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.

Menu Module

This module displays a menu on the site (frontend).  Menus can be displayed in a wide variety of ways by using the menu options and css menu styles. Help {loadmodule mod_menu,Menu Example}…

Authentication

The authentication plugins operate when users login to your site or administrator. The Joomla! authentication plugin is in operation by default but you can enable Gmail or LDAP or install a plugin for a different system. An example is included…

Login Module

This module displays a username and password login form. It also displays a link to retrieve a forgotten password. If user registration is enabled (in the Global Configuration settings), another link will be shown to enable self-registration for users. Help…

Editors

Editors are used thoughout Joomla! where content is created. TinyMCE is the default choice in most locations although CodeMirror is used in the template manager. No Editor provides a text box for html content. Default on: CodeMirror Help TinyMCE Help…

Who’s Online

The Who’s Online Module displays the number of Anonymous Users (e.g. Guests) and Registered Users (ones logged-in) that are currently accessing the Web site. Help {loadmodule whosonline,Who’s Online}…

Editors-xtd

These plugins are the buttons found beneath your editor. They only run when an editor plugin runs. Default on: Editor Button: Image Help Editor Button: Readmore Help Editor Button: Page Break Help Editor Button: Article Help Default off: None…

Search

The search component uses plugins to control which parts of your Joomla! site are searched. You may choose to turn off some areas to improve performance or for other reasons. Many third party Joomla! extensions have search plugins that extend…

Banner Module

The banner module is used to display the banners that are managed by the banners component in the site administrator. Help. {loadmodule banners,Banners}…