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T3 Framework Megamenu latest feature: Animation effect (video)

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:45:08 +0000

What is an animation effect?

T3 Framework has recently come out with its latest feature for Megamenu: the animation effect in displaying sub-menu for Joomla! template. This happens in the seconds your sub-menu is dropping down as your mouse is hovering over a certain category in your megamenu.

We have a variety of animation effects you can choose from including: Fading, Slide, Elastic, and an option None (for disable the animation effect). The default animation effect for T3 Blank template is Elastic and can be varied for others template. It really much depends on your menu type and how do you want it to look like. The speed are calculated in milliseconds and are adjustable by your integers input. Here the default speed for T3 Blank template is set at 300 milliseconds.

There are Fading, Slide, Elastic and None for your animation effect to choose from

Best responsive Virtuemart ecommerce template for Joomla 2.5 - JA Hawkstore

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:36:14 +0000

JA Hawkstore is our first Joomla! 2.5 responsive e-commerce template for the year 2013, featuring Virtuemart component. Not just the default Virtuemart, but better with free add-in product slider module and a bonus feature for the shopping cart.

JA Hawkstore homepage

Batch 2: 13 Joomla! extensions upgraded for Joomla! 3.1

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:41:34 +0000

Following up with our Batch 1 upgrade for Joomla! 3.1, here is our batch 2 upgrade for our most 13 popular extensions. Please always take due back-up of your site before proceeding to any of the upgrade process.

First Batch of Joomla! 3.1 upgrade: 5 templates & 11 extensions

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:12:10 +0000

Following up with our upgrade plan mentioned in our Joomla! 3.1 stable release is now available and JoomlArt's upgrade plan announcement yesterday. We’re here with our first batch for Joomla! 3.1 upgrade:

5 templates

Joomla! 3.1 stable release is now available and JoomlArt's upgrade plan

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:09:16 +0000

Here at JoomlArt we are so excited that Joomla! 3.1 stable version has been released this morning. We have been following the release dates closely ever since Joomla! 3.1 first announcement was out and played with all of the Beta versions including the recent Beta 5. This is an important release due to the many new features including the much anticipated Tags feature. Apart from it, the Joomla! 3.1 release also includes few more exciting new features :

Mediawiki package
Show logs in debug console
Pagination in COM_SEARCH component
Union all feature
Openstreetmap package
Refactor installation to use new application and MVC classes and much more

Our plan for Joomla! 3.1 update :

Following up with Joomla! 3.1 release, all your T3 Framework lovers out there are going to get your T3 Framework compatible with this version very soon (yup, soon here means a couple of days max). Other templates which are built on our latest T3 Framework version and recent updated extensions will be coming along as well.

Stay tuned for our upcoming announcements on our future updates incorporating Joomla! 3.1. But remember, if you are building a website Joomla 2.5 is the way to go, Joomla 3.x series are short term releases.

How to build Megamenu from scratch in Joomla! 3.0 using T3 Framework

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:04:47 +0000

Overview

We were probably the first of the Joomla! template clubs to introduce Mega Menu feature with our first generation T3 framework way back in 2009. It was an instant hit and we have refined the mega menu workflow since then and in our latest T3 framework V3, we moved to jquery instead of mootools. In the template userguides, we provide screenshots of how we configure the megamenu as in the demo site. But what if you are trying to configure megamenu without any userguides? That is when this tutorial comes in to play its role.

Tools and tips to check Joomla! site speed and improve performance

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:28:21 +0000

It does so happen that we choose templates and extensions for our Joomla! project and start building the site, adding more extensions as we go and since most of the development happens on the localhost, site loading / performance does not seem to be an issue. Shock sets in, when the site is moved to live server and tested and having invested 100’s of hours, its way difficult to remove extensions or cut down features to improve site performance. This is the story of most of the people asking for professional help to optimize their sites.

Remember, if it’s heavy... it’s going to load slower.

What should one do?

From day one, keep the site optimization as one of the top priorities. Have tools to measure the effect of each and every addition you make on the site’s overall performance before adding them and try to fix an upper limit for site size and HTTP requests. Here are some of the easy-to-use tools to test your website.

1. Gtmetrix (Google page speed / Yslow)

Two of the trusted and popular online tools for checking site performance are Yslow by Yahoo! and Page Speed by Google and Gtmetrix runs both of them to give you easy to understand results with details.

Completely New Structure for Your JA Joomla! Extensions

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:40:07 +0000

The Chaos

We have been developing extensions from the days of Mambo / Joomla 1.0, throughout these years, we do confront numerous issues arising from the way we code and structure them. The race is to have a working extension for the active joomla versions, but these upgrades for Joomla version fixes has also led to many issues :

Most of the extensions have been upgraded from Joomla! 1.5 version till today. With all the upgrades they have been through, the extension structure is bit of a mess.
The extensions have been developed independently without any standardization; such as the UI, the common library sharing, leading to the inconsistent of:

Setting forms: No standardization and unprofessional look
No common library sharing: which request your website to keep loading pretty much the same library over and over again. This contributes "big time" in slowing down website performance. For instance, the jQuery library has been loaded multiple times with different versions for different type of extensions running on the same template.

How Can We Fix That?

We simply standardize and restructure them which do requires lot of work, but all worth it in the end.

Joomla! 3.1 The exciting introduction of tags

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:36:56 +0000

The Joomla 3.1 release date is quickly approaching and we are excited to see so many new developments. One feature we are especially excited for is the introduction of tags into the core of Joomla, enabling users to implement tagging across all content. When the update is released we are looking forward to many interesting developments with the tagging. According to Joomla! we can look forward to innovative features such as:

Simple and intuitive use
Several layouts with multiple options
Content unchanged by addition of tags
Nested tags with a parent tag and unlimited children
Core components with be integrated with tagging
Can implement tags across content and extensions

99DESIGNS contest - JoomlArt is looking for awesome concepts. Join our JDesign House now!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:17:58 +0000

Remember the JA Design Contest held 3 years back? Result was JA Community Plus - A beautiful community themed bonus Joomla Template. We are out searching again for fresh designs to add to our portfolio.

Its no secret that, we at JoomlArt always strive for distinction in the designs, to deliver the best to its members and we have no problem in trying fresh ideas and concepts from other designers too so as to provide more varied designs for our members at the same time let it be an open challenge for the inhouse design team to come up with more innovations in their routine deliveries. That's the logic behind our JDesigner Contest - everyone is a winner.

“Good design goes to heaven, bad design goes everywhere.”
Mierke Gerritzen

What we really need is a new stimulating breeze in design, something different, unique but has to be simple and minimalistic at the same time.

T3 framework is now officially integrated into Joomla! 3.5 - Official Announcement

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:06:17 +0000

Last night Joomla! announced that the T3 Framework for Joomla! responsive templates will be officially integrated into the upcoming Joomla! 3.5 distribution with an early alpha release with Joomla 3.1. This is fantastic news, as 6 years ago JA Purity won the Joomla! Template Contest and now its our template framework, the day is not far when all Joomla! templates will be based on our T3 framework.

At JoomlArt we are very excited about this and have already started working on early integration of T3 framework with the Joomla! 3.1 release scheduled April 15th 2013. We have been thrilled ever since this idea was introduced after the release of Joomla! 3.1 during last years World Joomla! Conference held in San Jose, California. T3 Framework is the best of the best Joomla! template framework especially for the responsive templates for Joomla! 2.5 and Joomla 3.0 and is the best solution for ease of use and its ability to personally customize each template to a previously unthinkable level of detail.

Targeting $30,000 with ThemePartner and Chill Creations - Joomla! Humble Bundle deals at their best

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:30:11 +0000

We have been going a long way toward achieving the $1M dream for Joomla! Community. So far we have raised $28,965 USD for the community and this number will continue to go up. Now let’s push it up and make it to $30,000 with our 2 new deals, featuring Chill Creations and ThemePartner.

Sticky and Off-canvas Navigation for your Responsive JA Argo and T3 Framework on Joomla! 2.5 & 3.0

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:28:46 +0000

Have you ever been on a website and just can’t figure out how to navigate to a certain page? Or perhaps suddenly been frustrated by trying to find the navigation bar after reading through countless comments or posts down the page. Not only is this annoying but often happens even more when using a mobile device or tablet, and is more complicated to remedy.

I have, and these problems while small, really bother me and countless other users too. Navigation is among the most important features in web design and focusing on it’s development will be a huge trend in 2013. To help improve the users experience and improve customer satisfaction we have recently incorporated Sticky Navigation for Desktop and Off Canvas Navigation for Mobile in JA Argo - responsive Joomla! 2.5 / 3.0 template based on our all new T3 Framework , as well as in T3 Framework.

Overview of web navigation

A. Traditional navigation

In the past we would see all kinds of links listed on the top navigation bar. First we would scroll down to read the article, information, or blog post then have to scroll up to find the navigation bar located at the top of the page. Let’s be honest, that is one annoying and inconvenient thing to have to do everyday of your life.

B. Sticky Menu Navigation on Desktop

No more having to scroll up forever in order to navigate back to the homepage, as the navigation controls are now fixed (sticky) and easily accessible from anywhere on the page. The controls are now visible and easy to access even when going from one headline to another.

Sticky navigation stays even when you are scrolling down the page

Advantages?

Can be applied to any kind of menu on your website: top or bottom. This bring great flexibility and versatile to your page.
22% quicker to navigate means quick loading website and less unhappy visitors.

Huge update : 16 more Joomla! Templates & 8 extensions upgraded for Joomla! 3.0

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:05:16 +0000

We have recently upgraded 16 more templates and 8 extensions to be compatible with Joomla! 3.0.3, adding to our current collection of 11+ Joomla 3.0 templates. Below we have the new upgrades available, please enjoy.

Save $200 in a bombdiggity bundle deal between CompoJoom and JoomlArt - Big time saving!

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:42:16 +0000

It will never be enough with Joomla Humble Bundles. Rolling now a new bombdiggity deal with our special partner - Compojoom.
In this deal, we continue to offer our best-selling subscription JATC 1 year and Compojoom joins us with their Developer Bundle.

Bombdiggity deal from Compojoom and JoomlArt

JoomlArt: JATC Standard 1 year $70
Compojoom: Developer Bundle $193

Total value $263 for as low as $60

The real story behind JA Argo - Responsive Joomla! 2.5 & 3.0 template

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:06:08 +0000

There was a very interesting blog post "10 web design trends that we can expect to see in 2013”. Out of those ten, four of the predicted trends caught my attention and they seem to be trending pretty well as the year 2013 is progressing.

The Responsive Web Design popularity
Skeuomorphism glory is fading away
More Social Sharing please
Content is still the King

Argo Inspiration - design changes of major blog / magazine sites

Recently most of the well-known, heavy traffic news / magazine websites such as The Next Web (TNW), Mashable and ReadWrite are changing their website design and feel, leaning toward the flat design trend with sticky navigation sidebar or header and value typography along with its content, which is understandable for News website to concentrate on texts rather than graphics.

The Jumbo Bundle deal between JoomShaper and JoomlArt - save big time on Joomla! templates

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:12:34 +0000

Hey Ho here come the Jumbo! Ok, it’s not the legend Jumbo the Circus Elephant that you use to know. It’s the Jumbo Bundle! Keep up with the series of Joomla! Humble Bundle deal, we offer you the Jumbo Bundle, featuring JoomShaper and JoomlArt. In this deal, we throw in our best-selling template club subscriptions and promise to bring you the best Joomla! templates on the market.

Jumbo Bundle template clubs deal from JoomShaper and JoomlArt

JoomlArt: JATC Standard 1 year $70
JoomShaper: J! Template Standard Plan $99

Total value $169 for as low as $50

Launching new Joomla! Humble Bundle deals featuring PayPlans, Bang2Joom and JoomlArt - Limited time offer

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:30:34 +0000

Joomla! Humble Bundle is back after a short break! We know you have been missing us ;) Ok, for this time deals we are bringing TWO special deals for our beloved fans who have been patiently waiting for us

A combination of Extensions, Apps and Themes from Payplans and JoomlArt

PayPlans: 6 Months Subscription Plan worth $99
JoomlArt: JAEC - Joomla Extensions Club worth $50

Total value $149 for as low as $50

Templates and Extensions deal from Bang2Joom and JoomlArt

Bang2Joom: All-in-one B2J bundle, including Aquarius, Alfheim, Wooden Wall templates; B2J Aquarius Layer Slider, B2J Alfheim Image Gallery PRO and B2J Aquarius Product Zoom PRO extension worth $107
JoomlArt: JATC 1 Year Standard Membership worth $70

Total value $177 for as low as $50

T3 Framework V3 Stable Version 1.1.0 Release and JAEM Urgent Bug Fix

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:39:43 +0000

After 4 months of hard work, T3v3 has finally released the stable version for J!2.5 and J!3.0 a few days back accompanied with JAEM (JA Extensions Manager) urgent bug fix in upgrading T3 plugin

1. T3v3 Stable Version 1.1.0

During the last couple of months, we have released a few beta and RC versions of T3 Framework and received numerous feedback from the Joomla! community to improve the current Framework to the current level.

Demo J!2.5 | Demo J!3.0
Download on JoomlArt | Download on Github

T3 Framework 1.1.0 RC2 version for Joomla! 2.5 and Joomla! 3.0 released

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:04:31 +0000

This February, along with the release of our monthly Joomla! template JA Mitius, we are glad to release the latest version 1.1.0 RC2 of our T3 Framework compatible with Joomla! 2.5 and Joomla! 3.0.

Compared with previous versions, T3 RC2 has significant improvements in terms of performance and design, as well as includes major bug fixes. We have also added 2 more new features into this version: Megamenu supporting Bootstrap icons and CSS Optimization. We could say that this version is close to the stable version, which we are going to release in the near future.

NEW FEATURES

1. T3 with Megamenu supporting Bootstrap icon for menu items

From this version of T3, we Support bootstrap’s awesome icons for menu item. Now you can add icon class for the any menu item and have your Megamenu in style.

JA Mitius T3 RC2 back-end - Megamenu supports bootstrap icons

JM Flannel - A charming yet powerful Responsive Magento theme for your online digital store

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:36:27 +0000

JoomlArt Magento Theme Club Responsive Magento theme JM Flannel will bring you a unique and sophisticated site to present your products. JM Flannel features the 2013 trendy design Flat design - clean grid layout and solid colors, Ajax Shopping cart, Megamenu and many more extensions 4.4 stars, based on 2589 reviews $80 In stock! Order now!

Magento Theme ›

JM Flannel ›

"The only true love is love at first sight; second sight dispels it." - Israel Zangwill

If you ever love this quote, you would think again when you see JM Flannel Magento theme.

1. JM Flannel - Love at first sight

Responsive Magento theme JM Flannel will bring you a unique and sophisticated site to present your products. JM Flannel features the 2013 trendy design Flat design - clean grid layout and solid colors, Ajax Shopping cart, Megamenu and many more extensions.

So long the Skeuomorphism style, complex and heavy design, in this year 2013, the trend is to focus on simplicity of Flat and Minimal design. Along with the release of Window Phone 8, Flat design is the promising mainstream style of this year.

Get the best of two template clubs JoomlaShack & JoomlArt and Save over $600 in developer membership

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:18:34 +0000

After a short break from the crazy extensions deal week with our two expert partners Techjoomla and corePHP, we are back with an amazing exclusive Developer deal for you in partnership with JoomlaShack - one of the top template clubs in Joomla!.

Get the best of the two template clubs: JoomlArt & JoomlaShack:

JoomlArt: 1 year JA Developer membership worth $499
JoomlaShack: 1 year Developer subscription (non recurring) worth $ 369

Total value $869 for as low as $ 200

The Pros and Cons of Competing Joomla Template Frameworks

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:59:27 +0000

As a follow up of my previous blog post "The Future of T3" I want to share with you my thoughts about the following question:

Why there are so many frameworks?

The Future of T3 Framework

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:43:26 +0000

About 2 months ago, Anthony from JoomlaBamboo buzzed me on Skype and said “I've just looked at the new version of T3 and I think it is absolutely amazing. I'm considering moving to that as our framework and I just wanted to discuss that with you.”

In the past I have had several similar chats with well known template providers about T3. I had the same discussions with Gavick as well as other ThemeForest developers who wanted to turning to T3 v1 and T3 v2. But this time, it is a bit different. We have reached now a momentum to do something big as a community, something that we, Anthony, me and a few awesome Joomla folks, talked about 8 months ago.

Joomla! Humble Bundle - Breathtaking Extensions deal featuring 'corePHP' and JoomlArt!

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:49:56 +0000

The extensions marathon deal continues. With the increasing number of subscribers just few days after running the Hot Joomla! Extensions Deals between Techjoomla and JoomlArt - which will end in 48 hours, we know you are thirsty for more extensions.

You don't have to wait long, more extensions are here for you to choose from. Our experienced Joomla! developer friend 'corePHP' with years of experience in providing top-of-the-line products and services agreed to join hand to the Joomla! 1M dream with their most popular extensions. For a complete and ultimate user experience, JoomlArt would bring on JATC and JAEC memberships.

Joomla! Humble Bundle between 'corePHP' and JoomlArt

'corePHP': Wordpress for Joomla $59.99, JPhoto image gallery $29.99, jomCDN $29.95
JoomlArt: 3 months JATC Standard $59 and 1 year JAEC Membership $50

Total value of $229 as low as $50

JoomlArt's Review of 2012

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:56:17 +0000

Gangnam, Obama, Syria, Greece, Israel, London, Hurricane, NASA, Whitney Houston, Gunmen, space jump, God particle and a lot more keywords to summarize 2012. For us in 2012 the keyword was responsive design as most of our work has been impacted by RWD. Besides, keywords like JA Elastica, JA Wall, T3v3, J! 3.0 are also popular keywords popping across our social channels.

JA Elastica and JA Wall

With JA Elastica our first experiment and free template we gained responsive design experience. Right after that with the pinterest hype we produced JA Wall , our next RWD masterpiece. All in all, the first quarter was about those 2 ground breaking Joomla templates.

At the end RWD shaped our minds and the way we develop Joomla templates and it finally hit T3v2 which evolved to T3v3, the result of our first steps in RWD and the move from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.0.

Joomla! Humble Bundle - Hot Joomla! Extensions deal featuring Techjoomla and JoomlArt

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:43:47 +0000

Hola Joomla! supporters!

We know you have enjoyed our training session and a chance to discover different CMS with last week's special hot deal between JoomlArt and OStraining. With the professional tutorial provided, you would have 6 months to discover and enhance your experience of Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress with the membership at Joomlart, Themebrain and DesignWall.

This time, be ready for an Extension week with our friend Techjoomla, one leading of extensions developer, trainer and supporter in Joomla Sphere. JoomArt would mash up with JATC and JAEC memberships for a complete and ultimate user experience.

Joomla! Humble Bundle between Techjoomla and JoomlArt

Techjoomla : 6 months membership of SocialAds $70+ J!MailAlerts $30 + JomSocial Plugin Pack for J!MailAlerts $45 + Email Beautifier $20
JoomlArt : 3 months JATC Standard $59 and 1 year JAEC Membership $50

Total Value $274 at as low as $60

Joomla! Humble Bundle - A special hot deal featuring OSTraining and JoomlArt, ThemeBrain, DesignWall

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:43:04 +0000

A week has passed and we hope you guys did enjoy our New Year gift Super Saver Deals between JoomlArt, CloudAccess and StackIdeas. We were happy to kick off 2013 with all your supports that made our 1st milestone 10,000 of the 1M-dream came true

This week, we are coming up with a special hot deal, giving you a chance to benefit from not only Joomla! but also other CMS: Drupal and Wordpress as well. Our partner OSTraining would join as a training expert to enhance your experiences using JoomlArt, ThemeBrain and DesignWall combo.

First $10,000 Milestone Accomplished for Joomla!

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:08:50 +0000

Someone once said that when we dream a dream together, it will become reality.

My friends, the Joomla! humble bundle is reality. Let’s cheer our glasses and give a toast to the success of the first milestone: $10,000 has been raised for the Joomla! Community (within less 2 weeks).

Who benefits from the Joomla! humble bundle fund?

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:52:52 +0000

When we worked on the Joomla! humble bundle idea we received many questions where the money of the fund will end up. To be transparent, this blog post should keep you in sync to clarify this question.

We successfully accomplished two deals of Joomla! Humble Bundles between us and JomSocial and redComponent. Two more deals are in progress. Thanks to the supports from all Joomla! lovers and fans around the world. This is a good sign to consolidate the belief of JoomlArt and all our partners who have agreed to join us and make the $1M target feasible. We are working hard to bring on the most exciting deals to create a good cause for the Joomla! Community.

Our team and all the volunteers, developers and businesses of commercial extensions and template clubs have been enjoying the growth of the Joomla! Community since the foundation of Joomla!. As a little gesture of gratitude, we want to contribute to this growth.