User's Manual

Chapter 3: Joomla! Users
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 31 Version 1.0.1.
Components
Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of
the web site’s template. The code for the main body will appear in the template as follows: <?php
mosMainBody(); ?>. Depending on the design of the template in use, this is often in the centre
of the web page.
A typical Joomla! installation comes with Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, and Web
Links Components.
Members of the Joomla! community produce third party Joomla! Components on a continuous
basis. Look at http://extensions.joomla.org/
orhttp://developer.joomla.org for a listing of
additional Component downloads.
L Further Information: Chapter 6: Accessing functions from the Back-end – Administrator
Modules
Modules extend the capabilities of Joomla! giving the software new functionality. A Module is a
small piece of content that can be displayed anywhere that your template allows. Modules are
very easy to install in the Administrator Section (Back-end).
Joomla! Modules may include: Main Menu, Top menu, Template Chooser, Polls, Newsflash, Hit
Counter, etc.
Members of the Joomla! community produce Joomla! Modules on a continuous basis. They are
freely available on http://developer.joomla.org/
or http://extensions.joomla.org for download.
An example of a module PHP code is <?php mosLoadModules ( 'user1' ); ?>.
L Further Information: Chapter 6: Accessing functions from the Back-end – Administrator
Mambots
A Mambot is a small, task-oriented function that intercepts and manipulates content, in some
way, before displaying it. Joomla! provides a number of Mambots in the core distribution, e.g.
{mospagebreak}, {mosimage} etc.
L Further Information: Chapter 6: Accessing functions from the Back-end – Administrator
Joomla!DevelopmentLifecycle
This section deals with the typical development lifecycle and provides a simple checklist of
questions and considerations you need to be aware of as a web designer.
There are two distinct aspects to designing a Joomla! CMS web site. The first is the content and
the second is the template: the Look and Feel of the web site. Although independent, some
consideration extends across the two.