Patron Notifications

To have the Patron Notifications from Wise display in Joomla with the style that Wise native displays, we need to do a Layout override in the template. You can reach these files on the backend of Joomla (if you have access to the Templates) or via your hosting File Manager. I will provide directions from the backend of Joomla.

1. From the Home Dashboard, go to Extensions > Templates > Templates or System > Site Templates (depending on the backend Menu in use).
2. Click on the Template you're using.
3. Navigate the folders html > layouts > joomla > system > message.php and open message.php.
   
4. Replace the code in message.php with the following code. I know it's scary but it will be ok.

   <?php

   /**

    * @package     Joomla.Site

    * @subpackage  Layout

    *

    * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.

    * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt

    */

    

   defined('JPATH_BASE') or die;

    

   $msgList = $displayData['msgList'];

    

   ?>

    

   <?php if (is_array($msgList) && !empty($msgList)) : ?>

    

       <div id="messages">

    

           <div id="system-message">

    

               <?php foreach ($msgList as $type => $msgs) : ?>

    

                   <?php if (!empty($msgs)) : ?>

    

                       <?php foreach ($msgs as $msg) : ?>

    

                           <?php

    

                               $msgtype = "";

    

                               if (strtolower($type)=="notice") {

                                   $msgtype = "danger";

                               } elseif (strtolower($type)=="message") {

                                   $msgtype = "info";

                               } else {

                                   $msgtype = strtolower($type);

                               }

                           ?>

                           <div class="alert alert-<?php echo $msgtype; ?>">

                               <a href="#close" class="alert-link" title="<?php echo JText::_($msgtype); ?>" data-dismiss="alert">

                                   <span>

                                       <?php echo $msg; ?>

                                   </span>

                               </a>

                           </div>

             <br />

    

                       <?php endforeach; ?>

    

                   <?php endif; ?>

    

               <?php endforeach; ?>

    

           </div>

       </div>

   <?php endif; ?>

5. Click 'Save & Close' in the Top Toolbar.
   Now when your patrons login via Joomla they will see their notifications like this:
   
6. You may need to move the location of where your template displays the system messages. In Gantry 5, I moved the system messages to display below breadcrumbs and above the content-top module position. This may be different in your template.