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==Module Types==
When the New button is pressed, the Module:[New] screen displays all of the Module Types available for new new Module. You can select the desired type either by clicking on the Module Name or by clicking on the Module's radio button and pressing the Next button on the toolbar. Note that you can cancel this action by pressing the Cancel button on the toolbar.

A standard Joomla! installation includes 16 Module Types. Each has it's own function and it's own Parameters, as described below.

===Admin Menu===
This Module shows the main admin navigation menu. An example of this module is shown below: [[Image:Admin_menu_example.png|frame|center]]
The Type for this Module is "mod_menu". It has no Module Parameters. 

'''Advanced Parameters'''
{{colheader|Caching}}

===Admin Sub Menu===
This Module shows the submenu navigation Module. This is used in the Banner, Contacts, News Feeds, Web Links, and Module Managers to allow navigation to the different element types (for example, Banners, Clients, and Categories).  An example of this Module is shown below. [[Image:Admin_submenu_example.png|frame|center]]
The Type for this Module is "mod_submenu". It has one Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.

===Custom HTML===
This Module allows you to display custom HTML. This is used to display the "Wecome to Joomla!" panel in the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel''', as shown in the example below:[[Image:Admin_custom_html_example.png|frame|center]] 
The Type for this Module is "mod_custom". This Module is the same as the Custom HTML Module under [[screen.modulessite.edit.15#Custom HTML|Modules Site]].

===Feed Display===
This Module allows you to show a news feed from an external web site. This is used to display the Joomla! Security Newsfeed panel in the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel''', as shown in the example below:

[[Image:Admin_newsfeed.png|frame|center]]


'''Settings for Display in Admin CPanel:'''
Set Position to cpanel, set Order to 0, set feed url to http://feeds.joomla.org/JoomlaSecurityNews?format=xml, set RTL Feed = No, set Feed Title = yes, set Feed Description = No, set Feed Image = No, set Items = 10, set Item Description = No, set Word Count = 0

This Module is the same as the Feed Display Module under [[screen.modulessite.edit.15#Feed Display|Modules Site]].

===Footer===
This Module displays the footer information in the Joomla! back end. An example is shown below: [[Image:Admin_footer_example.png|frame|center]]
This Module is the same as the Footer Module under [[screen.modulessite.edit.15#Footer|Modules Site]].

===Item Stats===
This Module shows details of the number of Menu Items that are still current on each of the Menus. This is displayed in the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel''' by expanding the "Menu Stats" link. An example is shown below:[[Image:MenuStatsExample.png|frame|center
]] The Type for this Module is "mod_stats".
'''Module Parameters'''
{{colheader|Caching}}

===Latest News===
This Module is used to display the "Recent added Articles" in the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel'''. An example is shown below:[[Image:Admin_latest_example.png|frame|center]]
This Module is the same as the Latest News Module under [[screen.modulessite.edit.15#Latest News|Modules Site]].

===Logged In Users===
This Module shows a list of users who are currently logged into the site. This is displayed in the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel''' by expanding the "Logged in Users" link. An example is shown below:[[Image:Logged_in_users_example.png|frame|center
]] The Type for this Module is "mod_logged". This Module has one Module Parameter called Caching, which is always set to ''Never''.

===Login Form===
This Module displays a Username and Password Login form. It cannot be disabled. The Module Type name for this is "mod_login". 

'''Module Parameters'''
*'''Caching.''' Always set to ''Never''.
*'''Encrypt Login Form.''' Whether or not to encrypt the login data. This requires SSL and should not be set to "Yes" unless Joomla! is accessible using the "https://" protocol prefix.

===Online Users===
This Module shows a count of users currently logged into the Joomla! back end. The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_online". It has one Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.

===Popular Articles===
This Module shows a list of the most popular articles, based on the number of hits. This is displayed in the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel''' by expanding the "Popular" link. An example is shown below:[[Image:Admin_popular_articles_example.png|frame|center]]
The Type for this Module is "mod_popular". It has one Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.

===Quick Icons===
This Module shows the Quick Icons on the '''Site &rarr; Control Panel'''. An example is shown below: [[Image:Admin_quick_icons_example.png|frame|center]]
The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_quickicon". 

'''Module Paramters'''
{{colheader|Caching}}

===Title===
This Module shows the Titles for each back-end screen. An example is shown below:[[Image:admin_title_example.png|frame|center]]
The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_title". It has a Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.

===Toolbar===
This Module shows the toolbars used in the Joomla! back end. An example is shown below:[[Image:modules_site_toolbar.png|frame|center]]
The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_toolbar". It has one Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.

===Unread Messages===
This Module displays the number of unread Private Messages and provides a button to navigate to the '''Tools &rarr; Read Messages''' screen. The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_unread". It has one Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.

===User Status===
This Module shows the User Status icons. This includes a Preview button, a Logout button, and counts of Private Messages and current Users. An example is shown below.
[[Image:User_status_example.png|frame|center]]
The Module Type name for this Module is "mod_status". It has one Module Parameter called "Caching", which is always set to ''Never''.