Notification Pop Ups

[LukeVenter]

Hi There,

I am really struggling to change the notification style of my store.

When, say, the user puts the wrong password in, a small line at the top, hardly noticeable, appears. Is there anyway I can change this to make it more evident that the user has made an error?

See attached image with highlighted area on the top left. I would prefer a notification that pops up or is at least a bit more obvious.

Please help. I'm also not very adept in coding and CSS. I have just built this from the Joomla backend. Using VM3. Joomla 3.

[AH]

This is really a Joomla templating issue

The message notification area of your template is responsible for the position of this display -

You can change the css for the size/color etc of these messages -

From your image posted - it looks like the message display is above your page header section.
You may want to move the message notification area into a more obvious place within your template, possibly just above the main content something like this:-

<jdoc:include type="message" />
<jdoc:include type="component" />

Investigate the css for the messages as well using firebug

[LukeVenter]

Thanks man. I actually have no idea how to operate any CSS at all. So your reply is pretty much a different language to me. I'd be hoping there would be a simple setting.

[GJC Web Design]

As hutson says this is your JOOMLA template that is at issue here....  there is no setting - it is controlled by the template css and where it is positioned in your template

[LukeVenter]

Ok so this is how far i've got (see attached). It's better, but still not clear. It also fades away very quickly. Is there any way to make it like a pop-up that the user needs to say "ok" to continue? I'm learning the basics if editing my CSS files within Joomla so nothing too complicated please.

[LukeVenter]

Oh Yeah! I sorted it out with a plugin called WLI Joom System Messages