Beginner's Guide

Figure 3: Adding banner form
Figure 4: Banners in Administration
The next step is to create and/or activate one or more banner modules. For each banner size I need
one module. In my case, all the banners are the same size, so one module will suffice. I go to Extensions -
Modules and filter for Banners. At the moment there is nothing there, so I create a module by clicking the
New icon. Depending on the template, I have to choose a position. In my case I'll choose position 12 from
the Beez2 template. The banner will then appear above the content. In Basic Settings you can configure a
lot more. It is also possible to show the module in your content (Read more in chapter: Modules).
The Search by Tag field is an interesting feature. When it is used, the banner will be displayed when
banner keywords (set in banner) and page keywords (set in article and other places) match. Another
option to control the visibility of the module and the banners is the Menu Assignment. One very important
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