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Easily adjust your templates column layout via the templates parameters which can be accessed by navigating to Extensions -> Template Manager -> J51_YourTemplate.

From your 'Side Column Layout' dropdow simply set the layout of your side columns in relation to your site content with options for both your side columns to appear on either the left or the right or on either side of your content/component area.

For a single column layout simply disable all modules in the SideColumn module position.

Custom Page and Column widths

Your side column width can also be customised via the templates parameters. Place the desired width of your side column in pixels in the Side Column Width field. Your content area will automatically contract/expand to fill the remaining available area.

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With a new and improved template parameters we have combined some of the most used and asked for features within an easy to use and beautifully styles interface. With these parameters you can now quickly customise your template to your own needs and have your site up and running in a matter of minutes.

Your template parameters can be access directly from your Template Manager giving you access to a host of features including a selection of template styles, some colour choosers to help customise your template headers and links, a number of layout options and some easy to use logo settings.

Styling

In the Styling section of your parameters you can choose among the styles available with your template via the Template Style dropdown. Other features in this section include a font changer allowing to you to choose from 14 websafe fonts and over a 100 Google fonts for a number of different elements of your template including the body, article title and module title fonts. Also included is a color chooser to set the article title, module title and content link fonts to your own taste.

Menus

Some of the main menus of the template are now set via the template parameters saving you having to set up menu modules for each menu. From this section you can choose what menus you would like connected with these pre assigned menu areas of the template.

Search

A toggle switch allowing you to turn on/off the templates search field.

Logo

This section of the template parameters allows full control over your site logo with an array of easy to use options. Upload your logo image via the 'Select Logo Image' field and then use the X and Y axis field to tweak its position.

You can also turn off the image option reverting to a text based logo allowing you to simply enter your site title and slogan via the available fields. You can then customise how your title and slogan will appear via the color  and font chooser allowing you maximum control over how your title will appear.

Layout Options

From your Layout Options you can set the layout of your side columns in relation to your site content with options for both your side columns to appear on either the left or the right or on either side of your content/component area. We have also added some field to indiviually customise the wdth of both both columns.

Module Widths

By default your module widths will automatically adjust depending on the number of modules published within its containing row. Via the Module Widths section of the parameters you can now disable this feature and customise the width of each individual module.

Copyright Information

Enter the copyright information that will appear in the footer of your template.

Social Meda Icons

Enable and assign URLs to your socail media pages which will appear in the social media panel of the template.

Custom CSS

Need to apply your own styling to the template then simply add your custom CSS to the Custom CSS field within this section of the parameters.

Custom Code

For a number of reasons (eg. Google Analytics) you might need to add some code within the <head> or <body> tags of your template so we have added some fields to allow you to do so.

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There is a total of 6 color styles available giving your the template flexibility in match the color scheme best suited to your needs. Color styles available are Black, Red, Blue, Green, Bronze and Purple and can be set by navigating to your templates parameters (Extensions -> Template Manager -> J51 [Template Name] and simply selecting the color style of your choice from the 'Template Style' dropdown menu.

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There is a total of 37 available module positions all of which are fully collapsible. If no module is published to a position, it will not appear, collapsing the position area. Below is a diagram displaying the module positions available.