Hi Alison,

We cannot change how Joomla works. In Joomla 3 there was Advanced Template Manager from RegularLabs that allows you more control where template style should be used, in default Joomla core features - those settings are quite limited.

Actually, the reason I asked was becuase I was trying to use Nectar template, but when I click onto a blog article Nectar automatically changes the header background color and does not pick up the custom colors I have used in the template settings.

I tried in another thread to get to the bottom of this but no one could help me sort it out (and I felt I was being ignored in the end).

So I decided to use Helix instead, becuase I am familiar with Helix and trust that it will update well.

So now I have a problem

I cannot have a different heading for my blog articles in Helix But in Nectar there is a different heading for blog articles but I cannot change it.

I feel very stuck in this dilmmea :(

Ok, but we cannot help in code customizations for commercial projects.

Maybe use Custom CSS that will be used only on selected subpages.

You can use mix of that magix:

1. HD-Custom CSS (made in UK) or similar module for Custom code.
2. Put there needed Custom CSS code - changes & overrides.
3. Install AMM Free (Regular Labs)
4. Publish module in "debug" positon
5. Using new Module assignation settings you can exactly choose when module (1) will be published, also for single article or articles from selected category.

Yes, I used that method many times. This is just a bonus tip, beyond typical support.

Option No2.

Maybe "easier" will be just replace Article view by using raw Helix Ultimate code , in particular if you need that change for all articles. Thinking out the box... directs to override that folder : templates\nectar\html\com_content\article

By using files taken from raw Helix Ultimate template and then compare if it will be better or worse?

Nothing to lose, maybe 3 min.

I don't know how to do that :(

I think perhaps I need to pay someone who understands your products and codes.

I will try to find someone I can pay to do an override on the menu for the articles but it would be useful if there was a way I could apply my preset colors to it rather than it be picked up from some code I cannot find.

I then have other issues which are problems with the tempate and not just my preference. I have loaded the template on several sites to test and it is the same problem on all of them.

1. the articles load in a 'fluid' page which is ugly and not how your template preview loads. See this image for the article view https://postimg.cc/G8QSmLDG
2. Articles have the 'nectar' logo next to the publish date and I do not know how to change this to our logo (and your documentation does not mention this). 3. see this image https://postimg.cc/vgHtXW1x and this image https://postimg.cc/mcVQctdL

I must admit that I have been unable to load the file Template Settings https://postimg.cc/182dd1DV to the site as it comes up with an error https://postimg.cc/nsv11XZr My site is runing Joomla 5.2.4 and PHP 8.2

But I originally installed the quickstart and I have the same problems.

Can you offer any help on any of the above issues?

I thank you for your time Alison

Template settings are not needed for you if you had QS installed. And in can be imported only from Template Options > Advanced > Import.

Thanks

OK, so do you know what is the problem with the article page being 'fluid' layout and where to change the 'nectar' logo on the publish dates?

1. Fluid can be changed by using simple CSS, basic example,

.article-details {margin: 0 5%;}

2. About leafs icons (top) , you can override ./images/blog-article-info-01.svg

and hide it by custom CSS: .view-article .article-title-wrap .article-content-wrap .article-info::before {display: none;}

3. About Bottom Leafs Nectar logo Image is here: images/blog-article-info-02.svg

and to hide it: .view-article .articlebody-bottom .article-info::before {display: none;}

4. About site Logo (header) on article view - you have to disable CSS3 filter

.com-content.view-article #sp-logo img, 
.com-easystore.view-checkout #sp-logo img {filter: none;}