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Extensions Module Manager Articles Categories

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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]

File:Help30-Extensions-Module-Manager-Articles-Categories-screen.png

Toolbar[edit]

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Details[edit]

Basic Options[edit]

File:Extensions-Module-Manager-Articles-Categories-basic-options-parameters.png

  • Count. The number of Sections to display. The default value is 5.
  • Module Class Suffix. A suffix applied to the CSS class of the Module. This allows you to create customized CSS styles that will apply just to this module. You would then modify the "template.css" file of your template to apply styling to this new class.
    • Enter this parameter with a leading space to create a new CSS class for this module. Enter the parameter without a leading space to change the CSS class name for this module.
    • See the tutorial Using Class Suffixes in Joomla! 1.5/1.6 for more information.

Advanced Options[edit]

File:Extensions-Module-Manager-Articles-Categories-advanced-options-parameters.png

  • Caching. Use Global/No Caching. Whether or not to cache the content of this Module. A setting of "Use Global" will use the Cache Settings from the Global Configuration screen.
  • Cache Time. The length of time, in minutes, before the Module is re-cached.

Menu Assignment[edit]