Updating your FLEXIcontent J1.5 templates to work with FC v2.x for J2.5 / J3.x
To make the XML files of your J1.5 FLEXIcontent templates compatible with J2.5 format replace in item.xml and category.xml: 1 metadata>, / metadata> with 1 form >, / form > 1 params...
View ArticleEditing template parameters to customize template appearance
Usually the fields are placed in template positions, via the template manager. But besides the above, you can customize appearance of templates via their (per layout) parameters. Every FLEXIcontent T...
View ArticleCreating a default configuration for the tags view
Normally the tags view will get it's display parameters from either: -- the currently clicked menu item, or -- the FLEXIcontent tags cloud module link that the user clicked In all other cases you wil...
View ArticleHow to customize CSS styles of FLEXIcontent
-- Please, do not change FLEXIcontent core CSS files, they will be overwritten when you upgrade If you only want to effect a SPECIFIC flexicontent template that is ASSIGNED to some categories or to s...
View ArticleExample of using prefix/suffix/separators/etc, e.g. placing subcategories...
It is better to set these in Component configuration to avoid setting it in every category. In Component configuration, in content lists TAB, find sub-categories configuration, and set these: Prefix ...
View ArticleExample of placing category / search view filters in an ordered / unordered list
You can put your filters in an ordered (numbered) or unordered (bullets/images/etc) list by using prefix/suffix/separator/etc parameters in Component or in Ccategory configuration (prefer to set in C...
View ArticleExample of placing sub-categories in an ordered / unordered list
You can put your sub-categories in an ordered (numbered) or unordered (bullets/images/etc) list by using prefix/suffix/separator/etc parameters in Component or in Category configuration (prefer to se...
View ArticleWhat are the content list markups ?
Content list markups can be enable in component settings ... and can override in category settings and in content type settings -- currently there are 3 type of content list markups: a. Access Level ...
View ArticleExample on duplicating common template files inside a custom template, e.g....
1. copy files (files mentioned below, are inside components\com_flexicontent folder): tmpl_common\listings_filter_form.php tmpl_common\listings_filter_form_body.php inside your template folder: e.g. ...
View ArticleAdapt FLEXIcontent to helix 3
With Helix 3 template you need to add some css code to be more compatible 1 Create flexicontent.css file in templates\shaper_helix3\css 2 Add this line /*** compatibility helix3 ***/ * * .hasTooltip ...
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