Components, modules and plug-ins
Objectives:
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Understand the difference between a component, module and plug-in.
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Learn how these added web-publishing elements are used.
Open your school website
- With a web browser open to
http://yourschool.eq.edu.au/wcms/
Components, modules and plug-ins are pre-created programs not native to Joomla! These are installed separately and perform specific extra functions.
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Components (green)
- Major installed programs which can only reside in the page centre.
- Take up the whole page real estate or display area.
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Modules (red)
- Smaller installed programs that can be moved around the page.
- They are assigned to different module positions or page locations.
- These can also be refered to as publishing locations.
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Plug-ins (blue)
- Even smaller programs that can be
- used in module positions (as the one below).
- embedded in the site HTML code such as the header.
- embedded in the webpage HTML code.
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