JA T3 Framework 2/Changelog V1.6
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Upgrade from T3 V1.5 (or lower) to T3 V1.6
Note: You have to backup your data before converting. This will prevent you from losing data
There are 2 ways to upgrade T3 V1.6 for your site, the first way is using JA Extension Manager component, the second one is uninstalling the existing T3 in your site then install the T3 V1.6
Upgrade with JA Extension Manager
If your site already have JA Extension Manager installed.
- From your backend of your site, navigate to Components → ja-ext-manger.
- Ensure that JA Extension Manager is configured to be able to upgrade.
- Scroll down to find JA T3 Framework, select “Check Update”.
- Select Upgrade Now of the T3 V1.6
- Click OK to proceed with upgrade.
- Now the T3 system plugin V1.6 has been upgraded.
- Navigate to: Extensions → Template Manager → select to open your default site template.
- After you finishing backup database, select “Click here to convert” to complete the upgrade process.
Upgrade by uninstalling the older version then install new version.
Uninstall old version of JA T3 system plugin in your site:
- From backend of your site, navigate to: Extensions → Extension Manager → Manage.
- Scroll down to find JA T3 Framework → Tick on the extension → select “Uninstall”
Install JA T3 V1.6.0
- Navigate to: Extension → Extension Manager
- Browse the install package of JA T3 V1.6.0 → select “Upload & Install” to install the extension.
Now, the T3 system plugin is installed successfully, go through to configure it.
Changes of JA T3 System Plugin in V1.6
Remove core and local folder
In the T3 v1.6 there aren’t core and local folder, instead of them are etc and themes folders. New folder structure will like that:
- All core/user-modified profiles will be stored in etc/profiles.
- All core/user-modified layouts will be stored in etc/layouts.
- All core/user-modified themes will be stored in themes.
And in first run of T3 v1.6, it will convert from old folder structure to new folder structure. However if it can’t convert (can’t permission to write in template folder), T3 v1.6 can still process with old folder structure as normal, user have right to view Profiles, Layouts and Themes only.
The core folder
The base-themes folder
The Default theme
Theme Variations
- The Default Theme.
- Color Contrast Themes.
Note: The changes of the theme variations in the comparison with the previous versions is only the path: your_site/templates/jat3_blank/themes ... (the previous version contains "core" folder but now, the folder structure has changed --> then the path also changes.
Language & Page assignment
There is a new field for user assign which language use which profile.
Language assignment
If you want a specific language use a profile in your website, you can choose language in page assignment like following image.
Language assignment
You still assign page like previous version of T3, however in this new version you can combine language and page assignment. For example: if you want typography page view in French language use default profile while all page view in French language use blue profile, you can choose fr-FR in language filed and check menu typography like following image.
Google Font API
To enable/edit Google Font Api, enter the Font Family. The Font variant and Font Subset will be listed due to the entered font family.
- As previous version, if you want to use GWF (Google Web Font) , you access to template manager => profile tab. Go to Google Font API Settings and choose font you want by click icon
- You to go Google Font page http://www.google.com/webfonts. Select a font you want and copy font name.
- Page in choosing google font dialog, suitable variant & subset and custom css. Click Apply if you want to to set settings, otherwise click Cancel.
Remove RTL settings in Global settings
To enable RTL for your site, just install the Arabic language and set it as default language of your site.
Google Font API
To enable/edit Google Font Api, enter the Font Family. The Font variant and Font Subset will be listed due to the entered font family.
Remove the "Show/Hide Direction Tool" in the User Tools settings
Add Android Layout
More options to manage layouts
Now, you have more options to manage your layouts.
Themes Panel → all themes are listed under the “Themes” section only
Now, you have more options to manage your layouts.
Priority
Note: For the T3 V1.6 and higher, there are some changes in term of folder organization --> the graphic representation in the T3 V1.6 is also changed as shown in the image below.
