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BT Education
JOOMLA TEMPLATE
Total User Guide
Version 1.0
Tables of Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3
Template Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Compressed File Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Accompanying Extensions ....................................................................................................................................... 3
HELP AND SUPPORT ......................................................................................................................... 4
We support ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
We dont support ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Support channel ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
We recommend............................................................................................................................................................. 4
INSTALLING ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1. Installing Quickstart package ......................................................................................................................... 5
2. Partial installation ............................................................................................................................................... 9
3. Installing EasyBlog ............................................................................................................................................ 11
4. Installing Jomsocial: .......................................................................................................................................... 11
WORKING WITH TEMPLATE MODULE POSITIONS ................................................................13
1. BT Education Content and sidebar .......................................................................................................... 15
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Introduction
BT Education is a responsive education template for Joomla 2.5 and 3.x websites. It is the perfect combination between innovative social
networks function and original website interface. It is integrated with JomSocial, Kunena and EasyBlog which provide wonderful functions
of social hub, forum and blog. Therefore, BT Education is one of the best solutions for not only education websites but also websites which
concentrate on interaction of social networks and communities.
Template Features
Accompanying Extensions
This template comes with 5 powerful extensions:
Note: You can only download version of extensions packed with template. To download upgraded version of extension, please make
sure that your membership account is J!Extensions or J!Developers; or you have already bought this extension as a single product.
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We dont support
However, there are some unsupported issues such as:
1. Huge customizations.
2. Massively hacking the core files.
3. Third party extensions conflict issues.
If you need customizations, please email us for a quote at support@bowthemes.com.
Support channel
Our support is done via email system, ticket system for premium subscribers and forum support for both premium and non-premium
subscribers. At the moment, we do not provide any support via telephone.
We recommend
*Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn
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Installing
Installing Template file or Quickstart package is a common decision. If your website already has content and you just want to change its
skin, we suggest you to install template file and choose extensions to add. If you are a Joomla newbie and your website has no or few
data, in most cases, installing Quickstart package is the best choice.
The next step is extracting the file locally identified as Quickstart. After the extraction is done, it will contain within all files
needed to perform this type of installation.
Step 3: Extract and upload it to your server
Upload all the files into the directory of your website that you want to install your new Joomla! project. Because of upload speed
of your connection or your server configuration, this process might take several minutes.
If you don't have any FTP software, we recommend FileZilla - a powerful and free FTP solution.
Step 4 : Files Installation.
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Install page 2 is the database page. The details you enter here are important as this is where the actual information for your Joomla
installation is going to be stored. In a nutshell you need to create a mysql database, a user for the database and then assign that user to
the database you created.This step requires a slight detour and we need to open up cpanel on our server.
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Congratulations! The installation is successfully completed. However, before you enjoy your new website, you must delete "installation"
directory by clicking to button "remove installation folder" or renaming/deleting it via FTP.
After performing this step, click "Site" button to visit the homepage of your website. You will find the new website fully.
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2. Partial installation
If you decide to partially install BT Education template, we will guide you through following steps:
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Publishing the template: In the Joomla Administration panel, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to Template Manager
Step 2: Find BT Education label
Step 3: Check the star icon at Default column to make BT Education the default template
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3. Installing EasyBlog
Buy EasyBlog component
Set template default for EasyBlog component
Please follow our guide to set BT Education as default template of EasyBlog component. Firstly, you need to download related
extensions package, copy file theme_bowthemes_for_easyblog.zip and paste into this folder:
../components/com_easyblog/themes
Extract this file
Next, go to Administration -> Components ->EasyBlog ->Themes.
Choose Bowthemes Theme (easyblog), this step is necessary to make sure that BT Education is the default template
EasyBlog configuration
EasyBlog makes the configuration working easier by giving their users a detailed documentation guide. To master this component,
please view this doc at EasyBlog official site:
http://stackideas.com/docs/easyblog
Here is the demo link if you want to see this component without Bowthemes template appearance.
http://demo.stackideas.com
4. Installing Jomsocial:
Buy Jomsocial component
Set template default for Jomsocial component
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Please follow our guide to set BT Education as default template of Jomsocial component. Firstly, you need to download related
extensions package, copy file theme_bowthemes_for_jomsocial.zip and paste into this folder:
../components/com_community/templates
Extract this file
Next, go to Administration -> Components ->Jomsocial ->Configuration->Templates
Choose Bowthemes Theme (Jomsocial), this step is necessary to make sure that BT Education is the default template
Jomsocial configuration
Jomsocial makes the configuration working easier by giving their users a detailed documentation guide. To master this component,
please view this doc at Jomsocial official site:
http://documentation.jomsocial.com/
Here is the demo link if you want to see this component without Bowthemes template appearance.
http://www.jomsocial.com/demo
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How to work with those modules? We listed all following necessary BT Education modules with detailed instructions, ordered by their
positions in BT Education template from top to bottom. You can work with them one by one until you are totally satisfied with your
front-page.
Header block:
This block contains: logo, main menu, search module, social button module (custom HTML), BT Social connect login module, contact info
top (custom HTML)
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Logo image:
To change logo image, please rename your image to: logo.png and replace it in: /templates/bt_education/images
Or try to go to template manager, click on tab theme, choose your logo image, save.
Search module
[For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module,
please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions -> Module Manager ->
Select position head-search, select module Search and modify the parameters as
you want
[For partial installation]Please go to Administration -> Module manager
+ In module manager, create module, type: Search
+ Assign module on position: head-search.
+ Show module on all pages.
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Social module
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+ At module manager, create module, type: custom HTML (this content module, you may see when install quickstart package)
+ Assign module on position: social_header
+ Choose showing module on all pages.
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[For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions ->
Module Manager -> Select position background_slideshow, select module BT Background Slideshow and modify the
parameters as you want.
To replace this module with another module, please disable it then create a new module with the same type and set position as
background_slideshow.
[For partial installation]Please go to Administration, installing module BT Background Slideshow in related extensions package
then follow this step by step instruction:
o Go to menu Extensions -> Modules Manager ->Click New button -> Choose BT Background Slideshow Module.
o Set position as background_slideshow
o Images Gallery: Upload from your computer or load from other sources (Joomla folder, Flick, Picasa), when images
uploading has finished, you may click on Edit to change image title and description.
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o Slideshow Configuration:
Slideshow size: Wrapper Element
Caption: Title and Description
o Navigation configuration:
Nav type: Button
Nav align: Justify buttons
Nav position: Absolute
Nav type: Disable
ProgressBar: No
o Advanced functions:
Wrapper Element: .background_slideshow
Add custom css for module height (require): .background_slideshow{height:590px;}
o Assign this module on page as you want (in demo site, assign on homepage)
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[For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions ->
Module Manager -> Select position background_slideshow_content -> Select module BT Background Slideshow and modify
the parameters as you want.
To replace this module with another module, please disable it then create a new module with the same type and set position as
background_slideshow_content.
[For partial installation]Please go to Administration, installing module BT Background Slideshow in related extensions package
then follow this step by step instruction:
o Go to menu Extensions -> Modules Manager ->Click New button -> Choose BT Background Slideshow Module.
o Set position as background_slideshow_content
o Images Gallery: Upload from your computer or load from other sources (Joomla folder, Flick, Picasa), when images
uploading has finished, you may click on Edit to change image title and description.
o Slideshow Configuration:
Slideshow size: Wrapper Element
Caption: Disable
o Navigation configuration:
Nav type: Button
Nav align: Justify buttons
Nav position: Absolute
Nav type: Disable
ProgressBar: No
o Advanced functions:
Wrapper Element: .background_slideshow_content
Add custom css for module height (require): .background_slideshow_content{height:155px;}
o Assign this module on page as you want (in demo site, assign on homepage)
Position position-1
Module custom HTML Why choose us:
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+ At module manager, create new module and type: custom html (This module html code, you can install Quickstart package and see
it)
+ Assign this module on position: position-1
+ Module class suffix: _about
+ Assign this module on homepage only
Position position-2
BT Content Showcase module
[For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions ->
Module Manager -> Select position position-2 -> Select module BT Content Showcase and modify the menu as you want.
[For partial installation] You can create this module as below:
Go to Administration -> Extensions -> Module Manager ->Click New button -> Choose BT Content Showcase Module. Set
position as position-2.
Module configuration:
o Global setting:
Module class suffix: [space]showcase_style1
Module width: auto.
Row height: 250
Number of rows: 1
Number of cols: 2
Min column width: 500
Next & Prev position: None
o Source Setting: choose source article as you want (K2, Joomla content, Easy blog)
o Item Layout Setting
Show Category Name: No
Show Category Name As Link: No
Show date: Yes
Alignment of image: Left
Thumbnail width: 270
Thumbnail height: 220.
Assign this module to pages that you want.
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Position top_mainbody:
BT Background scrolling":
[For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions ->
Module Manager -> Select position top_mainbody -> Select module Background Scrolling and modify the parameters as you
want.
Position position-5:
BT Content Showcase module (style 2)
[For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions ->
Module Manager -> Select position position-5 -> Select module BT Content Showcase and modify the menu as you want.
[For partial installation] You can create this module as below:
Go to Administration -> Extensions -> Module Manager ->Click New button -> Choose BT Content Showcase Module. Set
position as position-5.
Module configuration:
o Global setting:
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Footer block
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Position sidebar-1:
a. Menu module:
- [For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to
Administration -> Select menu Extensions -> Module Manager -> Select position sidebar-1,
select module Menu and modify the menu as you want.
- [For partial installation] You can create this module as below:
- Go to Administration -> Extensions -> Module Manager ->Click New button -> Choose
Menu module.
- Set position as sidebar-1.
- Module configuration:
o Basic option:
Select menu: select menu as you want
o Advanced options:
Module class suffix: _menu_sidebar
b. K2 tags module:
- [For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go
to Administration -> Select menu Extensions -> Module Manager -> Select position
sidebar-1, select module K2 Tools and modify the menu as you want.
- [For partial installation] You can create this module as below:
- Go to Administration -> Extensions -> Module Manager ->Click New button ->
Choose K2 Tools module.
- Set position as sidebar-1.
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Module configuration:
o Basic option:
Module class suffix: [space]box-mod
Select module functionality: Tag Cloud
o Assign module on pages that you want.
c. Login module:
- [For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module, please go to
Administration -> Select menu Extensions -> Module Manager -> Select position sidebar-1,
select module Login and modify the menu as you want.
- [For partial installation] You can create this module as below:
- Go to Administration -> Extensions -> Module Manager ->Click New button ->
Choose Login module.
- Set position as sidebar-1.
- Module configuration:
o Advanced options:
Module class suffix: [space]box-mod
o Assign module on pages that you want.
d. Login module:
- [For Quickstart installation] To change the parameters of the module,
please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions -> Module Manager ->
Select position sidebar-1, select module Login and modify the menu as you
want.
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Contact page:
Contact map module
This Googlemap module only displays on contact page.
This page contain 3 blocks: contact map, contact infor and contact form
Configuration for contact map and contact infor:
+ Contact map:
- [For Quickstart installation] To find this module, please go to Administration -> Select menu Extensions -> Module Manager ->
Select position contact-map, select module BT Google Map and modify as you want.
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o If module BT Google Map not installed, please go to Administration, install this module.
o Go to menu Extensions -> Module Manager ->Click New button -> Choose BT Google Map.
o Set position as contact-map
o At tab Basic Options: Fill your address.
Assign this module on all pages:
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c. Changing Favicon
Create your favicon, replace file favicon.icon in folder template bt_education and clear browser cache.
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Preparation step: Set another template (not BT Education) as default Site template.
Action steps: Go to Extension Manager Select Manage Select filter criteria in Type box is template Find BT Education label
click the checkbox. After all, hit Uninstall button
Reinstall template.
o Download the upgrade package of template and install it.
o Go to menu Extensions -> Template Manage -> Set Default for newly installed template.
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Recommendations
Joomla
Joomla quickstart guide - http://help.joomla.org/ghop/feb2008/task048/joomla_15_quickstart.pdf
Joomla Getting Started - http://docs.joomla.org/Getting_Started_with_Joomla%21_1.5
T3 Framework Overview - http://t3-framework.org
Extensions
K2 - http://getk2.org/
BT Google Maps Pro - http://bowthemes.com/joomla-extensions/bt-google-maps-pro.html
BT Content Showcase - http://bowthemes.com/joomla-extensions/bt-content-showcase.html
BT Social Connect Free Version - http://bowthemes.com/joomla-extensions/bt-social-connect-free-version.html
BT Background Slideshow - http://bowthemes.com/joomla-extensions/bt-background-slideshow.html
BT Google Maps - http://bowthemes.com/joomla-extensions/bt-google-maps.html
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Contacting Bowthemes
All Bowthemes products include forum support, email support and ticket support. Please refer your membership package to
select the compatible kind of support, as we may be able to solve the problem without delay.
Website: http://bowthemes.com
Forum support: http://bowthemes.com/forums/59-bt-education/
Email support: support@bowthemes.com
Ticket support: http://bowthemes.com/submit-a-ticket
If you encounter any issues with Bowthemes extensions and templates, email us at support@bowthemes.com and we would like
to answer your questions.
This document is proprietary and confidential. No part of this document may be disclosed in any manner to a third party without the
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