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Title: Notification Pop Ups
Post by: LukeVenter on July 25, 2015, 10:28:36 AM
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.
Title: Re: Notification Pop Ups
Post by: AH on July 25, 2015, 12:48:31 PM
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
Title: Re: Notification Pop Ups
Post by: LukeVenter on July 25, 2015, 14:22:00 PM
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.
Title: Re: Notification Pop Ups
Post by: GJC Web Design on July 25, 2015, 16:24:43 PM
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
Title: Re: Notification Pop Ups
Post by: LukeVenter on July 29, 2015, 06:49:55 AM
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. :)



Title: Re: Notification Pop Ups
Post by: LukeVenter on July 29, 2015, 09:04:03 AM
Oh Yeah! I sorted it out with a plugin called WLI Joom System Messages :) :) :)