MarketSquare:Documentation
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Overview
Content types
MarketSquare comes with five build in Content types
- Service
- Showcase
- Blog post
- Testimonial
- Slideshow entry
Of course MarketSquare also supports the rest of Drupal's default content types: Article and Basic page.
Service
A Service post is ideal for creating and displaying services. It has the option to be displayed into front page slide show. It provides the ability to attach an image which is automatically adjusted to fit into the websites layout. What’s particularly cool about a Service post, is that it provides the ability to attach a series of images, thumbnails of which are automatically created and adjusted to fit into the website layout. Service post enables free tagging (just like labels), taking the bests from the taxonomy system.
Showcase
A Showcase post is ideal for creating and displaying showcases. It has the option to be displayed into front page slide show. It provides the ability to attach an image which is automatically adjusted to fit into the websites layout. What’s particularly cool about a Showcase post, is that it provides the ability to attach a series of images, thumbnails of which are automatically created and adjusted to fit into the website layout. Showcase post enables free tagging (just like labels), taking the bests from the taxonomy system.
Blog entry
A blog entry, similar in form to a story, is ideal for creating and displaying content that carries images and informs or engages website visitors. Press releases, site announcements, and informal blog entries may all be created with a blog post entry. By default, a blog post entry is automatically featured on the site's initial home page, and provides the ability to post comments. It has the option to be displayed into front page slide show. It provides the ability to attach an image which is automatically adjusted to fit into the websites layout. Blog post enables free tagging (just like labels), taking the taxonomy one step further.
Testimonial
The Testimonial entry is perfect to showcase the words of love from your users and customers. Use it to easily publish testimonials on your site. A special View Block and a View Page are already configured to show them off perfectly.
Slideshow entry
A Slideshow entry is ideal for creating commercial banners as well as messages for your website. Use it to promote any page of your website or URL into the front page slide show. It can carry a title, a teaser and an image linking to an internal path or external link.
Image handling
MarketSquare comes with pre-configured image presets ready to be used. All the content types, Service, Blog entry, Showcase and Slideshow entry make use of this and produce all necessary thumbnails and other derived images.
Just upload your images and MarketSquare will use them for the Front Page, the Showcase and any other place where a derived image is needed.
Pre-configured Blocks
MarketSquare comes with a set of pre-configured ready-to-use blocks and view blocks:
Featured posts
This view block collects and displays the promoted to front page Services, Showcases and Blog posts.
Latest services
This view block collects and displays the latest Services on your site.
Client Showcase
This view block collects and displays the latest showcases on your site.
Twitter Updates
Connects with your twitter account and displays automatically the latest tweets. Requires that you create the corresponding API keys through your twitter account.
Contact us
This block displays a more compact version of the theme's contact form. This form is fully functional and also linked to the actual contact form page.
Connect with us
Ready made, html blocks with eye-candy social icons.
Company info with Map
The corresponding Google map is configured through the theme settings.
How to
Add a new Service, Showcase or Blog post
- Select "Add Content" and click on the content type you want
- Enter a title
- Upload as many images as you like
- Enter the body text
- Optionally enter the taxonomy tags you prefer
Add a new Testimonial
- Select "Add Content" and click on "Testimonial" link
- Enter a title
- Enter a subtitle
- Enter the Body text
Promote a Service, Showcase or Blog post in the front page promoted block
In order to promote a Service, Showcase or Blog post in the front page you should enable the "Promoted to front page" checkbox of the corresponding node.
Publish a post in the front-page slideshow
Service, Showcase or Blog post
- Create a new or edit an existing Service, Showcase or Blog post
- Check the "Promoted on slideshow" option
- Upload a Slideshow image using the Image field
- Optionally enter a "Teaser Text" to appear on the slide.
Your image will automatically be uploaded and resized to fit in the Slideshow. Your post now is part of the front page Slideshow.
Slideshow entry
- Create a new Slideshow Entry
- Enter the title and upload an image using the Image field
- Set the target path. It can also be an external link.
- Optionally enter a "Slideshow Text" to appear on the slide.
- Make sure the "Promoted on slideshow" check box is enabled.
Customize the Collapsed/Expanded Google map
All customizations regarding the Collapsed/Expanded Google map can be found at the theme settings.
Disable the Collapsed/Expanded Google map
You can disable the Google map by unchecking the "Include Google Map javascript code" check box
Change the Google map marker position and initial zoom level
You can change the Google map marker position and initial zoom level by editing the corresponding fields
Change the text of the Google map visibility toggle links
You can change the "Show Map" and "Hide Map" text by editing the corresponding fields
Enable/disable the fixed header implementation
You can disable the fixed header implementation by unchecking the corresponding check box under the Basic Setting option in the theme settings
