Page Peel Banner settings

This is a great module and once you set it up it's a MUST for every Joomla site. However, there doesn't seem to be any instructions on how to set it up. I decided to put together a little something about settings based on my experience and publish it here - hopefully noone will mind :)

Once you install the module, find it in the Modules section and click on the name so the Module Manager opens and you can star setting it. There are 4 sections that will need your attention.

DETAILS
You have to set:
Title ~ can be Show or Hide, doesn't matter
Position ~ select any position that is from your template
Status ~ has to be set to Published

In my experience the rest of the settings in this Section can be left as they are when you install the module.

MENU ASSIGNMENT
This module has to be assigned to at least one page. Personally I have it on all pages since it looks great and I don't have anything else in the top corners of the site. At fisrt it took me about an hour to figure out why it wasn't showing anywhere - forgot to assign it ^^

BASIC OPTIONS
Load jQuery:
~ No - select if your template already loads a jQuery
~ Yes, from this module - select this one if your template is jQuery free so far
Choose Layout Type:
~ jQuery - select if you have jQuery enabled and running (try to get the jQuery to load from this module because this layout works a bit better than Flash)
~ Flash - choose this one if the module isn't loading jQuery
Peel Direction:
~ Right - will place peel on the upper right corner
~ Left - will place peel on the upper left corner

Auto Open:
~ Disable - users will have to hover over "Peel me" image to see the main image
~ Enable - banner will peel automatically according to the next few settings
Auto Open Behaviou:
~ Every page view ~ will open the banner on every page refresh (on pages you have assigned this module to)
~ Once - will open the banner only once per page visit
Auto Open Speed:
How fast the banner opens in seconds. For example 0.5 will mean it takes half a second before the banner opens
Time to Close Peel:
For how long the banner will stay peeled off. If the user puts a mouse over the image, it will remain open until the mouse is moved or the big banner is clicked.
Peel Theme:
~ Light - the little triangle that "gets pulled" will be light gray color
~ Dark - the little triangle that "gets pulled" will be dark gray color

Big Peel Image:
This is the image "under" your page that will show when the page peels away. I recommend using a square image (for example 500x500px) for best user experience.
Small Peel Image:
This is the small Peel me image users will see when they come to your page.
Small Peel Size:
Size of the Small Peel Image. You only need to write one value here if you are using square image. Size 80 is looking nice on most pages.
Big Peel Size:
Size of the Big Peel Image. You only need to write one value here if you are using square image. Size 500 is looking nice on most pages.
Animation Speed:
How fast the page peels off. I mostly use 3 or 4.
Banner Ads Source:
I use "Static Ads" and I'm not sure what the other option does.
PagePeel Mirror:
~ Enable/Disable - not sure what this does, I didn't see any difference between one and the other.
Peel Corner Color:
Not sure about this one either. I tried changing the color but didn't see any difference on the page.
Browser Link Open Target:
~ Current Window - the linked page will open in this window (if you use Static Ads and add alink your big image to a page). I would recommend you use this option.
~ New Window - the linked page will open in a new window (if you use Static Ads and add alink your big image to a page).
Link for Static Ads Type:
Insert URL of the page that you want the big banner to be linked to. It can be your article, product in online shop or even an external page.

ADVANCED OPTIONS
If you are a Joomla begginer, leave this part as it is.
If you are an advanced user, you already know how to use module class suffix and cache.

I hope this will help users who strugle with the module - it really is a very good one so have some patience if you run into any problems and ask for help ;)
10 years 11 months ago #1 by Nakari

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  • Posted by TemplatePlazza (5263) Offline
What a great sharing Nakari. Thanks for your awesome support ;)
10 years 11 months ago #2 by TemplatePlazza

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