User's Manual

Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 140 Version 1.0.1.
 Note: It is important to allow sufficient space to display the generated content. This is especially important
when using the ‘vertical’ and ‘horizontal’ options.
 Note: The Item Title option on this page must also be set to Yes before the titles may actually be
displayed.
RelatedItems
Type: mod_related_items
This Module displays the title of other Content Items, as a hyperlink, that are related to the Item
currently displayed. Related items are based on the keywords used in the Meta Info Keywords field.
Parameters
Enable Cache: Select whether to cache the content of this Module.
Module Class Suffix:
Enter the suffix for the CSS class of this Module. (e.g. moduletable-poll). In this
example, the -poll is the suffix. This suffix class must currently be in the template
CSS Style file. This allows individual CSS classes to be applied to certain
Modules independent of the site's default Template CSS classes.
Menu Item Link(s): Select the Page(s) or Items that the Module should be displayed.
LatestNews
Type: mod_latestnews
The Latest News Module shows a defined number of the most recently published Items, which are
still current, as hyperlinks. The default selection is all Sections and Categories. Alternatively, you
can define a selection of Sections and or Categories.
Parameters
Module Class Suffix:
Enter the suffix for the CSS class of this Module. (e.g. moduletable-poll). In this
example, the -poll is the suffix. This suffix class must currently be in the template
CSS Style file. This allows individual CSS classes to be applied to certain
Modules independent of the site's default Template CSS classes.
Enable Cache: Select whether to cache the content of this Module.
Module Mode:
This allows you to choose which type of content to display in the Module. Select
from Content Items only, Static Content only or both.
Frontpage Items:
Select the Show or Hide items that are currently displayed on the Front Page. The
Module Mode must be set to “Content Items only” for this option to apply.
Count: The number of items to display. The default is set to five.
Category ID:
Select items from a specific Category or Categories. Separate multiple Categories
with a comma.
Section ID:
Select items from a specific Section or Sections. Separate multiple Sections with
a comma.
Menu Item Link(s): Select the Page(s) or Items that the Module should be displayed.
 Note: By copying the Module (see Introduction), define different Section and Category criteria and
applying different moduletable th (table header) and td styles you can create a distinctive style of
specific Latest News Modules.