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Power Kite template setup guide

This is the installation and setup guide for the Power Kite template. If you have purchased Power Kite, 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:

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 Power Kite template as explained below:

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 cpanel, set show title to no and publish module to yes.

If you view the front end of your site you will see it looks a bit messy... this is because Power Kite 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 - blog view) and change the columns parameter to 1.

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 power kite.

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 Power Kite; click on the image to see all the module positions:

Other settings and notes for the Power Kite template setup

In Joomla 1.0.x (older Joomla), If you want to get your side (left and right) module menus looking like the menus in the Power Kite demo, you need to open the menu module and set the module suffix to "_menu" and the menu style parameter to flat list.

In Joomla 1.0.x (older Joomla), to get your syndicate (RSS link) displaying correctly, open up the syndicate module and set it to position "icon", turn off the module title and set only one feed type to show. In Joomla 1.5.x, set the syndicate module position to "syndicate".

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