Extensions

The Joomla! content management system lets you create webpages of various types using extensions. There are 5 basic types of extensions: components, modules, templates, languages, and plugins. Your website includes the extensions you need to create a basic website in English, but thousands of additional extensions of all types are available. The Joomla! Extensions Directory is the largest directory of Joomla extensions.

Smart Search

This module provides search using the Smart Search component. You should only use it if you have indexed your content and either have enabled the Smart Search content plugin or are keeping the index of your site updated manually. Help.…

Quick Icons

The Quick Icon plugin group is used to provide notification that updates to Joomla! or installed extensions are available and should be applied. These notifications display on your administrator control panel, which is the page you see when you first…

Captcha

The Captcha plugins are used to prevent spam submissions on your forms such as registration, contact and login. You basic installation of Joomla includes one Captcha plugin which leverages the ReCaptcha® service but you may install other plugins connecting to…

Search

Joomla! 2.5 offers two search options. The Basic Search component provides basic search functionality for the information contained in your core components. Many extensions can also be searched by the search component. Help The Smart Search component offers searching similar…

Statistics Module

This module shows information about your server installation together with statistics on the Web site users, number of Articles in your database and the number of Web links you provide. {loadmodule mod_stats,Statistics}…

Users

The users extension lets your site visitors register, login and logout, change their passwords and other information, and recover lost passwords. In the administrator it allows you to create, block and manage users and create user groups and access levels.…

Latest Articles Module

This module shows a list of the most recently published and current Articles. Some that are shown may have expired even though they are the most recent. Help {loadmodule articles_latest,Latest News}…

Syndicate Module

The syndicate module will display a link that allows users to take a feed from your site. It will only display on pages for which feeds are possible. That means it will not display on single article, contact or weblinks…

Weblinks

Weblinks (com_weblinks) is a component that provides a structured way to organize external links and present them in a visually attractive, consistent and informative way. Help…