Template Details

One of hottest features in JSN Epic is extended styles adapted for 5 most popular Joomla! extension: K2, Community Builder, Virtue Mart, JEvents and JoomGallery.

Technically extended styles are overrides of default extensions style (images + CSS) and located in folder /ext inside template folder. Some extensions have their own template system and you might want to turn off extended style thru template parameter in order to use those native templates.

The extensions discussed here are not included in the template package and you have to download separately. You can download the extensions on Joomla! Extensions Directory http://extensions.joomla.org/

K2

Extended style for K2 includes adapted tabs color, additional module styles, fixed alignment issues and some other minor visual enhancement.

Component styling

Here is how K2 component will look like after extended styles applied.

K2 Style Applied

Module styling

Besides from extended component styling you can use template module styles for K2 modules as well.

K2 Style Module Content

K2 Content Module (mod_k2_content) with module style box-green jsn-icon-article applied

K2 Style Module Comment

K2 Comments Module (mod_k2_comments) with module style box-blue jsn-icon-comment applied
K2 Login Module (mod_k2_login) with module style box-yellow jsn-icon-user applied

Community Builder

Extended style for Community Builder includes adapted dropdown menu style, tabs color, additional module styles and some other minor visual enhancement.

Component styling

Here is how Community Builder component will look like after extended styles applied.

Adapted drop-menu style and tabs color on CB Profile page

Module styling

Besides from extended component styling you can use template module styles for Community Builder modules as well.

CB Module Style

In the example above:

CB Login Module (mod_cblogin) with module style box-yellow jsn-icon-user applied
CB Online Module (mod_comprofilerOnline) with module style box-blue jsn-icon-online applied
CB Workflows (mod_comprofilermoderator) with module style box-grey jsn-icon-selection applied

Virtue Mart

Extended style for Virtue Mart includes adapted Add to Cart button, additional module styles, fixed alignment issues, redesigned checkout-steps icons and some other minor visual enhancement.

Component Styling

VM Product Style
Fixed alignment issues on Product Details page

Module styling

Besides from extended component styling you can use template module styles for Virtue Mart modules as well.

VM Module Style

VirtueMart Module (mod_virtuemart) with module style box-blue jsn-icon-cart applied.

JEvents

Extended style for JEvents includes redesigned calendar navigation icons and calendar table, adapted table header color, additional module styles, fixed alignment issues and some other minor visual enhancement.

Component Styling

JEvents Navigation Style
Totally redesigned calendar navigation icons

JEvents Monthly Style
Adapted calendar table header color

JEvents Weekly Style
Adapted table header color on Event List page

Module styling

Besides from extended component styling you can use template module styles for JEvents modules as well.

JEvents Module Style

In the example above:

Events Calendar Module (mod_jevents_cal) with module style box-blue jsn-icon-calendar applied.
Latest Events Module (mod_jevents_latest) with module style box-green jsn-icon-star applied.
JEvents Legend Module (mod_jevents_legend) with module style box-grey jsn-icon-info applied.

JoomGallery

Extended style for JoomGallery includes redesigned navigation icons, fixed alignment issues, additional module styles and some other minor visual enhancement.

Component Styling

JG Layout Style
Totally redesigned navigation bar and information panel

JG Navigation Style
Fixed alignment issues

Module styling

Besides from extended component styling you can use template module styles for JoomGallery modules as well.

JG Module Style

JoomSearch Module (mod_joomsearch) with module style box-blue jsn-icon-search applied.
JoomGallery Treeview Module (mod_jgtreeview) with module style box-yellow jsn-icon-image applied.

JG Module 2 Style

JoomGallery Latest Categories Module (mod_jglatestcart) with module style box-grey jsn-icon-star applied.
JoomGallery Stats Module (mod_joomgallerystats) with module style box-green jsn-icon-statistics applied.

One of the fastest and easiest ways to learn template is to install sample data and start playing with it. JSN Epic provides unique mechanism of installing sample data directly on your current website. Just few steps and the demo website is here.

Step 1. Setup sample data

Go to template settings page and click button "Get started".

Run sample data installer

There are 2 options for you to choose: Install sample data on your current Joomla site or download the QuickStart package to install a full package of Joomla CMS, JSN Epic template and sample data.

Download sample data package

The installation process would start instantly and you would get the website in less than a minute.

Step 2. Read template documentation and start playing

Run sample data installer

Done! Just 2 simple steps and you have sample data installed.

Now it's time to read documentation and play with the template. You can download documentation package for free.

Download documentation package.

Documentation

JSN Epic is equipped with very comprehensive documentation package that will help you with template utilization.

Configuration Manual
This PDF document gives you detailed description of every template feature. You can print and use this document as a reference every time you want to configure your template. You also can watch our play list JoomlaShine Template Configuration.
Customization Manual
This PDF document gives you easy-to-understand instruction how to customize template elements to make it suites you or your client. You also can watch our playlist JoomlaShine Template Customization.

Download documentation

Support

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Support Forum
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One more great benefit is that we provide support for all questions related not only to the product, but also to your Joomla! configuration.

At JoomlaShine.com, we put great efforts in optimizing our templates performance by multiple techniques like image sprites application, clean html code output and now one new step CSS/JS Compression.

What it does is to combine all CSS/JS files into a single file and deliver it in GZIP compressed state to browser. This feature significantly reduce http request number to server as well as overall loading size, which results in 35% performance boost.

Before enabling CSS/JS compression

Before enabling CSS/JS compression

After enabling CSS/JS compression

After enabling CSS/JS compression

CSS/JS Compression feature is enabled on this demo website. You can check the source code to see how it works.

Custom CSS File(s)

This feature allows you to load multiple custom CSS files among with template default files. This feature is very useful, when you have special dedicated CSS file for content styling.

Custom CSS files are loaded among with other template CSS files

Custom CSS files are loaded among with other template CSS files

Just put custom CSS files to template's CSS folder and define them in template parameter Custom CSS File(s) each file name at a line. If you enable CSS/JS Compression feature, all custom CSS files will be compressed as well.

JSN Epic was developed with extreme focus on typography and we believe it provides the most comprehensive content presentation capability. Headings, text, links, tables, images, everything was designed with high level of refinement. Let's take a look.