This presentation explains how module positions are added to a Joomla template, as well as how they relate to Joomla menu items. More Joomla tips and tutorials: www.joomlablogger.net

1. Module Positions
in a Joomla template
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2. Basic Joomla template
header
Component
left right
area
footer

3. More complex Joomla template
logo headerleft headerright
left Component right
area
left2 left3 right2 right3
contentbottom
footer

4. The component area outputs your content
logo headerleft headerright
left Component right
area
left2 left3 right2 right3
contentbottom
footer
<jdoc:include type="component" />

5. Module positions contain various modules
logo headerleft headerright
left Component right
area
left2 left3 right2 right3
contentbottom
footer
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="left" />

6. Adding a new module
logo headerleft headerright
contenttop
left right
Component
area
left2 left3 right2 right3
contentbottom
footer
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="contenttop" style="xhtml" />

7. PHP snippet goes into your
template index.php file
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="contenttop" style="xhtml" />

8. Module chrome wraps your module content
Module chrome
Module content
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="contenttop" style="xhtml" />
<div class="moduletable">
<h3>The module name</h3>
<div>The actual module content.</div>
</div>

9. Menu items create a content view
logo headerleft headerright
left Component right
area
left2 left3 right2 right3
contentbottom
footer
The content view can contain a single article,
a category listing or similar, i.e. an output from some
component in Joomla. Content from this component
is shown in the component area of the template.

10. Modules shown for this menu item
logo headerleft
contenttop
right right
Component
area
left2 left3 right2
contentbottom
footer
Modules can be linked to the content view.
In other words, the modules are linked to the menu item.

11. Where modules are show is
selected in the module itself
logo headerleft
contenttop
right right
Component
area
left2 left3 right2
contentbottom
footer
In Joomla 2.5, modules can be shown on All Pages,
No Pages, All Pages Expect Selected or All Selected Pages.

12. Modules normally fill the space they have available
logo headerleft
contenttop
right right
Component
area
left2 left3 right2
contentbottom
footer
This depends on the way the template is coded.

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