Mini FrontPage 
Version
2.2 (last update on Nov 21, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
98
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
2 August 2007
Uses Updater?
- Yes
What's New in the Mini FrontPage v 2.0 :
+ Tableless design
+ A complete code revamping, for better performance
+ Theme-based layout, choose between Classic mode and Tabbed Mode with jQuery animation support
+ Combine the number of column, row and location of the "More Articles" box and get hundreds possibilities of layout
+ Item direction, choose the ordering direction of item, Across or Down
+ More stylist we think
Check out the demo pages to see how nice the new Mini Frontpage looks now.
UPDATE : Joomla 1.7 version is available to donwload now. Also works in Joomla 2.5 too.
UPDATE NEWS : Joomla 1.5 version is still available to download in our old template club site.
Change Log in version 1.2.5
(Please note : Few bug fixes / new features were available for MiniFp J 1.5 version only due to limitation on J 1.0.xx core code)
1. Use ContentHelperRoute::_findItem function to get itemid of article links
2. Fixed the undefined var $offset on default.php
using
echo JHTML::_('date', $row->publish_up,$params->get( 'date_format' ), $mainframe->getCfg('offset'));
instead
echo JHTML::_('date', $row->publish_up,$params->get( 'date_format' ), $offset);
3. add option for select name/alias or username at creator field
4. add number intro skip
5. Fix thumb image height & width when image loaded from menu image
6. Set all generated image to folder images/stories/minifp
7. remove function fptn_get_id, get Itemid is used default joomla function
8. add new parameter: "Show default thumbnails when article have no image"
9. update function fptn_thumb_size
10. Fixing coding structure
11. Add function fix_tags and renew function fptn_limittext, now, the introtext will be limited without counting the html tag contained. enjoy it :D
12. add new parameter for custom date format
Changelog Ver 1.2.4
* Add random option for displaying article
Changelog Ver 1.2.3
* Add ordering option for thumbnail position
Changelog Ver 1.2.2
* Add show/hide articles title option
* Add show/hide articles introtext option
Changelog Ver 1.2
* Fix png thumbnail generation bug
* Fix Separator bug
Changelog Ver 1.1
* Add Show/Hide thumbnail option
* Add Show Category Title option
* Now support non-{mosimage} images (Minifrontpage now will also generate thumbnail for images that is put into the article using html tags)
* No More generating the thumbnail everytime the page is loaded (the module is loaded faster now)
* Fix aspect ratio calculation
I really like this module! It does anything it says and it does NOT mess up your website style!
Very easy in use, just set up the category and section settings and you are set.
BUT... there is one little thing i would like to see in the next version..
When a user clicks on a title in the module, it should automatically scroll a bit down so the user can start reading immidiately! :D
Very easy in use, just set up the category and section settings and you are set.
BUT... there is one little thing i would like to see in the next version..
When a user clicks on a title in the module, it should automatically scroll a bit down so the user can start reading immidiately! :D
It is not good to display intro which contains Image and multiline. If there are multi- lines with CR, it will show as a line without CR so it look funny.
I was searching for a module which does exactly this. Specially the resizing of images other than the mosimage.
I installed it and it's working perfectly.
It would be great if you could append an option in the future to make the thumbnail float left or right of the title, instead of displaying the titel above the thumbnail.
I installed it and it's working perfectly.
It would be great if you could append an option in the future to make the thumbnail float left or right of the title, instead of displaying the titel above the thumbnail.
It's a B.E.S.T Module, excellent work.
But if you to enable ( mosimage ) well be is a wonderful...
Thank you so much
But if you to enable ( mosimage ) well be is a wonderful...
Thank you so much
This is an excellent module that allows you to place a mini front page onto any page and every page, which is excellent for those who use other components such as Virtuemart as their front page.
This module actually looks cleaner, more compact and offer parameters that are essential to keeping the site looking clean and performing well amid the search engines. Text length parameters allow control of the look and feel, including the text length of the intro, which works well for content items that are too long or vary too much from others. This is not available in the Joomla Front Page Component, unfortunately, but it is here. It also has an easy-to-use and consistent-looking content thumbnail display capability, which is also configurable and can be set to maintain consistent size parameters regardless of the image size. The look and feel is handled through a simple CSS file.
About the only thing missing is a parameter to limit the length of the title. Otherwise, this is a great module that is working to replacing the need for my iJoomla News Portal installation.
This module actually looks cleaner, more compact and offer parameters that are essential to keeping the site looking clean and performing well amid the search engines. Text length parameters allow control of the look and feel, including the text length of the intro, which works well for content items that are too long or vary too much from others. This is not available in the Joomla Front Page Component, unfortunately, but it is here. It also has an easy-to-use and consistent-looking content thumbnail display capability, which is also configurable and can be set to maintain consistent size parameters regardless of the image size. The look and feel is handled through a simple CSS file.
About the only thing missing is a parameter to limit the length of the title. Otherwise, this is a great module that is working to replacing the need for my iJoomla News Portal installation.
Content is King and when you need to display your content in an online Newspaper fashion...this is the one perfect module to do the job!
My only request would be to enable it to show images other than just the first mosimage. Other than that, it is perfect for my needs!
Thanks for providing such a great component that was easy to configure!
My only request would be to enable it to show images other than just the first mosimage. Other than that, it is perfect for my needs!
Thanks for providing such a great component that was easy to configure!
Owner's reply
This is possible for version 1.1 cgraham149, simply download the newer version ;-)
I like this module... it's make a really make my article more neat and cute because it trim a fixed length of intro. So, all the article will have the same length in the frontpage.
But.... mambot are not functional like caldate, author name can't link to CB profile, xtypo etc...
I think if the article have a dropcaps will be more cool :-)
But.... mambot are not functional like caldate, author name can't link to CB profile, xtypo etc...
I think if the article have a dropcaps will be more cool :-)
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