JoomooSitestyle: joomla template, component and module that allows users to customize the appearance of the site
This extension consists of a Joomla template, component, and module that allow users to customize the appearance of the site.
This extension uses Ajax and relies heavily on Javascript and Mootools. It does not degrade as gracefully as the other Joomoo extensions do when the user has Javascript disabled. (The author is willing to improve this, for a fee.)
The JoomooSiteStyle extension allows users to set the following style parameters:
o Font size o Background color o Border color o Border style o Border width
This extension also allows site administrators to set the following values in the backend:
o Default values for the style parameters that users can set (listed above) o The following additional style and template parameters: o Link color o Heading color o Bullet color o Input Element color o The following template parameters: o A tag line above the site name o The site name o A tag line below the site name
The backend for the template also allows site administrators to set a parameter causing the component and module to save the values for anonymous users in the database rather than as a cookie in their browser. This option is useful for sites that have a large number of anonymous users and only a few number of registered users.
Following are the columns in the jos_joomoocomments table:
id int(11) unsigned Standard joomla primary key user_id int(11) Foreign key: jos_users ip_address varchar(40) IP address background varchar(20) Background color border_color_name varchar(20) Border color border_style varchar(20) Border style border_width tinyint(1) unsigned Border width in pixels font_size smallint(2) unsigned Font size in pixels timestamp timestamp Date and time stamp
Rather than rely on index tables for the background and border color and style, which would be more efficient, this extension stores these parameters as literal values. This has the following advantages:
o Makes it easier for non-technical people to add colors o Keeps the code simpler and easier to understand and debug
heading_color Color to use for headings; should be different than links Options: Blue, Green, Red, or Yellow link_color Color to use for links; should be different than headings Options: Blue, Green, Red, or Yellow bullet_color Color to use for bullets; match to headings (or links) Options: Blue, Green, Red, or Yellow input_color Color to use for input elements; match to links (or headings) Options: Blue, Green, Red, or Yellow tag_line_above Tag line above site name, for header on all pages site_name Name of site, for header on all pages tag_line_below Tag line below site name, for header on all pages save_by_ip Save by IP? Set to Yes to allow saving of parameters for non-logged in users in DB (by ip address) Options: Yes or No default_background Default Background Color - user may override if component or module is enabled Options: Image, Black, Dark Blue, Dark Red, Very Dark Green, Very Dark Grey, Navy Blue, Dark Green, Seal Brown, Tyrian Purple, Persian Indigo, Bistre, Dark Scarlet, Army Green, Sapphire, or Falu Red default_border_color_name Default Border Color - user may override if component or module is enabled Options: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Black, Cobalt, Pine Green, Dark Slate Grey, Slate Grey, Maroon, Grey, Violet, Silver, Shocking Pink, Orange Red, or White default_border_style Default Border Style - user may override if component or module is enabled Options: Groove, Ridge, Double, Inset, Outset, Solid, Dashed, Dotted, or None default_border_width Default Border Width - user may override if component or module is enabled Options Range from 0 to 30 pixels default_font_size Default Font Size - user may override if component or module is enabled Options Range from 60% to 200% in increments of 5%
show_font_size Enable changing font size? Options: True or False font_size_type Use dropdown or slider to change font size? Options: Dropdown or Slider show_background Enable changing background? Options: True or False show_border_color Enable changing border color? Options: True or False show_border_style Enable changing border style? Options: True or False show_border_width Enable changing border width? Options: True or False border_width_type Use dropdown or slider to change border width? Options: Dropdown or Slider show_reset_all Enable resetting all params to default? Options: True or False