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Configuration in JoomFunding

It is a time to configure JoomFunding component. Go to "Dashboard" and click on the button "Options". Review the settings and save them.

button options

Projects Tab

Those settings apply for project list layouts - "Discover", "Category" and "Featured".

  • Grid Layout - You can select from several layouts that will be used for visualizing projects on the list views.
  • Show Author - If select Yes, the system will show the name of the author of the campaign.
  • Show Description - If select Yes, the system will show the description of the campaign.
  • Title Length - You can set the length of the title by this option.
  • Description Length - Specify the length of the project description by this option.

Style Classes Tab

Several fields, where you will be able to set CSS classes, giving styles to specific campaigns. You can enter style classes for:

  • Completed Successfully campaign
  • Completed Unsuccessfully campaign
  • Featured campaign
  • New campaign
  • Ending Soon campaign

Category Tab

Those settings apply for project categories layout unless they are changed by individual category or menu item settings.

  • Category Description - Show or hide the category description on the view.
  • Show Subcategories - If Show, the system will display a list of subcategories on the view of the category.
  • Subcategory Title - Show or hide the title of the subcategory.
  • Subcategory Description - Show or hide the description of the subcategory.
  • Subcategory Image - Show or hide the image of the subcategory.
  • Subcategory Title Length - Use this option to specify the length of subcategory title.
  • Subcategory Description Length - Use this option to specify the length of subcategory description.

Categories Tab

Those settings apply for categories layout unless they are changed by menu item settings.

  • Layout - Use this options to select the way in which the categories will be displayed.
  • Show Projects Number - If you enable this option, the system will display the number of project in a category, next to its name.
  • Show Description - If Show, the system will display the description of the categories.
  • Description Length - The length of category description.
  • Categories In Row - The number of categories per line.
  • Categories Limit - Number of categories that will be displayed on the view.
  • Order - Use this options to select the way in which the categories will be ordered.
  • Order Direction - Use this options to select the direction of the ordering.

Note: the menu item provides settings that you can use to override the global ones.

Project Wizard Tab

Those settings apply for project wizard used in the process of creating campaign.

  • Minimum and Maximum amount - those options define limits of amount that will be able to be raised.
  • Minimum and Maximum days - that option represents a limit in days which projects will be able to be published.
  • Intro Article - that is an article that will be displayed instead the form, which is used for creating a project. The intro article will be displayed only if the user is not signed into the site.
  • Project Wizard Type - there are two wizard types - in five steps and in six steps. When you select "Six steps", the system will add extra step and you will have to implement additional functionality by a third-party extension.

For example, you can use some of the following extensions:

  • JoomFunding Files - this extension provides functionality for uploading and assigning files ( business plans, schemes, ....) to a project.
  • JoomFunding Partners - this extension provides functionality for assigning other users as a team members to a project.

Payment Wizard Tab

  • Display terms - Enabling this option the system will display a checkbox and a link to your "terms of use" to the form, which users will use for backing. They will have to read your terms and will have to check the box before continue.
  • Terms page URL - In that field you should enter a link to your conditions, which users have to read before they continue to the payment.

    Here it is an example of the result.

    terms checkbox

  • Wizard Type - There are two types of the payment wizard - in three steps and in four steps. When you select "Four Steps" wizard type, the system will add additional functionality as a "Step 2". 
    payment wizard option

    Note:

    • JoomFundingPayment Login - this extension displays a login form on step 2, which the person has to use to sign in to the site before continue with a payment.
    • JoomFunding Data - this extension provides functionality to collect data from users during the process of payment.

Media Tab

Those options are used from the system for managing some media files like image and video.

  • Folder - that option points to the folder where pictures will be stored.
  • Extra Images - This option enables the functionality that allows users to upload additional pictures to a project. It gives an options the user to create a photo gallery.
  • Rewards Images - This option enables the functionality that allows users to upload pictures for rewards.

The other options are used for defining image size. There are several sizes because the system will generate thumbnails when users upload a project picture.

Integration Tab

You can use those options if you would like to to integrate JoomFunding with community extensions like JomSocial, EasySocial, Kunena, Easy Profile,...

For example:

  • you can enable Gravatar and the system will display avatar of the people which have Gravatar profiles.

Funders Tab

Those options are used to be managed the list with backers.

  • Display Anonymous - hide or not the anonymous donations in the list with funders.
  • Display Amounts - hide or not the amounts donated by the backers.

Security Tab

  • Display friend form - that option enables a form that can be used from users to send information about projects to their friends.
  • Captcha - that option enables a functionality that displays code on forms. The code should be entered by the user to prove his identity.

Debug Tab

You can use those options if you want to disable some functionalities of the platform, during a process of maintenance.

  • Disable adding projects - that option disables the process of project creating.
  • Disable payments - that option disables the payment process.

Advanced Tab

The system uses those options for some specific functionalities.

  • Use PHP Intl - that option tells the system to use PHP Intl when displays amounts in a local format. For more information look the method NumberFormatter::formatCurrency. To use this feature, it must be loaded the PHP Intl library on your server.
  • Intl Fraction Digits - this option sets the number of fraction digits if you have enabled and you use PHP Intl.
  • Amount Format - that option provides you ability to format amount as you would like. For more information look the function number_format.
  • Enable Chosen - that option enables the using of jQuery Chosen for some drop-down form elements on the project wizard.
  • Administrator - that option provides a user, which will receive messages that are intended for the administrator. The messages could be notifications when someone creates or launches a project, etc.
  • Include Badge Element - that option includes elements in the code of views Discover and Featured. That elements contains a CSS class "cf-badge" and you can style them to display a badge for some kind of campaigns. 

Permissions Tab

The permissions are used for controlling what things on the site users can view and do. You have to select groups that will be allowed to donate.

For example: If you want anonymous users to be able to make donations, select group "Guest". If you want registered users to be able to make donations, select group "Registered". You can select multiple groups.

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