Quick Start Guide

Modules

The next type of content in Joomla! are modules. Modules are sections that lie in pre-

defined boxes along each page around the main content. These boxes may be such

things as “left,” “right,” or “footer.” The menu displayed on the front page is one example of

a module. For this website, let us add a few helpful modules:

1. First, go to http://localhost/joomla15/administrator and log in with the username

“admin” and the password you specified during the installation. If you are already

logged in, you do not need to do this again.

2. From the “Extensions” menu, select “Module Manager.”

Syndicate

This is the module manager page. From here, you can manage which modules display on

each page. First off, let us add a module to show the RSS feed that we created for the

front page:

3. Click on “New,” then select “Syndicate” and click “Next:”

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