Joomla! 2.5 Beginner’s Guide

Time for action – adding a Newsflash to the home page

Let's use the Newsflash module to show a random article intro text from a selected category each time the page is loaded. Every time the visitor returns another item will be displayed in the Newsflash module position:

1. Navigate to Extensions | Module Manager. Click New and select Articles – Newsflash.
   
2. In the Title box, type an appropriate title. In this example, we'll enter Recent Lectures as the module title. Make sure Show Title is set to Yes.
3. Make sure Status: is set to Published to get the module to display. This is the default setting.
4. Select Position: position-9 to display the module in one ...