Joomfish Installation and Configuration

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Download

To begin go www.joomfish.net and download JoomFish2.0.4.zip or the file corresponding to the latest release. At the time of this writing, the latest version is Joom!Fish 2.0.4 Stable.

Extension Installation

To install Joom!Fish into Joomla, log in as a super-administrator (the default administrator account you received from CalvaryWeb, or any new account you may have created with super-administrator privileges).

Click on ExtensionsInstall/UninstallJoomfish: Extensions Menu


Joomfish: BrowseYou will get to the next screen where you need click browse and locate the file you just downloaded.

Notice that the Package File: field (to the left of the Browse button) has been completed with the location of the .zip file that was downloaded in the previous step.

At this point press the Upload File & Install button. You should get a message that the installation was successful.

Lanuage Pack Installation

Now that Joom!Fish has been installed you need to install language packs.

For each language there is a two-part install. First, you need to download and install the language package file for Joomla and then the language package file for Joom!Fish. Below is an example using the Croatian language packages.

Joomfish: Language PackStart by downloading the Joomla language pack. They are located at Joomla's Extensions Directory website under Languages → Translations for Joomla. While searching for Croatian I found this:


ic4Clicking on the link for the Croatian translation for Joomla took me to the next page:


ic5Seeing that the translation pack was accredited I clicked on the link to download and was brought to this page:

Being in Croatian made it a bit difficult, but after a bit of trial and error I found the correct file to download.


ic6After clicking on the download button I was prompted to save the file.


ic7Click the Save button and store it on your computer similar to the following:


ic8Return to the Joomla Control Panel and click on ExtensionsInstall/Uninstall.

Locate the proper language file and install it just as the Joomfish extension was installed earlier.


ic9After the Joomla language pack has been installed, go to the Joomfish download page again and click on the section to get to the languages shown as Joom!Fish 2.0 Translations:


ic10After you click on Joom!Fish 2.0 Translations you will get to this page and see the JoomFish Crotian files:


ic11Click on the Download Now button and, when prompted, select to save the file:


ic12Click on Save and save the file in the same location you save the Joomla language pack.

Once this step is completed you can configure the language pack to be a usable language in Joomla and in Joomfish.


Configuration

Language Manager MenuGo to the Language Manager in the control panel by click on ExtensionsLanguage Manager:


Joomfish: Language ManagerSince I have installed Croatian, it should appear like in the picture bellow. Notice that English is the default language:


Joomfish: LanguagesNext, go to Joom!Fish from the Control Panel by clicking on ComponentsJoom!FishLanguages as seen here:


Joomfish: Language ConfigurationYou should get to a screen where you should check the boxes to make both Croatian (or your installed language pack) and English active like you see here.

Click on Save in the upper right hand corner to save these two languages as active:


You are now ready to use Joomfish.

Joomfish: TranslateFrom the menu, click on ComponentsJoom!FishTranslation:


In the Languages drop-down box, select Croatian.

In the Content elements drop-down box, select Contents.

Joomfish: Translate SelectionYou'll then see the following:

open an article and in the 1st Translation area and enter your translation. When done, click the Published icon on the right side and Save.

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