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The SideSlider adds additional space for content outside of the main template area.

There are several options available for configuring the SideSlider feature, such as the toggle or whether it is fixed or slides into view.

The position is perfect for extra content or even full length advertisements.

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Choose between two menu options: Dropdown Menu or Splitmenu; each with mobile support.

Dropdown Menu is a CSS based dropdown menu with advanced features such as multiple columns and inline module positions.

Splitmenu is a static menu choice with parent items in the header and children in the sidebar.

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A powerful, multi-platform, core template framework, which is free and licensed under GPL.

One of Gantry's most notable feature is its custom user interface which provides an intuitive and user friendly configuration console.

A standardized set of features and capabilities are powered by Gantry.

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RokSprocket is a powerful and flexible content switchblade extension

The extensions benefits from multiple layouts and numerous themes for most layouts, offering a wide assortment of possible content configurations.

A responsive layout that adapts to varying devices such as smartphones

The layout adapts automatically to the viewing device, such as tablet, without the need for separate templates, to maximise cross-platform compatibility.

Quickly and easily adjust the template color scheme with Gantry

The intuitive administrator provides a rich interface for swiftly adjusting various colors, backgrounds and overlays of the various template elements.

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How to Take Your Joomla! Website Temporarily Offline

There may be occasions when you will make your Joomla! website completely unavailable to visitors for a short time. There is a simple switch in the Administrator back-end that enables you to take your website offline very quickly. It can be returned to service at a later time just as easily.

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To make your Joomla! website unavailable to visitors, replacing it with a simple message, do this:

  1. Log in to the Administrator back-end.
  2. Click on the Global Configuration button in the main Control Panel or click the Site → Global Configuration menu item in Joomla 2.5 or System → Global Configuration in Joomla 3.x.
  3. There are so many configuration options that they need to be divided into separate groups or tabs. The Site tab, it should be the default first view displayed, if not click on the tab.
  4. Find where it says Site Offline and change the radio button from No to Yes in Joomla 2.5 or click the Yes button in Joomla 3.x.
  5. Optional: Change the Offline Message to give your visitors some explanation about why your website is unavailable.
  6. Click the Save toolbar button to implement the new settings:
    • The Save toolbar button will save your changes and but leave you in Global Configuration.
    • The Save and Close button will save your changes and return you to the Administrator Control Panel.
  7. You should see a message confirming the settings have been changed.

Ricochet comes with it's own customized Site Offline page which is displayed when the site is set to Offline Mode within the Joomla! Administration. This page, /templates/rt_ricochet/offline.php can be easily customised with your own layout, logo and colours, so it represents a message which relates to your project.