Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Akuatik Demo for Joomla
The Block Content particle is a great way to create a clean and simple content block with images and text.
Here are the topics covered in this guide:
These options affect the main area of the particle, and not the individual items within.
Option | Description |
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Particle Name | This is the name of the particle used for back end management. It does not appear on the front end. |
Content Source | Choose between Particle and Joomla as the Content Source. |
CSS Classes | Enter any CSS class(es) you wish to have apply to the particle. |
Title | Enter a title for the particle that appears on the front end. |
Icon | Set the icon that appears next to the title. |
Image | Set a main image that appears separate from any Block Item images. |
Headline | Enter a headline you want to appear on the front end. |
Description | Enter the text you wish to have appear as the description for the particle. This text appears below the title and headline. |
Button Label | Customize the text you want to have appear in the link button. |
Button Link | Customize the link you want the link button to go to. |
Button Classes | Add CSS class(es) you would like to have apply to the button. |
Target | Set the target for the button. You can choose between Self which opens the link in the current tab or New Window which opens links in a new tab. |
These items make up the individual featured items in the particle.
Option | Description |
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Item Name | The item name becomes the title of the content block item. |
Accent | Select an accent color used for the item. |
Icon | Select the icon you would like to have appear with the title area in the block item. |
Image | Select the image you would like to have displayed with the item. |
Lightcase Image | If you would like to have a popup appear with a larger version of the image when the image is clicked, this is where you assign the larger image. |
Caption | Add a caption for the image here. |
Subtitle | Add a subtitle for the item here. |
Description | Enter a description for the item here, appears as paragraphed text. |
CSS Classes | Enter any CSS classes you would like to have apply just to this item. |
Button Label | Enter the text you would like to have appear as the button link. |
Button Link | Enter the url you want that link to go to. |
Button Classes | Enter any CSS classes you want to have apply just to the button. |
Target | Set the target for the button. You can choose between Self which opens the link in the current tab or New Window which opens links in a new tab. |
Option | Description |
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Categories | Select the categories of articles this particle will display. |
Articles | Select the number of articles you would like the particle to fetch. |
Featured Articles | Choose how Featured Articles should be filtered. Choose between Include, Exclude, or Only Featured. |
Number of Articles | Enter the maximum number of articles to display. |
Start From | Enter offset specifying the first article to return. The default is '0' (the first article). |
Order By | Choose the type of factor to order by. |
Ordering Direction | Choose between Ascending and Descending as the article ordering method. |
This section configures how articles are displayed.
Option | Description |
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Image | Select which image in an article should be displayed. |
Title | Choose whether or not the title of an article should be shown. |
Title Limit | Set a character limit for titles. |
Article Text | Choose between showing the Introduction or Full Article text to display. You can also Hide text. |
Text Limit | Set a limit (in characters) of the article's text to appear. |
Text Formatting | Select between Plain Text and HTML text formatting. |
Button Label | Enter the text you would like to have appear as the button link. |
Button Link | Enter the url you want that link to go to. |
Link Target | Set the target for the button. You can choose between Self which opens the link in the current tab or New Window which opens links in a new tab. |