Built-in Frontend Modules
Frontend modules display information on the public-facing portion of your website.
Note
Skip to the explanation in View All of the Module Positions to see a trick for how to display all the module positions on a website.
Joomla comes with a set of basic modules to get you started.
Article Modules
- Archived Content
Displays a list of archived articles in the form of calendar months.
- Latest News
Shows the latest articles within a specific category.
- Most Read Content
Displays the most popular articles based on number of views.
- Newsflash
Shows an article or groups of articles from a specific category.
- Related Articles
Shows articles with matching metakeywords.
- Sections
Shows a list of links to site sections containing articles.
Component Modules
- Banner
Displays the banner of your choice. See Chapter 8 to set up banners.
- Poll
Shows user polls. See Chapter 8 to set up a user poll.
Feed Modules
- Feed Display
Displays the results of an RSS feed from another site.
- Syndicate
Creates an RSS link for a specific page on your site.
User Modules
- Login
Displays a login box. Once a user is logged in, it displays a welcome message and a logout button.
- Whoâs Online
Displays a module showing which users are online and logged in.
Other Modules
- Breadcrumbs
Shows navigation breadcrumbs (or pathway).
- Custom HTML
Displays some custom HTML. For more details on this module, see Creating a Custom HTML Module.
- Footer
Displays a copyright with your site name and Joomla information/license link.
- Menu
Displays a menu. Refer ...
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