Joomla - Syndicate Module

In this chapter, we will look at the Syndicate module in Joomla. The Syndicate module helps in creating an RSS feed link for a page. This allows you to create a user feed for the current page.

Syndicate module

Following are the simple steps to edit an existing syndicate module in Joomla.

Step 1 − Click Extension → Module Manager in Joomla Admin, the following screen will appear.

Step 2 − Next, click on the New button and the following screen will appear. On this page, click on Syndication Channels.

Step 3 − Next, click on syndication channels , the existing syndicate module will appear as shown below.

By default, the Module tab is displayed . Below we have mentioned the details of the fields provided in the Module tab .

• Title - Displays the title of the module.

• Display Text - Text is displayed when an option such as Yes or No is selected .

• Text - The text entered will be displayed next to the icon if Display Text is set to Yes. If the field is left blank, it will display the default text.

• Feed Format - Distribution feed format selected, i.e. RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 .

• Show Title - Displays the title of the module at the front.

• Position - will select the position of the module for display.

• Status - Displays the status of the article, such as Published, Unpublished, and Trash .

• Start Publishing - Publishing will start at the scheduled date and time.

• Finish Publication - The publication will be completed at the scheduled date and time.

• Access - Allows only selected users from the drop down list, such as Guest, Public, Superusers, Registered and Special, to view items.

• Order − Displays a drop down list of all modules present in the position.

• Language - defines the language of the site. It provides either ALL or English (UK) options.

• Note. Used to enter text information.

Title - Displays the title of the module.

Display Text - Text is displayed when an option such as Yes or No is selected .

Text - The text entered will be displayed next to the icon if Display Text is set to Yes. If the field is left blank, it will display the default text.

Feed Format - Distribution feed format selected, i.e. RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 .

Show Title - Displays the title of the module at the front.

Position - will select the position of the module for display.

Status - Displays the status of the article, such as Published, Unpublished, and Trash .

Start Publishing - Publishing will start at the scheduled date and time.

Finish Publication - The publication will be completed at the scheduled date and time.

Access - Allows only selected users from the drop down list, such as Guest, Public, Superusers, Registered and Special, to view items.

Order − Displays a drop down list of all modules present in the position.

Language - defines the language of the site. It provides either ALL or English (UK) options.

Note. Used to enter text information.

Step 4 − Click on Menu Assignment tab , you will get a screen as shown below.

• Module Destination - Select an option to view the item from the drop-down list, such as All Pages, No Pages, Only Selected Pages, or All Pages Except Selected .

• Menu selection - after selecting the option, only the selected pages or all pages except those selected will display all the menu items present in Joomla. This will allow the module to be assigned to some rather than all pages.

Module Destination - Select an option to view the item from the drop-down list, such as All Pages, No Pages, Only Selected Pages, or All Pages Except Selected .

Menu selection - after selecting the option, only the selected pages or all pages except those selected will display all the menu items present in Joomla. This will allow the module to be assigned to some rather than all pages.

Step 5 − The Module Permissions tab has three actions to choose from. It controls the module permission setting for user groups, as shown in the following screen.

• Delete - Allows users in the group to delete the content present in the module.

• Edit - Allows users in the group to edit the content present in the module.

• Change State - Allows users in the group to change the state of the content present in the module.

Delete - Allows users in the group to delete the content present in the module.

Edit - Allows users in the group to edit the content present in the module.

Change State - Allows users in the group to change the state of the content present in the module.

Step 6 − The Advanced tab is used to perform advanced Syndicate settings. The additional tab screen is shown below.

• Alternate Layout - Selects a layout to use with this module that you have already defined as one or more layouts for a module in a Joomla or template.

• Module Class Suffix - Setting this option causes Joomla to either add a new CSS class or change the existing CSS class for the div element for that particular module.

• Caching − Caches the contents of the module. Use Global is used to cache settings from the global configuration. Caching is not used, whether the contents of the module are cached or not.

• caching time. Specifies the time in minutes before the module is re-cache.

• Module Tag - Specifies the HTML tag for modules.

• Bootstrap Size - Selects the width of the built-in bootstrap module.

• Header tag − Modules use HTML header tags.

• Header Class - Additional CSS classes are added to the header of the module.

• Module Style - Overrides the template style for its position.

Alternate Layout - Selects a layout to use with this module that you have already defined as one or more layouts for a module in a Joomla or template.

Module Class Suffix - Setting this option causes Joomla to either add a new CSS class or change the existing CSS class for the div element for that particular module.

Caching − Caches the contents of the module. Use Global is used to cache settings from the global configuration. Caching is not used, whether the contents of the module are cached or not.

caching time. Specifies the time in minutes before the module is re-cache.

Module Tag - Specifies the HTML tag for modules.

Bootstrap Size - Selects the width of the built-in bootstrap module.

Header tag − Modules use HTML header tags.

Header Class - Additional CSS classes are added to the header of the module.

Module Style - Overrides the template style for its position.

Toolbar

Following are the details of the feature tabs provided in the toolbar of the Syndicate module.

Save - saves your modules.

Save and Close - Saves modules and closes the current screen.

Save & New - saves modules and opens a new module creation screen.

Cancel - cancel created modules in Joomla.