User's Manual

Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 71 Version 1.0.1.
UsingtheHomeMenuOption toControltheFrontPageDisplay
This section illustrates how you can vary the positioning of Content Items on the Front Page by
using the Home menu item.
Table 9: Front Page Display Options
You control the way the Content Items are displayed on the Front Page using the Home menu
option. Click on the Home menu option to Edit it.
The four items options that can be configured are:
TheLeadingstoryorstories,
ContentItemsIntroTextonlyforaspecifiednumberofitems,
ThenumberofcolumnstodisplaytheIntroTextstories,and
ContentItemstitles,linkable,foraspecifiednumberofitems.
The samples below illustrate a number of the various options.
Lead Content Item
Intro Text Intro Text
Linked Item Title
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Lead Content Item
Lead Content Item
Intro Text
Linked Item Title
Lead Content Item
Intro Text
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Intro Text Intro Text
Intro Text Intro Text
Linked Item Title
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Intro Text
Intro Text
Linked Item Title
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Intro Text
Intro Text
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Caution: Although you can set the Lead Story and the Intro Text to 0, you cannot set both at the
same time. This will result in an error on the page.
 Note: This control is usable on any Blog menu option too.