Built on the Gantry Framework, Clarion has a range of powerful, flexible and intuitive features and functions.

The administrative interface offers a user friendly control panel for intricately customizing the template layouts.

Access the Style Control settings from: Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → (J! 1.5) rt_clarion_j15 or (J! 2.5) rt_clarion → Settings

Simple configure the options, then save and Gantry will automatically load the modified preset to your site.

• Body Style: Light - Dark; Determine the body shade/style
• Background Style: wavy-lines-light, wavy-lines-dark, diagonal-lines-light, diagonal-lines-dark, cube-light, cube-dark , diamond-light, diamond-dark, carbon-light, carbon-dark, noise-light, noise-dark, paper-light, paper-dark, plaid-light, plaid-dark, rubber-ligh, rubber-dark, squares-light, squares-dark, textile-light, textile-dark, triangles-light, triangles-dark, elegant-light, elegant-dark, grunge-light, grunge-dark, dustnscratches-light, dustnscratches-dark, fibers-light, or fibers-dark; Set which background style set you wish to load
• Load Transition: On - Off; Enable or disable the page loading transition animation effects
• Web Fonts: On - Off, Google Font Directory; WebFonts allow you to use 3rd party WebFonts from providers such as Google. You must SAVE then APPLY before the new fonts will show up in the Font Family dropdown.
• Font Settings: Select a font family from the available options and also choose a default font size
  • Font Family: Clarion, Geneva, Optima, Helvetica, Trebuchet, Lucida, Georgia, Palatino, or Various Google Fonts (dropdown)
  • Font Size: Default, Extra Large, Large, Small, Extra Small (dropdown)

With Gantry, the ability to assign a certain style to an individual page has never been easier and/or more efficient. Just follow these simple steps:

• (J! 1.5) Go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_clarion_j15 → Menu Items → *Menu Item*
• (J! 2.5) Go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_clarion → Assignments → *Menu Item*
  
  
• (J! 1.5) Select your preset from Presets → Style Presets, configure and save.
• (J! 2.5) Select your preset from Show Presets, configure and save.

The following is a step by step guide to customising your Clarion logo image by replacing the logo text with your own organization or company's name and logo.

Gantry sets the dimensions of the logo, so CSS modification is unnecessary.

Step 1 - Open the File

• Open the logo-source.png file in Adobe® Fireworks.

• In the right column, find Layers. Select the Web layers directory and click the eye icon to the left of the logo slice (the green object). This will make the slice invisible so you can edit the file.

Step 2 - Text/Slogan/Icon Editing

• Double click on the logo text. Now you can edit the text of logo to your choosing. Edit the icon as desired.

Step 3 - Slice Modification

• Reactivate the Slice in the Web Layers column, this will place a green rectangle over the logo image. Change the size of the slice (or move it) to match the new size if applicable.

Step 4 - Export

• Now you will want to export the logo. Right click on the image slice and select Exported Selected Slices... from the contextual menu. Export it to your computer.

The following is a guide that covers how to set up your new Clarion template on your Joomla! site. Here you can find an overview of the files included in the Clarion release and instructions on installing and activating the template in your Joomla! install.

Note: The Bundle Template is only necessary if the Gantry Library is not installed at /components/com_gantry (J! 1.5) or /libraries/gantry (J! 2.5).

Step 1 - Installation

• (J! 1.5) Install from Admin → Extensions → Install/Uninstall → Choose File → Select file → Upload File & Install
• (J! 2.5) Install from Admin → Extensions → Extensions Manager → Choose File → Select file → Upload File & Install

Step 1 - Template Default

• (J! 1.5) Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_clarion_j15 → Default
• (J! 2.5) Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager → rt_clarion → Make Default

We always recommend installing a RocketLauncher first to trial and understand the template more efficiently. It must be installed as new, and not over an existing Joomla install.

Step 1 - Upload

• Download the RocketLauncher
• Unzip
• Upload the created folder to your server

Note: You can upload all the files via FTP, or use cPanel or SSH to upload the zip and unzip directly onto the server. Enquire with your hosting provider.

Step 2 - Installation

• Go to www.yoursite.com/*folder name*
• Follow the Installation instructions
• Ensure you click Install Sample Data during installation
• (J! 1.5) Delete the /installation directory on your server
• (J! 2.5) Remove the installation folder in the Installation interface

Learn How to Install & Configure Clarion

Installation

An overview of template files and instructions for installing and activating the template.

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Logo Editing

An overview for customizing your logo with your organization or company name and logo.

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Go to Extensions → Template Manager → (J! 1.5) rt_clarion_j15 or (J! 2.5) rt_clarion. Mouseover the labels to view a description of each template parameter.

Creating Beautiful Content With Simple Code

Typography is a fundamental part of a template, providing you with the tools to characterise your content and bring it to life. There is a vast array of typography available with Clarion template, as is with our previous releases, from list styles, notice blocks and a diverse number of other elements.

If you are using the TinyMCE editor for HTML typography, go to Extensions → Plugin Manager → TinyMCE 2.0 → Set Code Clean-up on Save to Never.

This is a sample <pre class="lines">...</pre> (HTML) or,
[pre2 class="{lines}"] ... [/pre2] (ROKCANDY) tag:

div.modulebox-black div.bx1 {
  background: url(../images/box_bl.png) 0 100% repeat;
}

div.modulebox-black div.bx2 {
  background: url(../images/box_tr.png) 100% 0 repeat;
}

This is a sample <pre>...</pre> (HTML) or, 
[pre class="{lines}"] ... [/pre] (ROKCANDY) tag:

div.modulebox-black div.bx1 {
  background: url(../images/box_bl.png) 0 100% repeat;
}

div.modulebox-black div.bx2 {
  background: url(../images/box_tr.png) 100% 0 repeat;
}

To replicate, use the following format: <ul class="list-icon icon_name"><li>....</li><li>....</li>...</ul> (HTML) or [list class="list-icon icon_name"][li]....[/li][li....[/li][/list] (ROKCANDY). The icon names are listed below, such as "cart".

These list styles are based on the latest CSS3 techniques and are designed to work in modern browsers (will not display properly in IE6-IE8).

To replicate, use the following format: <ul class="class name"><li>....</li><li>....</li>...</ul> (HTML) or [list class="class name"][li]....[/li][li....[/li][/list] (ROKCANDY). The class names are listed below, such as "checkmark red".

Praesent rutrum sapien ac felis. Phasellus elementum dolor quis turpis. Vestibulum nec mi vitae pede tincidunt nonummy. Vestibulum facilisis mollis neque. Sed orci. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Inset Right TitleYou will need to use the following formatting: <span class="inset-right"> <span class="inset-right-title"> .... </span> ... some content ... </strong> (HTML) or [inset side="right" title="Inset Right Title"] ... some content ...[/inset] (ROKCANDY) Vestibulum facilisis mollis neque. Sed orci. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Sed euismod magna a nibh.

Praesent rutrum sapien ac felis. Phasellus elementum dolor quis turpis. Vestibulum nec mi vitae pede tincidunt nonummy. Vestibulum facilisis mollis neque. Sed orci. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Inset Left TitleYou will need to use the following formatting: <span class="inset-left"> <span class="inset-left-title"> .... </span> ... some content ... </strong> (HTML) or [inset side="left" title="Inset Left Title"] ... some content ...[/inset] (ROKCANDY) Vestibulum facilisis mollis neque. Sed orci. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Sed euismod magna a nibh.

Sed euismod magna a nibh. Praesent rutrum sapien ac felis. Phasellus elementum dolor quis turpis. Vestibulum nec mi vitae pede tincidunt nonummy. Praesent rutrum sapien ac felis. Phasellus elementum dolor quis turpis. Vestibulum nec mi vitae pede tincidunt nonummy. Vestibulum facilisis mollis neque.

Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.Praesent rutrum sapien ac felis. Phasellus elementum dolor quis turpis. Vestibulum nec mi vitae pede tincidunt nonummy. Vestibulum facilisis mollis neque. Sed orci. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.

Styled Support for RocketTheme Extensions and K2

RocketTheme Extensions do not support K2 content in J! 2.5

K2 Styled

• CCK-Like
  Integrated solution for Joomla! similar to CCK for those acquainted with Drupal.
• Magazine Style
  Using K2, you can transform your Joomla! website to a news or magazine site.
• Extensible
  Easily create category specific content and add extra fields to its base item form.

Download : K2

RokGallery Styled

• Versatile
  A revolutionary gallery extension, developed to be hugely flexible & user friendly.
• Interactive
  Multi-selection via selection drag, or “shift” clicking multiple images.
• Flexible
  Gallery view component with various view options: 3x3, 4x4, slideshow, etc.

Download : RokGallery

Standard Used Extensions

RokBox

The Ultimate JavaScript Powered Multimedia Box

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RokCandy

WYSIWYG Friendly Typography and Styling

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RokPad

Simple & Advanced Joomla Text Editor

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RokGZipper

Powerful CSS and JavaScript Compression System

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There are 12 stylistic module class suffixes, these add a unique style variation to the module: box1-7 and title1-5; and 26 structural suffixes, these affect the layout and metrics of the module.

There are 5 variations to change the module title: title1-5.

There are 7 variations to change the module background: box1-7.

If no modules are published to a position, the entire area or row will not appear/collapse.