Alerion for Joomla is a RocketTheme Joomla Template Club release featuring the revolutionary Gantry Joomla Template Framework. Gantry is a comprehensive set of building blocks to enable the rapid development and realization of a design into a flexible and powerful web platform theme.

To configure the template, navigate to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_alerion. Mouseover the labels to view a description of each parameter.

The following is a guide that covers how to set up your new Alerion template on your Joomla! site. Here you can find an overview of the files included in the Alerion release and instructions on installing and activating the template in your Joomla! install.

Note: The Bundle Template is only necessary if the Gantry Library is not installed at /libraries/gantry directory.

Step 1 - Installation

1. Install from Admin → Extensions → Extensions Manager
2. Browse for rt_alerion.zip and click Upload & Install

Step 2 - Template Default

1. Make the template default at Admin → Extensions → Template Manager
2. Select rt_alerion
3. Press Make Default

RocketLauncher Instructions

We always recommend installing a RocketLauncher first to trial and understand the template more effectively. It must be installed as new, and not over an existing Joomla install.

Step 1 - Upload

• Download the RocketLauncher
• Unzip the file
• Upload the created folder to your server

Note: You can upload all the files via FTP, or use cPanel or SSH to upload the zip and unzip directly onto the server. Enquire with your hosting provider.

Step 2 - Installation

• Go to www.yoursite.com/*folder name*
• Follow the Installation instructions
• Remove the installation folder in the Installation interface

1. The Logo Picker

1. Enable Logo and set to Custom at Admin → Extensions → Templates Manager → rt_alerion → Features.
2. Set Logo Picker to either RokGallery or MediaManager.
3. Select your logo, Insert and Save

2. Manual Change

1. Enable Logo and set Type to Alerion.
2. Upload logo.png and logo-icon.png to the
   /templates/rt_alerion/images/logo/ directory
3. Clear your browser cache and refresh.

If you cannot see your new logo, ensure you have uploaded it to the right directory and the directory permissions are writeable. Enquire with your hosting provider.

The Style Settings panel in the Gantry based theme administration interface provides several options for configuring the main built in stylistic aspects of the template.

Gantry also provides the ability for you to create your own custom presets based on any parameter in the theme administrator. You should determine which parameters you wish to configure to be a part of the presets.

Assigning a Style

With Gantry, the ability to assign a certain style to an individual page has never been easier and/or more efficient. Just follow these simple steps:

• Go to Extensions ? Template Manager ? rt_alerion → Assignments → *Menu Item*
• Select your preset from Show Presets, configure and save.

After setting your defaults to the desired values, select the Menu Items button and choose the menu item you wish to modify the parameters for. You will then see a series of checkboxes on the left of all the supported parameters.

Select the checkbox next to the parameter you wish to modify, it will then become active, and you can modify as you wish. Clicking “Save” in the toolbar will then save this configuration.