How to use DJ-Notifications?
Contents:
Installation
Download the DJ-Notifications from the download section.
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Now, to install it on your Joomla site, on side menu choose "System". Then choose "Install extensions":
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In "Upload Package File" choose plg_system_djnotifications.x.x.zip file which we installed earlier.
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Configuring the plugin
Let’s start the configuration of the plugin.
Go to System -> Manage -> Plugins and find "System - DJ-Notifications" plugin.
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- Position - decide where to display notifications
- Show method - choose the show method
- Hide method - choose the hide method
- Show easing - select your show easing method of choice
- Hide easing - select your hide easing method of choice
- Close button - decide if you want to display the X symbol in the notification
- Display icons - decide if you want to display icons
- Display headers - decide if you want to display headers
- Newest on top - select if you want to display the notifications
- Prevent duplicates - let the system filter out duplicated notifications
- Progress bar - decide if you want to display the progress bar in the notifications
- Time out - set the time of how long should the notification be displayed
- Extended time out - set the time for the extended time out, this is the time to be set when the user hovers the notification
- Load jQuery - DJ-Notification rely on jQuery if you enable the plugin and see the error message in the frontend - enable this parameter (jQuery is required
- Debug - when enabled shows the links to see how the notifications work and provide additional information in the console
- Alerts URL - (only shown if Debug option is enabled) Error/Warning/Info/Success/All