Kickstart Cassiopeia

By Maarten Blokdijk / jmodules.com / jdayusa 2021

Maarten blokdijk

  • Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
  • cloudfaction.nl
  • twitter.com/cloudfaction
  • linkedin.com/in/maartenblokdijk

introduction

Maarten blokdijk

  • Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
  • cloudfaction.nl
  • twitter.com/cloudfaction
  • linkedin.com/in/maartenblokdijk
  • protostarplus.com
  • doctorjoomla.com
  • handleidingjoomla.nl
  • joonextpro.com

introduction

Maarten blokdijk

joomla projects

Maarten blokdijk

  • Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
  • cloudfaction.nl
  • twitter.com/cloudfaction
  • linkedin.com/in/maartenblokdijk
  • protostarplus.com
  • doctorjoomla.com
  • handleidingjoomla.nl
  • joonextpro.com

introduction

Maarten blokdijk

WORK

  • own cms easy-content (2002)
  • cloudfaction.nl (2012)
  • joonextpro.com (2017)
  • jmodules.com (2019)

joomla projects

Maarten blokdijk

  • Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
  • cloudfaction.nl
  • twitter.com/cloudfaction
  • linkedin.com/in/maartenblokdijk

joomla projects

  • protostarplus.com
  • doctorjoomla.com
  • handleidingjoomla.nl
  • joonextpro.com

introduction

Maarten blokdijk

WORK

community related

  • Speaker Joomladays NL 2018
  • Speaker Joomladays NL 2019
  • Co-organizer JUG Rotterdam
  • Former member Educational Outreach working group
  • own cms easy-content (2002)
  • cloudfaction.nl (2012)
  • joonextpro.com (2017)
  • jmodules.com (2019)

Kickstart cassiopeia

1. Idea

2. Implemenation

3. Features

4. Demo and Questions

The IDEA

make joomla more accessible

  • Starting a new website with Joomla can be daunting for beginners
  • Do not override core elements
  • Do not change the default template
  • Add features with only 1 module
  • Make it a swiss army knife
  • More than just colors
  • Tackle real issues
  • Help webmasters breathe

Joomla 3 - Protostar

2015 - Protostarplus.com - TEMPLATE

 

 

Features such as colors, social icons and a slideshow 

Over 6000 downloads trough site / github

Joomla 3 - Protostar

Joomla 4 - cassiopeia

2021 - kickstartcassiopeia.com - MODULE

 

 

 

2015 - Protostarplus.com - TEMPLATE

 

 

Features such as colors, social icons and a slideshow 

Over 6000 downloads trough site / github

FREE

FREE

implementation

'If you build it,  they will come'

Field of Dreams, 1989

BEFORE

AFTER

Installs as a module

not a template
WHY?

Installs as a module

not a template

Module

Template

Installs as a module

not a template

Module

Template

Pros

  • Uses Joomla update system
  • Uses Joomla ACL
  • No changes to Joomla core
  • No changes to Joomla template
  • Sticks to Cassiopeia template

 

Cons

  • No extra module positions

Installs as a module

not a template

Module

Template

Pros

  • Uses Joomla update system
  • Uses Joomla ACL
  • No changes to Joomla core
  • No changes to Joomla template
  • Sticks to Cassiopeia template

 

Cons

  • No extra module positions

Pros

  • More flexible layout options
  • More module positions
  • More control over HEAD / BODY section, things can be hardcoded


Cons

  • No ACL options 
  • Uses a different than
    default template

How to use?

Download module

Lots of documentation and sample-code

can  be found on kickstartcassiopeia.com

How to use?

Download module

 

Install and publish in 'Banner' position
(hide title)

How to use?

Download module

 

Install and publish in 'Banner' position

 

Select pages to publish (all or selected)

How to use?

Download module

 

Install and publish in 'Banner' position

 

Select pages to publish (all or selected)

 

This enables you to use certain features on certain pages

CONCERNS

Performance is affected minimally using Google Fonts
Same goes for cassiopeia itself.

 

 

Adds just 7kb to your page

 

 

 

FEATURES

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

- Custom CSS for different viewports

 

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

- Custom CSS for different viewports

- Custom code for different sections

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

- Custom CSS for different viewports

- Custom code for different sections

- Custom google fonts for text and headers

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

- Custom CSS for different viewports

- Custom code for different sections

- Custom google fonts for text and headers

- Layout options for logo and menu's

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

- Custom CSS for different viewports

- Custom code for different sections

- Custom google fonts for text and headers

- Layout options for logo and menu's

- Layout options for content / blogs

FEATURES

What to expect using KickstartCassiopeia:

- Colors, lots of colors, over 30 selectors

- Background images and transperancy

- Custom CSS for different viewports

- Custom code for different sections

- Custom google fonts for text and headers

- Layout options for logo and menu's

- Layout options for content / blogs

- Webmaster extensions

FEATURES

webmaster extensions

Block IP numbers


KickstartCassiopeia enables you to filter access to your site.

 

webmaster extensions

Set custom favicons


A favicon short for favorite icon, also known as a shortcut icon, website icon,  is a file containing one or more small icons, associated with a particular website or web page.

webmaster extensions

cookie notice

This option allows you to inform your visitors that you use cookies.

webmaster extensions

Popups

The feature has many options to tweak the popup to your liking:

webmaster extensions

SHARE BUTTONS

Use share buttons for your website, allowing your visitors to share your website on their social media.

webmaster extensions

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Add your google analytics tags without the need to code, or make a template override.

webmaster extensions

disable rightclick

KickstartCassiopeia has the option to disable the right-click function.

webmaster extensions

HITCOUNTER

This enables you to check your hits per day! 

webmaster extensions

MOBILE CONTACT BAR

KickstartCassiopeia enables you to use a mobile contact bar.

DEMO and questions

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