Flexible Widths

You can define overall template width as well as widths of the left hand side and the right hand side columns with modules. All of this is done very easily in the template configuration. Main content area will be calculated to fit best between the left hand side and the right hand side column, no matter what values you entered for them. Also, if you don't have left or right modules published on certain pages, main content area will occupy their space.

The left column, the right column and the main content area can switch their places. You have can have any of these combination:

• Left-Main-Right
• Left-Right-Main
• Main-Left-Right

Our Templates Don't Make Conflicts

jQuery is powerful javascript library. Almost all of our extensions are based on that library (Top Menu, HOT Image Slider, HOT Newsflash, HOT Joomla Gallery, HOT Joomla Carousel, Lightbox, Font resizer, more are coming...). However, many Joomla extensions from other providers use other libraries (mooTools or prototype).

Using them together on a page will probably make conflicts. As a result, some or all of your extensions would not work.

However, we have found a solution. Our Joomla extensions use "jQuery noConflict mode". Therefore, with our templates, beside our extensions, you can also use other extensions from other providers based on other libraries.

Hot Sportal Template Features

Hot Sportal template Joomla sports template, together with Joomla and several Joomla extensions from the template package, is a perfect combination for your Sport news portal, or any other kind of Joomla news portal. Hot Joomla Carousel Pro will make some of your news articles stand out as the most important on the home page. New Hot Scroller module will allow you to make a Joomla news ticker for the latest news. Another new extension, Hot Lightbox module, allows you to create slide shows in minutes.

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HOT Lightbox - Joomla Slide Show Module

Joomla slide show of images located anywhere on your server

We sell this module for $9.95. With this template, you get it FREE!

Hot Lightbox module allows you to include series of images from any directory with images on your server. This module automatically creates thumbnails from your images, as per given parameters. All you need to do is to select a directory with your images. If you install this template using HotStart method, our Hot Lightbox module ($9.95 value) will be installed as well.

1. Upload images for Gallery in a folder on your server (using Joomla Media Manager or FTP). Make sure the folder is writable.
2. Go to module manager and click HOT Lightbox. Publish the module on any module position of your template and set module parameters per your preference.

Hot Lightbox module will do the rest for you. What actually it does?

The module utomatically creates thumbnail images and save them in /thumbs subdirectory of your directory with images. You select the thumbnail images width and height in the module propertie. Also, you can select quality of the thumbnail images. The module will also create a Lightbox slide show. Click on any thumbnail image will open a larger image in the Lightbox pop-up. User can browse images (prev/next) in the pop-up while the rest of the website area will be faded out. Click on any point outside of the Lightbox slide show will bring the website back.

An Example

The row with thumbnail images located above is created by Hot Lightbox. In this example, we used module width value of 1000px and height value of 95px. The thumbnail images height is set to 90px, with gray color border of 3px. The thumbnail quality is set to 80. You can change any of these parameters easily!

HotStart Installation

Once you finish this installation method, you should get exactly the same copy of this Demo site on your server. Let's start!

1. Unzip file "hot_sportalXX_hotstart.zip" from the archive you downloaded after purchase. Unzip this archive to your computer.
2. Using FTP software (such as FileZilla) upload all files and folders to your hosting space. Make sure that folder where you uploaded files is writable by server (chmod 755 or 777).
3. In browser, open address http://www.your_site_address.com/joomla/index.php (change "your_site_address.com" with your site address, change "joomla" with folder name where you uploaded files, if you uploaded files to the root folder, you don't need this).
4. Select your language and click Next.
5. The installer will check your server to find out if it's compatible with Joomla. If you see any parts marked red, please contact your hosting provider to resolve the problem. If all items are green, you can click Next.
6. You can read Joomla License and click Next.
7. You should enter MySQL database connection parameters now. Please enter Host Name (usually "localhost"), username, password and database name and click Next. If you get error message, please check database parameters. If you don't know correct parameters, please contact your hosting provider.
8. On FTP Configuration page, you can enter parameters of your FTP server. This is not necessary and can be entered later, if needed. So, just click Next.
9. On Main Configuration screen you should enter Site Name, e-mail and administrator's username and password (twice). Click Install Sample Data button. (Otherwise, demo content won't be imported). Once you get "Sample data installed successfully" message, you may click Next.
10. As the Finish screen says, please remove "installation" folder from your server (use FTP software).
11. Congratulations, you are done! Click Site button to see your site's frontend, or Admin to see site's backend (login required with username and password that you selected during installation).