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.
System plugins operate every time a page on your site loads. They control such things as your URLS, whether users can check a „remember me“ box on the login module, and whether caching is enabled. New is the redirect plugin…
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Two new plugins are available but are disabled by default.
Contact Creator HelpCreates a new linked contact record for each new user created.
Profile HelpThis example profile plugin allows you to insert additional fields…
Content plugins run when specific kinds of pages are loaded. They do things ranging from protecting email addresses from harvesters to creating page breaks.
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Email Cloaking Help
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All components are also used in the administrator area of your website. In addition to the ones listed here, there are components in the administrator that do not have direct front end displays, but do help shape your site. The…
The contact component provides a way to provide contact forms and information for your site or to create a complex directory that can be used for many different purposes. Help…