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Revision as of 15:12, 9 April 2013
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How to Access[edit]
To 'add' a new Articles Categories module or 'edit' an existing Articles Categories module, navigate to the Module Manager:
- Select Extensions → Module Manager
Click the 'New' button and click on Articles Categories in the modal popup window.
To 'Edit' an existing Articles Categories module, in the Module Manager click on an Articles Categories Modules Title or click the Articles Categories modules check box and then click the Edit button in the Toolbar.
Description[edit]
This module displays a list of articles from one or more categories.
Screenshot[edit]
Details and Options[edit]
Details[edit]
- Title. The title of the module. This is also the title displayed in the front end for the module depending on the Show Title Form Field
- Show Title. (Show/Hide) Choose whether to show or hide the modules title in the front end. The title will be the one in the Form Field above.
- Module Position. Choose the module position you wish this module to be displayed in. A custom module position can be entered for use with the load position plugin or the position button can be pressed to select a module position from the template.
- Status. (Published/Unpublished/Archived/Trashed) The published status of the item.
- Access. The viewing level access for this item.
- Module Ordering. This shows a drop down of every module in the position that the current module is in. This is the order that the modules will display in when displayed on in the front end as well as in the Module Manager.
- Start Publishing. Date and time to start publishing. Use this field if you want to enter content ahead of time and then have it published automatically at a future time.
- Finish Publishing. Date and time to finish publishing. Use this field if you want to have content automatically changed to Unpublished state at a future time (for example, when it is no longer applicable).
- Language. Item language.
- Note. Item note. This is normally for the site administrator's use (for example, to document information about this item) and does not show in the front end of the site.
Basic Options[edit]
- Select a Parent Category. Shows a dropdown allowing the selection of any article category.
- Category Description. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Description of this category, which can optionally be displayed in the front-end.
- Show Subcategories. (Show/Hide) Show or hide the subcategories of the parent category.
- # First Level Subcategories. (All/1-10) Select the number of first level categories to display. The default is all.
- Maximum Level Depth. (All/1-10) Show the maximum depth level for each subcategory. Default is all.
Advanced Options[edit]
- Alternative Layout. If you have defined one or more alternative layouts for a module either in the template or Joomla! Core, you can select the layout to use for this module. See Layout Overrides in Joomla 2.5 for more information about alternative layouts.
- Heading Style. (h1/h2/h3/h4/h5) Choose the heading style to use.
- Module Class Suffix. Setting this parameter causes Joomla! to either add a new CSS class or modify the existing CSS class for the div element for this specific module. See here for more information
- Caching. (Use Global/No Caching) Choose whether you wish to cache the contents of the module.
- Cache Time. The time before a module is recached.
Menu Assignment[edit]
On the left there is a list of menu items. You can chose between None, All and Select Menu Item(s) from the List. To assign to some but not all pages choose the third option and select the menu links that you want the module associated with. See How do you assign a module to specific pages? for more information
Toolbar[edit]
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
- Save. Saves the module and stays in the current screen.
- Save & Close. Saves the module and closes the current screen.
- Save & New. Saves the module and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another module.
- Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current module. Does not affect the current module. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new module.
- Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
- Help. Opens this help screen.
Front End Screenshot[edit]
Example Front End Site images are generic images using Joomla! core installation supplied free Front End Templates. The actual view can depend on the installed custom template used and the template's style for those views on a Joomla! website. Articles Categories module shown:
The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_articles_categories". It is related to the content component.