JP Yootheme Alert Message - Module Settings

Module Settings

• From the main joomla menu click “Extensions -> Module manager”. Use the Search or Filter feature to find module, and then click on the module.

• You may select a module position from the list of pre-defined positions or enter your own module position by typing the name in the position field and pressing enter.

• Change module status from unpublished to published .

• Assign module to pages on which you want to see, “Menu Assignment -> Module Assignment”. Click “Save & Close” to save all the module settings.

Create Custom Module Position

The below steps create a new module position to place its content above the menu bar

• Navigate to the templates directory of your site Joomla installation.

• Create a new directory for your child theme. For example, if your parent theme is yootheme, name your child theme directory something like yootheme_child , here we name as yootheme_child2

• Create a new directory "templates" inside child theme directory created.

• Copy header.php and header-mobile.php files from the parent theme directory (yootheme -> templates) to your child theme directory (yootheme_child2).

• In the header.php and header-mobile.php files, insert the following code at the desired location to render the new module position "top-alert-message"

• From the main joomla dashboard click “Extensions -> Modules”
• Create a new module or edit an existing one. In the module settings, select top-alert-message from the position drop down . Save your changes and check your site to ensure the module appears above the menu bar