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Fusion Lite template setup guide

This is the installation and setup guide for the Fusion Lite template. If you have purchased Fusion Lite, then this is the guide you are looking for to make sure that your template is setup correctly.

To make sure your template is setup correctly, please make sure you read through the template guide thoroughly. All templates files are fully commented and indexed - if you have a problem installing or setting up your template after using this guide, please open up a support ticket from our customer service area and we will sort you out.

Your template download file

Once you have made your purchase, a download link would have been sent to you to download your template file. Save this file in an easy to access location (like your desktop) and extract the contents of the file. Your file structure of the template zip will be as follows:

    Joomla 1.0.x:
  • template.zip - template install file
  • controls.zip - template controls module
  • rotation.zip - image rotator module

  • fusionlite.png - source image file
  • readme.txt - template info, fixes and release version
    Joomla 1.5.x:
  • template.zip - template install file
  • rotation.zip - image rotator module

Please note that our source image files are designed in Adobe Fireworks, which you can download full and trial versions from their web site. The controls module is also crucial and must be installed in order for the template to function properly.

Installing the Template and Controls Module

If you are using Joomla 1.5, you do not need to install the Controls Module as it is allready coded into the template parameters. You can access the template parameters in Joomla 1.5 by selecting the template from the administration top menu - Extensions - Template Manager.

Once you have a base installation of Joomla up and running, you can install the fusion lite template and Theme Joomla controls module as explained below.

Installing the fusion lite Template

  1. Login to your Joomla backend site administration.
  2. Now go to Installers / Template Site from the top menu.
  3. Browse for the template zip file in the template folder of your download.
  4. Click Upload File and Install, Then click continue on success.
  5. In the Template Manager, select the new template's radio box and click on the Default button (top right).

Installing the fusion lite Template

  1. Login to your Joomla backend site administration.
  2. Now go to Extensions - Install / Uninstall from the top menu.
  3. Browse for the template zip file in the template folder of your download.
  4. Click Upload File and Install, Then click continue on success.
  5. In the Template Manager (Extensions / Template Manager), select the new template's radio box and click on the Default button (top right)

The template will now be successfully installed and set as the default for your site, now you need to install the Theme Joomla controls module (Only do the following module install if using Joomla 1.0.x versions!)

Install the Theme Joomla Controls Module on Joomla version 1.0.x

  1. Login to your Joomla backend site administration.
  2. Now go to Installers / Modules from the top menu.
  3. Browse for the module zip file in themodule folder of your template download.
  4. Click Upload File and Install, Then click continue on success.
  5. Now go to Modules / Site Modules from the top menu.
  6. Click on the Theme Joomla Controls Module to open the module options.
  7. Set the module position to user9, set show title to no and publish module to yes.

Base install settings for the controls module / template settings

You will need to view the Controls Module and Template Parameters settings guide for details on all the relevant template settings to fusion lite.

Installing and using the Rotation image rotator module

You will need to view the Rotation Image Rotator Module guide for details on installing and using the image rotator module.

Setting up your modules and other settings

Below is an image showing all the module positions for fusion lite; click on the image to see all the module positions:

Color Fusion module positions
  • Left Menus and Lists - To get your left menu displaying the same as on the demo site all you need to do is set the main menu module to a "flat list". All menus in fusion lite should be set to flat list as this is more symantec for site layout.
  • Advert and Inset Modules - Just assign your modules to these positions and they will show up respectively in those positions.
  • Rounded Module Suffix - You can add a suffix of -rounded to a module to put the module into a box and give it rounded corners. Just open up the module and add the text -rounded into the module suffix field. This works for the left and inset positions.
  • Square Module Suffix - You can add a suffix of -square to a module to put the module into a box and give it a nice square look. Just open up the module and add the text -square into the module suffix field. This works for the left and inset positions.

Fusion lite is designed to only have 1 column in the main content view. You can set this by navigating to your main menu, then click on your home page link (or any other menu link that shows more than 1 column) and change the columns parameter to 1.

"Read More" links in Joomla 1.5: In order to make the read more link appear in the Theme Joomla Advanced Content Headings, you need to open your article and in the article advanced parameters set the title linkable paramater to yes.

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