow
- Module Position: slider
- Module Title:Slideshow
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Bold Hero
- Module Type: bold_hero
- Module Position: home-1
- Module Title:Bold Hero
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Bold Features
- Module Type: bold_features
- Module Position: home-2
- Module Title:Bold features
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Bold Hero
- Module Type: Bold Hero
- Module Position: home-3
- Module Title:Bold Hero
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Explore Our Subjects
- Module Type: Articles - Latest
- Module Position: home-4
- Module Title:Explore Our Subjects
- Assigned: Select Page
- Layout: slider
# Upcoming Events
- Module Type: EasySocial Events
- Module Position: home-5
- Module Title:Upcoming Events
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Bold CTA
- Module Type: bold_cta
- Module Position: home-6
- Module Title:Bold CTA
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Latest Articles
- Module Type: Articles - Latest
- Module Position: home-7
- Module Title:Latest Articles
- Assigned: Select Page
- Layout: grid
# Bold CTA
- Module Type: bold_clients
- Module Position: home-8
- Module Title:Clients
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
About Us
# Create menu item
About Us page menu item has type of Articles > Single Article and is assigned with default template style.
# Sidebar
About Us page menu item has 2 modules on sidebar left.
1. Leader Board
- Module Title: Leader Board
- Module Type: Custom HTML
- Module Position: sidebar-left
- Assigned: Select Page
Custom HTML Code:
<div class="leader-board">
<img src="images/cmsbold/others/avatar.jpg" alt=""/>
<div class="info">
<h3>
Jimmy Delgado
</h3>
<p>
Sine 1957, Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost graphic life one.
</p>
</div>
</div>
2. About Us
- Module Type: Menu
- Module Position: sidebar-left
- Assigned: Select Page
- Module Class Suffix: menu-highlight
# Masthead
- Module Type: bold_masthead
- Module Position: masthead
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
Community
# Create menu item
Community page menu item has type of EasySocial > Dashboard > (User) Dashboard Layout and is assigned with default template style.
Courses
# Create menu item
Courses page menu item has type of Articles > Category Blog (Blog layout 2 columns) and is assigned with default template style.
Events
# Create menu item
Events page menu item has type of EasySocial > Events > (Events) All Events Layout and is assigned with default template style.
Joomla Blog
# Create menu item
Blog page menu item has type of Articles > Category Blog and is assigned with default template style.
# Sidebar Right
Blog page menu item has some modules on sidebar right.
# Search
- Module Type: Search
- Module Position: sidebar-right
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Login
- Module Type: Login
- Module Position: sidebar-right
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Latest Articles
- Module Type: Articles - Latest
- Module Position: sidebar-right
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
# Tags
- Module Type: Tags - Popular
- Module Position: sidebar-right
- Assigned: Select Page
- Screenshot Config: View screenshot
Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this template. We will be glad to help you, if you have any questions about this template. We'll do our best to assist.
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