Customising front page layout?
By Anne Marie Rasmussen on Saturday, 11 October 2014
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I am trying to use the Frontpage blog menu layout and would like to make a few changes to the post layouts but can't seem to figure out how to do it in the settings or menu set up.

1. On the Frontpage I would like to turn off the avatars, if possible. The site will have multiple bloggers and not all will use avatars and I'm not keen on the blank person avatar showing on the front page. Or is it possible to use either a custom avatar or category avatar when a blogger has chosen not to use an avatar?

2. In addition is there a way to move the continue reading to a different position perhaps right under the intro or else make it more prominent (bold or coloured text perhaps). I have more problems with people who can't seem to find anything if you don't make it very very obvious.

Thanking you in advance for your reply.
Hello Anne Marie Rasmussen,

Sorry for late reply to this,
Please find your answer in your queries below.
1. On the Frontpage I would like to turn off the avatars, if possible. The site will have multiple bloggers and not all will use avatars and I'm not keen on the blank person avatar showing on the front page. Or is it possible to use either a custom avatar or category avatar when a blogger has chosen not to use an avatar?

>> Yes, you can disable it from your backend > Easyblog > themes > select your theme > Show Avatars on frontpage - NO

2. In addition is there a way to move the continue reading to a different position perhaps right under the intro or else make it more prominent (bold or coloured text perhaps). I have more problems with people who can't seem to find anything if you don't make it very very obvious.

Can you provide us with your Joomla backend and FTP access so we can better have a look? Please advise.
*You can put the information in the optional information field below(SITE DETAILS). Don't worry about privacy. Only Support team can view the information.
Arlex Wong
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 00:53
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I don't think you guys ever sleep! I consider a late reply a couple of days later and it is the weekend already I think for you?

I admit I never thought of checking the theme for settings!

For the 2nd question I have sent the site details.
Anne Marie Rasmussen
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 01:27
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Hi,

Now that you have pointed me to the theme customisation I have turned off several other settings and only the "continue reading" link is showing so I think that will be ok. Though I wouldn't mind making the "continue reading" bold if that is not too much trouble.
Anne Marie Rasmussen
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 01:36
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Hello Anne,

LOL I almost go slp soon, because here around 2am now
I have inspect in your site element, can you try apply this following CSS code in your template css file and see is it meet your requirement?


#ezblog-body .blog-meta-bottom div > span {

	font-weight: bold !important;

	font-size: medium !important;

}


By the way, I have tried to access in your joomla backend, but i hitting this :
Warning

Username and password do not match or you do not have an account yet.
Arlex Wong
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 01:52
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I must have copied the password wrong. I changed the password and it works now.

As you are probably in bed now (you sound like you have the same hours as I do!) I'll assume you mean the site's template and make the change there. Good night!
Anne Marie Rasmussen
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 02:08
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OK have tried to add the code to the template's css file and it didn't seem to make any difference. FYI It is not critical to make the text bold.
Anne Marie Rasmussen
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 02:29
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Hello Anne Marie Rasmussen,

I have tried to access again in your Joomla backend, it seems like I'm still hitting the same error.
I have applied the code in your JoomlaFolder//templates/purity_iii/css/template.css , can you clear Joomla/template/browser cache only view your site and see how it goes?

By the way, can you provide us again with your valid SuperAdmin access in your Joomla backend as well?
Arlex Wong
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 02:53
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It looks bolder to me. Site details sent again with password change
Anne Marie Rasmussen
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 03:10
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Hello Anne Marie Rasmussen ,

I think you need to consult with your Template provider how to add the css custom code in your template? Because it seems like your template need to compile the stylesheet again, then the browser only can get new CSS code if apply the new css code.
Arlex Wong
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 03:22
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It is JA's Purity iii template which is free. Not sure they offer support for it. I will have to go through the documentation to see how to do it. I think it has to do with the T3 framework which is not exactly the easiest to work with. Would have preferred to get another template but it was the only one that I could get to look like I wanted and worked with Easyblog. Thanks for the help and if I can get it to work I'll let you know!
Anne Marie Rasmussen
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 03:39
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Hello Anne Marie Rasmussen ,

I am really sorry for the delay of this reply as it is a weekend for us here and couldn't help much you here, because I'm not familiar with the T3 framework. I only can provide the CSS block code so that you can apply in your template if everything is work.
Okay, keep us updated then.
Arlex Wong
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Saturday, 11 October 2014 11:12
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