Joomla 3.x: Limit a module's size
I am new to Joomla and rather unexperienced with html/css. I have a module that adds a menu to my website. The menu is displayed correctly, but it seems that the position I use dedicates much more width to the position than I fill. How do I resize a position or the size of a module that takes the position? I can't see any settings that would allow me to alter the width.
I assume I have to hack around in the css files then, right? How do I find the css responsible for the expansion in width of the module? I looked naively for 'position-8', but that would have been to easy.
I appreciate any pointer.
The screenshot shows my menu located in position-8 and the size of the position (the grey area). Next to it starts the article-content area. I want to fix this whole, but I am unsure of how to do that.
Firebug shows me this html-values for the grey-area
<div id="sidebar" class="span3" style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<div class="sidebar-nav" style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<div class="moduletable sidebar.swmenu" style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<h3>LTL Menu</h3>
<table id="outertable" class="outer" align="left" style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<tbody style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<tr style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<td style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
<div id="outerwrap" style="overflow: visible; z-index: 1;">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr style="display:block;clear:left;margin:-0.66em 0;visibility:hidden;">
<script type="text/javascript">
<script type="text/javascript">
</div>
</div>
The index.php of my template, I want to change the size of the position-8
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Site
* @subpackage Templates.protostar
*
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2014 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
// Getting params from template
$params = JFactory::getApplication()->getTemplate(true)->params;
$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$doc = JFactory::getDocument();
$this->language = $doc->language;
$this->direction = $doc->direction;
// Detecting Active Variables
$option = $app->input->getCmd('option', '');
$view = $app->input->getCmd('view', '');
$layout = $app->input->getCmd('layout', '');
$task = $app->input->getCmd('task', '');
$itemid = $app->input->getCmd('Itemid', '');
$sitename = $app->getCfg('sitename');
if($task == "edit" || $layout == "form" )
{
$fullWidth = 1;
}
else
{
$fullWidth = 0;
}
// Add JavaScript Frameworks
JHtml::_('bootstrap.framework');
$doc->addScript('templates/' .$this->template. '/js/template.js');
// Add Stylesheets
$doc->addStyleSheet('templates/'.$this->template.'/css/template.css');
// Load optional RTL Bootstrap CSS
JHtml::_('bootstrap.loadCss', false, $this->direction);
// Add current user information
$user = JFactory::getUser();
// Adjusting content width
if ($this->countModules('position-7') && $this->countModules('position-8'))
{
$span = "span6";
}
elseif ($this->countModules('position-7') && !$this->countModules('position-8'))
{
$span = "span9";
}
elseif (!$this->countModules('position-7') && $this->countModules('position-8'))
{
$span = "span9";
}
else
{
$span = "span12";
}
// Logo file or site title param
if ($this->params->get('logoFile'))
{
$logo = '<img src="'. JUri::root() . $this->params->get('logoFile') .'" alt="'. $sitename .'" />';
}
elseif ($this->params->get('sitetitle'))
{
$logo = '<span class="site-title" title="'. $sitename .'">'. htmlspecialchars($this->params->get('sitetitle')) .'</span>';
}
else
{
$logo = '<span class="site-title" title="'. $sitename .'">'. $sitename .'</span>';
}
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" dir="<?php echo $this->direction; ?>">
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<jdoc:include type="head" />
<?php
// Use of Google Font
if ($this->params->get('googleFont'))
{
?>
<link href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=<?php echo $this->params->get('googleFontName');?>' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />
<style type="text/css">
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,.site-title{
font-family: '<?php echo str_replace('+', ' ', $this->params->get('googleFontName'));?>', sans-serif;
}
</style>
<?php
}
?>
<?php
// Template color
if ($this->params->get('templateColor'))
{
?>
<style type="text/css">
body.site
{
border-top: 3px solid <?php echo $this->params->get('templateColor');?>;
background-color: <?php echo $this->params->get('templateBackgroundColor');?>
}
a
{
color: <?php echo $this->params->get('templateColor');?>;
}
.navbar-inner, .nav-list > .active > a, .nav-list > .active > a:hover, .dropdown-menu li > a:hover, .dropdown-menu .active > a, .dropdown-menu .active > a:hover, .nav-pills > .active > a, .nav-pills > .active > a:hover,
.btn-primary
{
background: <?php echo $this->params->get('templateColor');?>;
}
.navbar-inner
{
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .1), inset 0 30px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .1), inset 0 30px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .1), inset 0 30px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
}
</style>
<?php
}
?>
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="<?php echo $this->baseurl ?>/media/jui/js/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body class="site <?php echo $option
. ' view-' . $view
. ($layout ? ' layout-' . $layout : ' no-layout')
. ($task ? ' task-' . $task : ' no-task')
. ($itemid ? ' itemid-' . $itemid : '')
. ($params->get('fluidContainer') ? ' fluid' : '');
?>">
<!-- Body -->
<div class="body">
<div class="container<?php echo ($params->get('fluidContainer') ? '-fluid' : '');?>">
<!-- Header -->
<header class="header" role="banner">
<div class="header-inner clearfix">
<a class="brand pull-left" href="<?php echo $this->baseurl; ?>">
<?php echo $logo;?> <?php if ($this->params->get('sitedescription')) { echo '<div class="site-description">'. htmlspecialchars($this->params->get('sitedescription')) .'</div>'; } ?>
</a>
<div class="header-search pull-right">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-0" style="none" />
</div>
</div>
</header>
<?php if ($this->countModules('position-1')) : ?>
<nav class="navigation" role="navigation">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-1" style="none" />
</nav>
<?php endif; ?>
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="banner" style="xhtml" />
<div class="row-fluid">
<?php if ($this->countModules('position-8')) : ?>
<!-- Begin Sidebar -->
<div id="sidebar" class="span3">
<div class="sidebar-nav">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-8" style="xhtml" />
</div>
</div>
<!-- End Sidebar -->
<?php endif; ?>
<main id="content" role="main" class="<?php echo $span;?>">
<!-- Begin Content -->
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-3" style="xhtml" />
<jdoc:include type="message" />
<jdoc:include type="component" />
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-2" style="none" />
<!-- End Content -->
</main>
<?php if ($this->countModules('position-7')) : ?>
<div id="aside" class="span3">
<!-- Begin Right Sidebar -->
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-7" style="well" />
<!-- End Right Sidebar -->
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Footer -->
<footer class="footer" role="contentinfo">
<div class="container<?php echo ($params->get('fluidContainer') ? '-fluid' : '');?>">
<hr />
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="footer" style="none" />
<p class="pull-right">
<a href="#top" id="back-top">
<?php echo JText::_('TPL_PROTOSTAR_BACKTOTOP'); ?>
</a>
</p>
<p>
© <?php echo date('Y'); ?> <?php echo $sitename; ?>
</p>
</div>
</footer>
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="debug" style="none" />
</body>
</html>
Solution
If you check:
<?php if ($this->countModules('position-8')) : ?>
<!-- Begin Sidebar -->
<div id="sidebar" class="span3">
<div class="sidebar-nav">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-8" style="xhtml" />
</div>
</div>
<!-- End Sidebar -->
<?php endif; ?>
position-8 is inside div #sidebar
You have to add a suffix to your module settings: Advanced -> Module Class Suffix: mymenu
Then in your template css under: templates/your_template/css/template.css
You have to add: div#sidebar div.mymenu{ width: 100%; }
*change 100% with the number that will fit better
EDIT:
Your template is responsive based on bootstrap. You have to edit <div id="sidebar" class="span3"> span3 value to span2 or span1 and in your head section:
// Adjusting content width
if ($this->countModules('position-7') && $this->countModules('position-8'))
{
$span = "span6";
}
elseif ($this->countModules('position-7') && !$this->countModules('position-8'))
{
$span = "span9";
}
elseif (!$this->countModules('position-7') && $this->countModules('position-8'))
{
$span = "span9";
}
else
{
$span = "span12";
}
increase the span9 to span10 or span11 to fill the gap.
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