Joomla 3.0 Component

• i. Changelog
• ii. Component Requirements
• iii. Installation
• iv. Configuration

Changelog

v3.0.3 – December 2015

• BUG FIX:
  • Task Sniffer for the options pages.  corrects incompatibility with Joomla 3.4.5

v3.0.2 – September 2015

• Initial Stable Release
  • Automatic Update Capabilities
  • Comprehensive Error Reporting
  • Full Video Import Support
  • Video Call To Action Support

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Component Requirements

• Joomla 3.0
• MySQL database
• PHP 5.4

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Installation

• Start by Logging into your Administrator
• Navigate to the Extensions -> Manage -> Install Menu Item.
• Select the “Upload Package File” Tab.
  • Click “Choose File” and navigate to the location of the ZIP File you downloaded.
  • Click “Upload & Install”.
• You must now “Turn ON” 2 plugins.
• Navigate to the Extensions -> Plugins Menu Item.
• Find “Brafton Cron” in the list of plugins.
  • Ensure It is enabled by looking for a Green Checkmark in the Status Column. If it is not enabled Click the Red X to turn this plugin on.
    • NOTE: The default time setting for the cron is 60 minutes.
• Find “Brafton Content” in the list of plugins.
  • Ensure It is enabled by looking for a Green Checkmark in the Status Column. If it is not enabled Click the Red X to turn this plugin on.

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Configuration

• Set up a Category to use for import. {recommend blog, news ect}
  • NOTE: This category will also be used as a fallback if no category can be attained form the xml feed
• Set up a Menu Item as a blog list.
  • Under Details select the category you created in the previous step.
  • Under Category change Subcategory levels to “none”
  • Under blog layout change include subcategories to “all”
  • Under blog Layout change Category Order to No Order.
  • Under blog Layout change Article Order to “most recent first”
  • Under Options change Show intro text to “Hide”.

For premium content and videos you must enable script and iframes in your wysiwyg editor.

Extensions -> Plugin Manager -> {your wysiwyg editor} most likely Editor – TinyMCE Under

“Prohibited Elements” ensure script, iframe, and video are not listed. If they are listed delete them.

Component Configuration

Quick Setup

1. API Key: Enter the API Key provided to you by your Account Manager.
2. API Domain: Select your Domain Brand.
3. Post Author: Select a user to attribute articles to.
4. Parent Category: Select the Category you Created in the “Configure Joomla 3” Section.
5. Save your settings.
6. Click “Sync Categories” to import your category list from the feed.
7. Click “Run Article Importer” to import your first articles.