ODude Network

Installing ODude Ecard Pro/FREE version is as easy as other joomla components.


Download the files you wish to install and upload it from your joomla administrator interface.

Check this URL for detail to install. This is same for all joomla extension including this. http://help.joomla.org/content/view/1685/151/

1. Installation.

The standard installation and deinstallation of the component is covered in the official documentation available from joomla.org

1.1. To install the component call up the Joomla! administration interface.
1.2. Go to the component installation tab (Extensions -> Install / Uninstall).
1.3. Select the component file to be uploaded from your computer. Click "Upload File & Install"
1.4. Make sure no errors are reported during installation.
If there are errors please check that the following folders are accessible for writing and execution:
/components/
/administrator/components/
/images/stories/ecard
1.5. Installation is complete. The component is available from the main menu of the administration panel (Components -> ODude Ecard).

2. Publishing Ecards.

2.1.Create the categories related to ecards.
• Please use only Latin letters or numbers in the file names.
• No special symbols are allowed.
• We recommend creating meaningful filenames – e.g. Love_large.jpg, Love_thumb.jpg, Love_banner.jpg, Love_bg.jpg

2.2. Go to the file upload page (Components -> ODude Ecard -> Ecards).
2.3. Select the file for uploading from your computer and click "Save" in the upper panel.
2.4. All ecards are stored under /images/stories/ecard. If you can's see file inside than chmod 777 to ecard folder.

Make necessary changes as it is asked on 'setting'.

To preview your ecards check your site with this url as below.

http://your_joomla_site.com/joomla_installation folder/index.php?option=com_odudecard


The better way  to preview is by installing ODude Ecard Menu Module from odude.com to check and preview the cards you have created.

Don't forget to enable odudecardmenu from 'Module Manager'