Basic Customisation
Preset Style
The template is bundled with 10 pre-made style variants that be be easily and quickly chosen from the template configuration. There is also an option for Custom which you will choose if you do not wish to use the preset styles. NOTE: The Header Color ... Footer Link options will not work unless you click Custom in the Preset Styles section.Colour Chooser Options
If you selected Custom in the Preset Styles option, you will now have a choice of 27 options to customise your sites colour scheme. The options are divided in 3 areas, the name, such as Header Color; an input field with a HEX colour value, such as #fff; and a colour palette box, which, on click, will show a visual colour chooser. Therefore, you can either manually type your desired colour into the input field or select the colour from the popup. The changes will appear live in the preview above all the selections.The names of the various selections denote the area that they apply to. Click the Custom Styles button in the toolbar to output your custom style configuration into the Custom Config output box, underneath all the params. You will use these values in the styles.php file to customise your own defaults
Overlay Textures
Choose from 5 varying overlaying texture options that will load onto the Akiraka template.Fixed Header
Select whether the header always appears, pinned to the top of your website or not.Fixed Footer
Select whether the footer always appears, pinned to the bottom of your website or not.Display Frontpage Component
This setting allows you to select whether the frontpage area (where content items are placed) is active or not. This is useful if you wish to have an entirely modular frontpage and no article-based content.IE6 Warning
Warn your visitors using Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade to a more secure version with this toggle. This option activates a javascript based dropdown in IE6 at the top of the template where a description of why IE6 is a redundant browser is visible. The warning will only appear once as its stored via a cookie.Font Family
You can choose which font you would like to use for your entire website, these are all web standard fonts.Template Width
This template configuration option allows you to easily change the width of the template itself, simply change the number to another pixel value.LeftColumn Width
This template configuration option allows you to easily change the width of the left column, simply change the number to another pixel value.RightColumn Width
This template configuration option allows you to easily change the width of the right column, simply change the number to another pixel value.Left Inset Width
This template configuration option allows you to easily change the width of the left inset position, simply change the number to another pixel value.Right Inset Width
This template configuration option allows you to easily change the width of the right inset position, simply change the number to another pixel value.Splitmenu Location
One of the template's menu options is splitmenu which displays the first level items in the horizontal menu bar and the 2nd in a side column module. This option allows you to choose between the left column or the right column.Default Font
This option allows you to choose what the font size will be, you have 3 options to choose from, these are small, default and large.Show Main Logo
Choose whether the logo area has the template logo image, or is the logo module position. If this option is set to no and there are no modules assigned to the logo area, it will collapse completely.Show Copyright
Choose whether the copyright area has the RocketTheme logo image, or is the footer module position. If this option is set to no and there are no modules assigned to the footer area, it will collapse completely.Show Font Controls
This setting allows you to disable the text size controls in the upper right of the template.Mootools / Javascript Compatibility
Enable or disable js compatibility mode for better compatibility with non mootools based js libraries. Warning, setting to "true" will cause several js template features to not work properlyMenu Type
Akiraka is bundled with 4 menu options, 3 of which are integrated menu approaches. These are splitmenu, moomenu, suckerfish and module. Splitmenu displays the 1st level menu items in the horizontal bar and the 2nd in the side column; moomenu and suckerfish display the menu items in dropdown lists with moomenu having a javascript powered approach; and the module options turns the menu bar into the toolbar module position so you can insert modules into the area (this will disable the menu however). You can also select none so the entire horizontal menu does not appear.Drop Down Rows per Column
The maximum number of menu item rows per a column. Applicable only to MooMenu and Suckerish, as well as second+ menu levels.Drop Down Columns
The number of columns for a dropdown. Applicable only to MooMenu and Suckerish, as well as second+ menu levels.Multi-Column Level
The menu level that is affected by the multiple column dropdown affect. Set to 0 to affect all dropdown levels or set a number greater than 0 to specify a particular level with the multiple column function. Applicable only to MooMenu and Suckerfish.Menu Name
The following parameter controls which Joomla menu is loaded for the horizontal navigation bar, by default this is mainmenu but you can change it to whatever menu such as othermenu.- Color Chooser
- RokCandy
- Ajax Search
- RokTabs
The return of the Color Chooser is upon us, but in a revolutionary, administrator only form. The Color Chooser is an ideal feature to help web developers quickly, and easily change and test the colour scheme of their sites. Akirka has been constructed to be fully transparent and all the colours are generated by the Color Chooser, comfortable situated in the Template Manager parameters for the template.
The all new plugin from RocketTheme which allows you to implement typography easily, without fear of the WYSIWYG editor ruining your formatting and allows you, and/or your clients to add them to your content with ease. This is through a method similar to BBcode in a modern. WYSIWYG friendly syntax can be used, or even custom custom configured that will transform a set snippet to the correct HTML when it is parsed by Joomla.
RokAjaxSearch brings fantastic search functionality to Joomla, using the powerful and versatile javascript library, Mootools.
So, what does the module do? The best description is an example, simple type test in the search box in the upper right of Akiraka and wait ... and a popup shall materialise, showcasing the Joomla search results for you.
RokTabs, the fully independent and incredible flexible standalone version of the former RokSlide. The module itself is installable into Joomla! and can be easier utilised on any template, not just Akiraka. As the name implies, it is a tabbed based module used to efficiently showcase your content to your visitors.
RokTabs Module
RokTabs, the fully independent and incredible flexible standalone version of the former RokSlide.
The module itself is installable into Joomla and can be easier utilised on any template, not just Akiraka. As the name implies, it is a tabbed based module used to efficiently showcase your content to your visitors.
RokNavMenu Module
RokNavMenu is now an essential ingredient of RocketTheme templates. It provides various functions which are above and beyond what the mainmenu, and the subsequent template overrides can do. Therefore, a much more sophisticated menu can be constructed providing you with a much greater degree of usability.