Joomla 1.5 User Manual
Joomla 1.5 User Manual
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SITE
Control Panel
How to access
You can access the Control Panel by logging into Joomla!'s back-end. After you log in, the first screen you
will see is the Control Panel. If you want to access the Control Panel from another area in the back-end,
simply go to Site > Control Panel.
Description
The Control Panel provides access to many default Joomla! functions and features. From the Control Panel,
you can create and manage articles, sections, and categories. Other features available in the Control Panel
are the media, menu, language, and user managers. You can also access your site's Global Configuration
from here.
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Icons
The icons available to you in control panel are:
Add New Article. This will take you to a new article creation page where you can create new content,
select a section and category, and then save the article. Its useful for quick and easy additions to your site's
content.
Article Manager. This will take you directly to the Article Manager where you can manage all of your
current articles.
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Category Manager. As you might guess, this takes you to the Category Manager. You can create new
categories, and publish/unpublish current ones. You can also change which section each category is
published in.
Front Page Manager. Similar to the Article Manager, this icon will take you to the Front Page Manager so
that you can manage all of the articles published to the Front Page.
Global Configuration. Perhaps one of the most important areas in your Joomla! back end is the Global
Configuration. The global configuration has parameters that, when adjusted, will effect your entire Joomla!
site. Here you can change many options including, but certainly not limited to: FTP Layer, Site Time Zone,
Site Language, Server Configurations, Session settings, and Meta Data.
Language Manager. Following suit with all of the other 'managers' in the control panel, the Language
Manager allows you to manage installed languages by setting one to be the site's default language.
Media Manager. The Media Manager will allow you to manage files on your web server. You can delete
existing files or upload different ones from your hard drive. You can also create new directories on your
web server's file system.
Menu Manager. The Menu Manager icon takes you to the Menu Manager. Here you can manage the
current menus by creating new ones, deleting current ones, or directly managing each menu's subsequent
menu items.
Section Manager. The Section Manager icon directs you to the Section Manager. You can create new
sections, and publish/unpublish current ones.
User Manager. The User Manager does just what you might guess by it's title. It manages users. You can
create new users, delete existing ones, change passwords, change language and time preferences, and even
change which WYSIWYG editor the user has access too. Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, you can
change the user's user group, giving the user different access levels and different abilities in your site.
Quick Tips
Use the 'Add New Article' button to quickly open a new article edit page to create articles quickly. Use the
'Front Page Manager' button to quickly get to the front page manager and publish/unpublish or modify any
front page articles.
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User Manager
How to access
You can access the User Manager by clicking on the User Manager icon in the Control Panel, or by clicking
on 'User Manager' in the 'Site' menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.
Description
In this screen you have the ability to look at a list of your users and sort them in different ways. You can
also edit and create users.
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Column Headers
In the table containing the users from your Joomla! site, you will see different columns. Here you can read
what they mean and what is displayed in that column.
Checkbox. You can select this box to select an item. You will need to do this for several actions, including
editing and deleting.
Name. The (full) name of the user.
Username. The username of the user is displayed here. When a user wants to log in, he has to fill in this
username.
Logged in. In this column, you can see whether the user is logged in or not. A green check is shown when
the person is currently logged in. The column is left blank when the user is logged out.
Enabled. In this column you can see whether the user is enabled or disabled. A green check is shown when
the user is enabled, a red 'X' sign when the user is disabled. A disabled user did not activate their account by
clicking on the link in the e-mail sent after registration. A disabled user could also be a user who was
blocked by an Administrator or a Super Administrator. Click on the icon to toggle between enabled and
disabled.
Group. The user's Group. The following Groups are available:
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Registered User: Normal visitors who register at the site. Can view Menu Items that have Access
Level of Registered. Cannot edit or submit articles.
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Author: Can submit new articles for approval in the front end only. A Publisher or higher must
approve. Cannot edit existing articles.
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Editor: Can submit new articles or edit existing articles from the front end only. A Publisher or
higher must approve.
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Publisher: Can submit, edit, or publish articles from the front end only.
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Manager, Administrator and Super Administrator: Can do all of the above plus can log into the back
end with increasing rights.
E-Mail. The e-mail address from the user is displayed here.
Last visit. Here you can see the date on which the user last logged in.
ID. Here you can see the ID number. You can not change this number.
Toolbar
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
Logout. Select one or more users who are currently logged in and click on this button. The users will loose
there logged in status.
Delete. Select one or more and click on this button. The selected will be deleted.
Edit. Select one and click on this button. You will enter the Edit page.
New. Click on this button to create a new one. You will enter the New page.
Help. Open this Help Screen.
Quick Tips
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Click on the name of a user to edit the user's properties.
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Click on the e-mail address of a user to send this user an e-mail.
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Click on the green check or red 'X' in the Enabled column to toggle between Enabled and Disabled
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Click on the Column Headers to sort the users by that column, ascending or descending.
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User Manager - New/Edit
How to access
You can access the User Manager New/Edit screen through the User Manager. Go to the User Manager by
clicking on the User Manager icon in the Control Panel, or by clicking on 'User Manager' in the 'Site' menu
in the back-end of your Joomla! installation. Click on the name of a user, select a user and click on the Edit
button, or click on the New button in the User Manager to access the New/Edit screen.
Description
In this screen, you have the ability to create a new user (if you clicked on the 'New' button in the User
Manager), or edit an existing user (if you selected a user and clicked on the 'Edit' button in the User
Manager, or clicked on the name of a user).
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User details and parameters
You will see different fields where you can fill in or edit information of the user. These are:
Name. The (full) name of the user.
Username. The username of the user is displayed here. When a user wants to log in, he has to fill in this
username.
E-Mail. The e-mail address from the user is displayed here.
New password. Fill in a (new) password. Although this field is not required, the user will not be able to log
in when no password is set.
Verify password. Fill in the password from the field above again, to verify it. This field is required when
you filled in the New password field.
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Group. The user's Group. The following Groups are available:
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Registered User: Normal visitors who register at the site. Can view Menu Items that have Access
Level of Registered. Cannot edit or submit articles.
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Author: Can submit new articles for approval in the front end only. A Publisher or higher must
approve. Cannot edit existing articles.
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Editor: Can submit new articles or edit existing articles from the front end only. A Publisher or
higher must approve.
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Publisher: Can submit, edit, or publish articles from the front end only.
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Manager, Administrator and Super Administrator: Can do all of the above plus can log into the back
end with increasing rights.
Block User. Here you can select whether to disable this user or not. Only available when editing
Administrators or Super Administrators.
Receive System E-mails. Here you can select whether to let this user receive the system e-mails or not.
Only available when editing Administrators or Super Administrators.
Register Date. Here you can see the registered date. Only shown when editing a user.
Last visit. Here you can see the date on which the user last logged in.
Back-end Language. Here you can select the back-end language of the user. All installed languages for the
back-end will be displayed in the drop-down box. Default is the language set in Language Manager.
Front-end Language. Here you can select the front-end language of the user. All installed languages for the
front-end will be displayed in the drop-down box. Default is the language set in Language Manager.
User Editor. Here you can select the front-end and back-end editor of the user. All installed editors will be
displayed in the drop-down box. Default is the WYSIWYG editor set in the Global Configuration.
Help Site. Set the help site of the user. Default is the Help Server set in the Global Configuration.
Time Zone. Set the time zone of the user. Default is the Time Zone set in the Global Configuration.
Contact information. If you linked a contact to this user, the contact information will be showed here.
Toolbar
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
Save. Save it and return to the main screen of the Manager.
Apply. Save it, but stay in the same screen.
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Cancel. Go back to the main screen of the Manager, without saving the modifications you made.
Help. Open this Help Screen.
Quick tips
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Name, Username and e-mail address are required
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If you did not fill in a particular language, editor, help site and/or time zone, the default settings from
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Media Manager
How to access
You can access the Media Manager through the Control Panel, or by going to Site > Media Manager.
Description
The Media Manager is a very useful tool for uploading or deleting files in the /images/ directory on your
web server. You can upload new files, delete existing ones, and create sub-directories. The Media Manager
offers two views: thumbnails view and details view. The first (thumbnails view) will show a preview of the
image files. The second (details view) will show the file name, dimensions, and file size. There is also a
handy 'delete' button next to each file.
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Toolbar
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
Delete. Select one or more and click on this button. The selected will be deleted.
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Help. Open this Help Screen.
Functions
Switching Views
To alternate views between thumbnails and details simply select the view you want by clicking "Thumbnails
View" or "Details View".
Uploading Files
If you would like to upload images or other files to the /images/ directory (or any of the sub directories)
simply open the directory you want to upload in by clicking on it in the file navigation utility on the right
side of the screen. Near the bottom of the Media Manager, there is an area marked Upload File [Max 10M].
Underneath that heading are three buttons: "Browse", "Start Upload", and "Clear Completed". To upload a
file, start by using the "Browse" button to find the file you would like to upload, and then click "Open".
(You can do this several times so long as the overall file size accumulation doesn't exceed your max file
upload size). Once you have all the files you want queued, hit the "Start Upload" button. The files will be
uploaded to the selected directory.
Create A Sub Directory
If you want to create a sub directory, you can do so using the Media Manager. Navigate to the directory you
want the soon-to-be sub directory to be located in. In the upper right hand side of the Media Manager, there
is a text field area next to a button labeled "Create Folder". Type the name of the desired sub directory into
this text field, and then click the "Create Folder" button. The page will refresh and the sub folder will have
been created.
Quick Tips
The Media Manager's maximum upload size can be changed to an amount other than 10M in the Global
Configuration. You can upload multiple files at the same time. Click on 'Start Upload' to upload all images
displayed beneath it. Click on 'Clear completed' to delete the completed files from the uploading list. The
images will not be removed from your /images directory.
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MENUS
Menu Item Manager
How to access
Select Menus → [name of the menu] from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla!
installation. For example, if a Menu is called "Main Menu", select Menus → Main Menu. Or you can
navigate to the Menu Manager and click on the icon in the Menu Items column.
Description
The Menu Item Manager lists the menu items contained in a menu created using the Menu Manager.
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Column Headers
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#. An indexing number automatically assigned by Joomla! for ease of reference.
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Menu Item. The name of the Menu Item.
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Default. Indicator of Default Template.
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Published. Whether the item has been published or not. You can change the Published state by
clicking on the icon in this column.
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Order. The order to display items. If the list is sorted by this column, you can change the order by
clicking the arrows or by entering the sequential order and clicking 'Save Order'. Note that the
display order on a page is set in the Parameters - Advanced section for each Menu Item. If that order
is set to use something other than 'Order' (for example, 'Title - Alphabetical'), then the order value in
this screen will be ignored. If the Menu Item Order parameter is set to use 'Order', then the items will
display on the page based on the order in this screen.
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Access Level. Who has access to this item. Current options are:
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Registered. Only registered users have access
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Special. Only users with author status or higher have access
You can change an item's Access Level by clicking on the icon in the column.
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Type. The Menu Item Type for this Menu Item.
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ItemID. Here you can see the ID number. You can not change this number.
Toolbar
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
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Menus. Click on this button to go to the Menu Manager.
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Default. Select a Menu Item which you want to be the homepage of your site, and click on this
button.
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Publish. To publish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
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Unpublish . To unpublish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
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Move. Select one or more items and click on this button to move them. A new screen will display
showing the possible "Move to" locations on the left and the list of item(s) being moved on the right.
To complete the move, select the desired "Move to" location and press the Move button. To cancel
the operation, press Cancel.
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Copy. Select one or more items and click this button to copy them. A new screen will display
showing the possible "Copy to" locations on the left and the list of item(s) being copied on the right.
To complete the copy, select the desired "Copy to" location and press the Copy button. To cancel the
operation, press Cancel.
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Trash. Select one or more Articles and click on this button to move them to the Trash Manager.
Note that Articles can be restored from the Trash Manager as long as they are not permanently
deleted. See Trash Manager for more information.
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Edit. Select one item and click on this button to open it in edit mode. If you have more than one item
selected, the first item will be opened. You can also open an item for editing by clicking on its Title
or Name.
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New. Click on this button to create a new item. You will enter the New page for this item.
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Help. Opens this Help Screen.
Quick Tips
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Select an item and click on the Default button to set your Home page.
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Set different filter options to only show some of the menu items.
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Menu Item Manager - New/Edit
How To Access
To access the New Menu Creation wizard, navigate to the Menu Item Manager for the desired menu and
press the New button on the toolbar.
Description
In this screen, you will select the Menu Item Type for this Menu Item. The Menu Item Type determines the
type of page that will display when this menu choice is selected by the User.
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If you install one or more Joomla! extensions, these extensions may add new Menu Item Types. In this case,
your list will have additional types.
Menu Item Types
Menu Item Types are organized into four groups: Internal Link, External Link, Separator, and Alias.
Internal Links are the most commonly used and will display pages on your web site. External Links are used
to display links to external web sites. Separators are used to place a graphic or other separator between
menu options. Alias Item Types are used to point back to an already existing Menu Item.
Internal Link - Articles
When the Articles link is selected, it expands to show the options shown below.
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Each of these is described below.
Archived Article List
Used to show a list of Articles that have been Archived and can be searched by date. Archived articles are
no longer published but are still stored on the site. Articles are Archived using the Article Manager screen.
Note that Articles assigned to the "Uncategoried" Section will not show on the Archived Article List layout.
Parameters - Basic This Menu Item Type Archived Article List allows you to set the sort order of Archived
Articles, as shown in the screenshot below.
The Default order is most recent first. The Order option sorts Articles by the Order column in the Article
Manager.
Article Layout
Used to show a single article on the page. Note: This layout replaces the Static Content and Link Content
used in Joomla! version 1.0.
Parameters - Basic The Article Layout has one Parameter, the Article to include in the layout, as shown
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Press the Select button to select the desired Article for this layout.
Article Submission Layout
Allows users to submit an article. This only works for users who are members of the Authors, Publishers, or
Editors groups. Members of the Registered or Public groups will not be able to submit articles even if this
page is visible to them. If the page is visible to a user without the correct access level, they will get an error
message when trying to load the page.
This type has no Basic or Advanced Parameters.
Category Blog Layout
Used to show articles belonging to a specific Category, in a blog layout.
A Blog Layout in Joomla! has 3 main areas: Leading, Intro, and Links. These are shown in the diagram
below.
Articles in the Leading Area always display in one column, using the full display width. Articles in the Intro
Area may display in one, two, or three columns, depending on the Columns setting. The parameters below
control the number of Articles in each area and the order in which they display. If an Article has a "Read
more..." break, only the text before the break (called the Intro Text) will display, along with a "Read
more..." link.
Parameters - Basic The Category Blog Layout has the following Basic Parameters, as shown below.
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Category. Category selected for this Layout.
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Description. Hide or Show the Category and Section Descriptions on the Layout. If 'Show' is
selected, the Description will display above the first Article, just below the Page Title.
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Description Imag e. Hide or show the Description Image on the Layout. If 'Show' is selected, the
Image for this Category or Section will display on the left or right of the Description, depending on
the Image Position specified in the Category Edit Screen or the Section Edit Screen .
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# Leading. Number of Articles to show using the full width of the main display area. "0" means that
no Articles will show when using the full width. If an Article has a "Read more..." break, only the
part of the text before the break (the Intro text) will display.
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# Intro. Determines the number of Articles to display after the leading Article. These Articles will
display in the number of columns set in the Columns parameter below. If an Article has a "Read
more..." break, only the text before the break (Intro text) will display, followed by a "Read more..."
link. The order order in which to display the articles is determined by the Primary Order parameter
in the Parameters - Advanced section below.
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Columns. The number of columns to use in the Intro Text area. This is normally between 1 and 3. If
1 is used, the Into Text Articles will display using the full width of the display area, just like the
Leading Articles.
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# Links. The number of Links to display in the 'Links' area of the page. These links allow a User to
link to additional Articles, if there are more Articles than can fit on the first page of the Blog Layout.
Parameters - Advanced The Category Blog Layout has the following Advanced Parameters, as shown
below.
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Category Order. Order of Categories in this Layout. The following options are available.
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No. Order by Primary Order Only: Articles are ordered only by the Primary Order, without
regard to Category.
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Title - Alphabetical: Categories are displayed in alphabetical order (A to Z)
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Title - Reverse Alphabetical: Categories are displayed in reverse alphabetical order (Z to A)
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Order: Categories are ordered according to the Order column entered in the Category
Manager.
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Primary Order. Order of Articles within a Category. The following options are available.
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Default: Same as "Most recent first"
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Oldest first: Articles are displayed starting with the oldest and ending with the most recent.
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Most recent first: Articles are displayed starting with the most recent and ending with the
oldest.
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Title - Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Title in alphabetical order (A to Z)
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Title - Reverse Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Title in reverse alphabetical order (Z
to A)
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Author - Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Author in alphabetical order (A to Z)
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Author - Reverse Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Author in reverse alphabetical order
(Z to A)
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Most Hits: Articles are displayed by the number of hits, starting with the one with the most
hits and ending with the one with the least hits
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Least Hits: Articles are displayed by the number of hits, starting with the one with the least
hits and ending with the one with the most hits
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Order: Articles are ordered according to the Order column entered in the Article Manager.
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Multi Column Order. In multi-column blog layouts, whether to order articles Down the columns or
Across the columns.
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Down. Order articles going down the first column and then over to the next column, for
example:
article 1 1 (continued)
article 2 article 4
article 3 article 5
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Across. Order articles going across the columns and then back to the first column, for
example:
article 1 1 (continued)
article 2 article 3
article 4 article 5
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Pagination. Hide or Show Pagination support. Pagination provides page links at the bottom of the
page that allow the User to navigate to additional pages. These are needed if the Articles will not fit
on one page. An example is shown below.
The following options are available.
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Auto: Pagination links shown if needed.
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Show: Pagination links shown if needed.
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Hide: Pagination links not shown. Note: In this case, Users will not be able to navigate to
additional pages.
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Pagination Results. Hide or Show the current page number and total pages (e.g., "Page 1 of 2") at
the bottom of each page.
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Show a Feed Link. Hide or Show an RSS Feed Link.
Category List La yout
Used to show articles belonging to one Category, in a list layout. A list layout lists each Article's Title and
allows the User to link to the Article. An example is shown below:
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Parameters - Basic The Category List Layout has the following Basic Parameters, as shown below.
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Category. Category selected for this Layout.
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# Links. The number of Articles to display in the initial view. If a Category has more than this
number of Articles, only this many links will show on the first page. In this case, the User can either
change the "Display #" in the drop-down list box or use the "Next" link to show the next page of
Articles.
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Table Headings. Hide or Show column headings above the fields for the item.
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Date Column. Hide or Show the Created Date for the Article in a column between the Title and
Author.
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Date Format. The format of the Created Date. You may leave this blank to use the default date
format from your Language file. This value uses the PHP strftime Command Format.
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Filter. Hide or show a Filter form. A Filter allow the user to limit what Articles are displayed. An
example is shown below.
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Filter Field. Field to use for filtering Articles. Available options are Title, Author, and Hits.
Parameters - Advanced The Category List Layout has the following Advanced Parameters, as shown
below.
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Primary Order. Order of Articles within a Category. The following options are available.
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Default: Same as Most Recent First. Articles are displayed starting with the most recent and
ending with the oldest.
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Oldest first: Articles are displayed starting with the oldest and ending with the most recent.
o
Most recent first: Articles are displayed starting with the most recent and ending with the
oldest.
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Title - Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Title in alphabetical order (A to Z)
o
Title - Reverse Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Title in reverse alphabetical order (Z
to A)
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Author - Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Author in alphabetical order (A to Z)
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Author - Reverse Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Author in reverse alphabetical order
(Z to A)
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Most Hits: Articles are displayed by the number of hits, starting with the one with the most
hits and ending with the one with the least hits
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Least Hits: Articles are displayed by the number of hits, starting with the one with the least
hits and ending with the one with the most hits
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Order: Articles are ordered according to the Order column entered in the Article Manager.
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Pagination. Hide or Show Pagination support. Pagination provides page links at the bottom of the
page that allow the User to navigate to additional pages. These are needed if the Articles will not fit
on one page. An example is shown below.
The following options are available.
o
Hide: Pagination links not shown. Note: In this case, Users will not be able to navigate to
additional pages.
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Show: Pagination links shown if needed.
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Display Select: Show or Hide the Display # drop-down list box. This allows you to limit the number
of Articles listed on one page.
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Show a Feed Link. Hide or Show an RSS Feed Link.
Front Page Blog Layout
Used to show all Articles that have been published to the Front Page, in a Blog Layout.
A Blog Layout in Joomla! has 3 main areas: Leading, Intro, and Links. These are shown in the diagram
below.
Articles in the Leading Area always display in one column, using the full display width. Articles in the Intro
Area may display in one, two, or three columns, depending on the Columns setting. The parameters below
control the number of Articles in each area and the order in which they display. If an Article has a "Read
more..." break, only the text before the break (called the Intro Text) will display, along with a "Read
more..." link.
Parameters - Basic The Front Page Blog Layout has the following Basic Parameters, as shown below.
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# Leading. Number of Articles to show using the full width of the main display area. "0" means that
no Articles will show when using the full width. If an Article has a "Read more..." break, only the
part of the text before the break (the Intro text) will display.
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# Intro. Determines the number of Articles to display after the leading Article. These Articles will
display in the number of columns set in the Columns parameter below. If an Article has a "Read
more..." break, only the text before the break (Intro text) will display, followed by a "Read more..."
link. The order order in which to display the articles is determined by the Primary Order parameter
in the Parameters - Advanced section below.
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Columns. The number of columns to use in the Intro Text area. This is normally between 1 and 3. If
1 is used, the Into Text Articles will display using the full width of the display area, just like the
Leading Articles.
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# Links. The number of Links to display in the 'Links' area of the page. These links allow a User to
link to additional Articles, if there are more Articles than can fit on the first page of the Blog Layout.
Parameters - Advanced The Category Blog Layout has the following Advanced Parameters, as shown
below.
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Category Order. Order of Categories in this Layout. The following options are available.
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No. Order by Primary Order Only: Articles are ordered only by the Primary Order, without
regard to Category.
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Title - Alphabetical: Categories are displayed in alphabetical order (A to Z)
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Title - Reverse Alphabetical: Categories are displayed in reverse alphabetical order (Z to A)
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Order: Categories are ordered according to the Order column entered in the Category
Manager.
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Primary Order. Order of Articles within a Category. The following options are available.
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Default: Articles are ordered according to the Order column entered in the Front Page
Manager.
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Oldest first: Articles are displayed starting with the oldest and ending with the most recent.
o
Most recent first: Articles are displayed starting with the most recent and ending with the
oldest.
o
Title - Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Title in alphabetical order (A to Z)
o
Title - Reverse Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Title in reverse alphabetical order (Z
to A)
o
Author - Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Author in alphabetical order (A to Z)
o
Author - Reverse Alphabetical: Articles are displayed by Author in reverse alphabetical order
(Z to A)
o
Most Hits: Articles are displayed by the number of hits, starting with the one with the most
hits and ending with the one with the least hits
o
Least Hits: Articles are displayed by the number of hits, starting with the one with the least
hits and ending with the one with the most hits
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Order: Articles are ordered according to the Order column entered in the Article Manager.
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Multi Column Order. In multi-column blog layouts, whether to order articles Down the columns or
Across the columns.
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Down. Order articles going down the first column and then over to the next column, for
example:
article 1 1 (continued)
article 2 article 4
article 3 article 5
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Across. Order articles going across the columns and then back to the first column, for
example:
article 1 1 (continued)
article 2 article 3
article 4 article 5
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Pagination. Hide or Show Pagination support. Pagination provides page links at the bottom of the
page that allow the User to navigate to additional pages. These are needed if the Articles will not fit
on one page. An example is shown below.
The following options are available.
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o
Auto: Pagination links shown if needed.
o
Show: Pagination links shown if needed.
o
Hide: Pagination links not shown. Note: In this case, Users will not be able to navigate to
additional pages.
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Pagination Results. Hide or Show the current page number and total pages (e.g., "Page 1 of 2") at
the bottom of each page.
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Show a Feed Link. Hide or Show an RSS Feed Link.
Section Blog Layout
Used to show Articles belonging to one Section, in a Blog Layout.
A Blog Layout in Joomla! has 3 main areas: Leading, Intro, and Links. These are shown in the diagram
below.
Articles in the Leading Area always display in one column, using the full display width. Articles in the Intro
Area may display in one, two, or three columns, depending on the Columns setting. The parameters below
control the number of Articles in each area and the order in which they display. If an Article has a "Read
more..." break, only the text before the break (called the Intro Text) will display, along with a "Read
more..." link.
Parameters - Basic The Section Blog Layout has the following Basic Parameters, as shown below.
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Section. Section selected for this Layout.
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Description. Hide or Show the Category and Section Descriptions on the Layout. If 'Show' is
selected, the Description will display above the first Article, just below the Page Title.
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Description Imag e. Hide or show the Description Image on the Layout. If 'Show' is selected, the
Image for this Category or Section will display on the left or right of the Description, depending on
the Image Position specified in the Category Edit Screen or the Section Edit Screen.
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# Leading. Number of Articles to show using the full width of the main display area. "0" means that
no Articles will show when using the full width. If an Article has a "Read more..." break, only the
part of the text before the break (the Intro text) will display.
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# Intro. Determines the number of Articles to display after the leading Article. These Articles will
display in the number of columns set in the Columns parameter below. If an Article has a "Read
more..." break, only the text before the break (Intro text) will display, followed by a "Read more..."
link. The order order in which to display the articles is determined by the Primary Order parameter
in the Parameters - Advanced section below.
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Columns. The number of columns to use in the Intro Text area. This is normally between 1 and 3. If
1 is used, the Into Text Articles will display using the full width of the display area, just like the
Leading Articles.
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# Links. The number of Links to display in the 'Links' area of the page. These links allow a User to
link to additional Articles, if there are more Articles than can fit on the first page of the Blog Layout.
Parameters - Advanced The Section Blog Layout has the following Advanced Parameters, as shown below.
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