Joomla! Documentation™

Description

The Module Manager is where you add and edit Joomla! Modules. In Joomla!, Modules are used to display content and/or media around the main content.

Module Facts:

1. All Joomla! websites require at least 1 Menu Module
2. All Other Module Types are Optional. (Examples: News, Banner, Latest News)
3. Every Menu is accompanied by a menu module. (Example mod_mainmenu)
4. Multiple occurrences of similar module types.
5. Some Modules are linked to components. For example, each Menu Module is related to one Menu component. To define a Menu in Joomla!, you need to create the Menu and Menu Items using the Menus screens and then create the Module for the Menu using this screen. Other Modules, such as Custom HTML and Breadcrumbs, do not depend on any other content.

How to Access

Select Extensions → Modules from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.

Screenshot

Column Headers

In the table containing Modules, these are the different columns shown below. Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.

• Order (default). Shows ordering of selected column, ascending or descending.

• Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. Note: Many toolbar actions can work with multiple items.

• Status. (Publish/Unpublish/Trash) The published status of the item.

• Title. The name of the item. You can open the item for editing by clicking on the Title.

• Position. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Set to control the Position's display in list.

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• Type. The system name of the Module. Joomla installs 43 standard Modules. Many Joomla Extensions contribute additional Modules. See Module for information about each of the standard Modules.

• Pages. The Menu Items where this Module will be displayed. A Module will only display on Menu Items where it is selected.

• Access. The viewing Access Level for this item. You can change an item's Access Level by clicking on its Title to open it up for editing.

• Language. Item's language. If you are not using the multi-language feature of Joomla, default is 'All'.

• ID. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla. It is used to identify the item internally, and you cannot change this number.

List Filters

Site and Administrator filter

At the top left you will see the following filter:

• Site. Filters on Site modules. This is the default selection and allows you to manage the Modules for the front end of the web site.
• Administrator. This allows you to manage the Modules for the back end administration of the web site. If you do not need to change the Joomla! administrator menus, no modifications are required here.

Filter by Partial Title or ID

In the upper left is a search field and 2 buttons.

• To filter by partial title, enter part of the title and click 'Search'
• To filter by ID number, enter "id:xx", where "xx" is the ID number (for example, "id:29").
• Click 'Clear' to clear the Filter field and restore the list to its unfiltered state.

Filter by Status, Position, Type, Menu Item, Access and Language

In the upper right area, above the column headings, are following drop-down list boxes as shown below:

The selections may be combined. Only items matching both selections will display in the list.

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Filter by Status

Lets you show items assigned to a specific state. Use the dropdown list box to select the published state:

• - Select Status -: Show only Published and Unpublished items.
• Trashed: Show only Trashed items. Re-publish by selecting them and clicking on the Publish icon in the toolbar. To permanently delete trashed items:
  • Change the filter to Trashed. The Delete icon will now show in the toolbar.
  • Select the items you want to permanently delete.
  • Click on the Delete icon.
• Unpublished: Show only Unpublished items.
• Published: Show only Unpublished items.
• Archived: Show only Unpublished items.
• All: Show all items, regardless of their published state.

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Filter by Position Select a Position from the dropdown list box of available Positions.

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Select Type

Select the Module Type from the dropdown list box of available Module Types.

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Filter by Menu

Lets you show only articles that have a specific menu assigned. The list box will show the menus defined for your site.

• - Select Menu -: Show articles for any menu.
• [your menu]: Show only articles for this menu.

Filter by Access

Lets you show only items that have a specified viewing access level. The list box will show the access levels defined for your site.

• - Select Access -: Show items with any viewing access level.
• Public: Show only items with this viewing access level.
• Guest: Show only items with this viewing access level.
• Registered: Show only items with this viewing access level.
• Special: Show only items with this viewing access level.
• Super Users: Show only items with this viewing access level.

Filter by Language

Lets you show only items that have a specific language assigned. The list box will show the languages defined for your site.

• - Select Language -: Show items for any language.
• All: Show items set for 'All' languages.
• English (en-GB): Show items only for this language.

Toolbar

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

• New. Opens the editing screen to create a new module.

• Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected module. If more than one module is selected (where applicable), only the first module will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Name of the module.

• Duplicate. Makes a copy of the selected module. The copy is created immediately and is given the same name as the original but prefixed with "Copy of" and/or suffixed with a number (eg. "(2)") so that it can be distinguished from the original and any other copies.

• Publish. Makes the selected modules available to visitors to your website.

• Unpublish. Makes the selected modules unavailable to visitors to your website.

• Check-in. Checks-in the selected modules. Works with one or multiple modules selected.

• Batch. Batch processes the selected modules. Works with one or multiple items selected.

• Trash. Changes the status of the selected modules to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed modules can still be recovered by selecting 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter and changing the status of the modules to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed modules, select 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter, select the modules to be permanently deleted, then click the 'Empty Trash' toolbar icon.

• Help. Opens this help screen.

• Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited.

Quick Tips

You can change the order of Modules within a Module Position as follows:

• Select the desired Position using the Position Filter. This will limit the list to Modules that are assigned to this Position.
• Change the order using the Up or Down arrows and changing the order by drag-and drop. The Modules will display in the new order within the Position.
• To create or edit Modules: Module Manager - New/Edit

Related Information

• More about Modules: what is a module position, Description of the default Site and Administrator Modules.