Joomla! Documentation™

Understanding Module Positions

Joomla! Users and Administrators need to only understand the following:

• Modules are set positions dictated by the template developer when they developed the template.
• Modules can be turned on and off based on menu selection.
• Modules can be reordered in their assigned position using the Module Manager.

Visualization

It's possible to visualize all modules set on a template by calling the "tp=1" query string on the front-end.

http://www.example.com/index.php?tp=1

Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.x will show the template positions with ?tp=1 or &tp=1 if the Preview Module Positions mode in the Template Manager has been Enabled:

• Extensions → Template Manager then click the Options button in the toolbar.
• Under the Templates Tab, make sure Preview Module Positions is set to Enabled.

Module Map

The image below shows an example of a module map when module mapping is enabled in template administration.