Domenica Febbraio 05 , 2012
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  • Core Template Features
  • Integrated RocketTheme Extensions
  • Advanced Menu Features
  • K2 Component Support
ImageRestructured Layout

The structure places the main content before the side columns in the code hierarchy, which is beneficial for SEO purposes, as your primary content is crawled first by the search engines such as Google.

ImageJavascript Form Styling

Form elements, such as checkboxes and radio icons, typically inherit their styling from the browser. However, with javascript, we can modify the elements for seamless integration of the forms, into the template style.

ImageRokAjaxSearch

Ajax powered module, allowing for interactive search of both local Joomla pages and the web with its Google integration.

ImageRokTabs

Tabbed content module, perfect for maximising content exposure without sacrificing on site real estate. Built-in mootools effects.

ImageRokStories

Functional showcase module for displaying content items and their accompanying images in an interactive and versatile manner.

ImageConfigurable Controls

A series of template parameters allow you to control all aspects of the menu from type such as Fusion Menu or no menu at all, to every aspects of the Fusion Menu animations, transitions and other controls / parameters.

ImageFusion Menu

Fusion Menu, an advanced dropdown based CSS menu. It supports both mootools powered transition and animation enhancements for its dropdown as well as a script-less format with basic, animation-less dropdowns.

ImageCCK Application

K2 is a Content Construction Component (CCK) that expands the Joomla content manager well beyond its default capabilities

You need to disable the K2 Base CSS in its parameters for K2 to load the CSS from the Nexus template.

Optimised Layout

What is SEO?

SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation, is the term used for improving your site in relation to your search engine ranking. Your placement in the search engine index is essential to your flow of traffic. The vast majority of mainstream sites will receive traffic directly from search engines such as Google. The higher your ranking / placement in these indexes, the greater the flow of traffic.

For example, if you are an Electrician in Miami, Florida, and someone googled electrician miami and you hold the #1 spot in Google, it is most likely that person will visit your site. Most searchers are going to browse the first few sites in Google and not others. Therefore, you want to be placed in this bracket.

How is Nexus Optimised?

Although most of your optimisation will be with your keywords and content, the template itself can play a role in making your site more search engine friendly. The structure of the template, as with all our themes from April 2009 onwards, are constructed in an atypical fashion which places the main column before the left and right column. Therefore, as the main column loads the vast majority of your content and component, it is logical to assume that this is where your most important data is collated. Subsequently, you will want Google to crawl that first before moving on to the other elements.

The traditional layout is Left-Main-Right, in Nexus, it is Main-Left-Right.

This is best illustrated with an example:-

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<!--Begin Main Column (col1wrap)-->   
<div id="maincol">...</div>
<!--End Main Column (col1wrap)-->

<!--Begin Left Column (col2)-->
<div id="leftcol">...</div>
<!--End Left Column (col2)-->

<!--Begin Right Column (col3)-->
<div id="rightcol">...</div>
<!--End Right Column (col3)-->
Note that the code preview has been modified to show the correct hierarchy, the actual index.php has much more code around those code elements.

With the diagram above, you can see that even though you visually see the left column on the left, the main column in the middle and the right column on the right, the code construction places the main column first, then the left and finally the right.

Configuration

To configure the widths of the left, right and inset columns, go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_nexus_j15 and edit the parameters there as shown below:-

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Custom Fonts

Using the CSS font-face facility, Nexus can use non-standard fonts as you would expect from flash solutions such as sIFR. Using CSS increases performance and is wide reaching. The feature is IE compatible.
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K2 Component Support

K2 is a powerful content component that adds features and functions that are well beyond the constraints of the default Joomla Content Manager. Nexus provides individual CSS for this extension.
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RocketLauncher Available

ImageRapid Deployment

RocketLauncher is a complete Joomla install to replicate the demo, inclusive of the template, extensions, sample images and all the content.

35 Module Positions

ImageFlexible Layout

With a large assortment of positions, which are collapsible, Nexus can adapt to any layout or structure you would wish to use.

Integrated Extensions

ImageComplimentary Addons

A selection of integrated RocketTheme extensions to extend the features of Nexus such as RokAjaxSearch, RokStories and RokTabs.