Joomla - latest news module

In this chapter, we will look at the latest news module in Joomla. The Latest News module is used to display the latest published article in the list.

Latest news module

Following are the simple steps to edit an existing "Latest News" module in Joomla.

Step 1 − Click Extension → Module Manager in the Joomla Admin Control Panel. The following screen will be displayed −

Step 2 − Click on the New button , you will get a screen as shown below. Now select Module Type Latest News .

Step 3 − After clicking on Latest News, the screen shown below is displayed.

By default, the Module tab is displayed . The Module tab displays the latest news.

Below we have mentioned the details of the fields provided on the Latest Module News page.

• Title - Displays the title of the module.

• Category - Selects a category for the article to display.

• Count - Specifies the number of articles to display.

• Featured Articles - (Show/Hide/Show Only Featured Articles) Articles can be displayed, hidden, or you can choose to show only featured articles on the first page.

• Order - (Recently Added First / Recently Changed First / Recently Published First / Recently Viewed First / Random Articles) Sets the order of the articles based on the recent actions performed on this article.

• Authors - (Any / Added or modified by me / Not added or modified by me) Displays the article based on the author who added or modified it.

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

• Position - selects the position of the module to display.

• Status - Displays the status of the article, such as Published, Unpublished, and Trash .

• Start Posting - Posting starts at the scheduled date and time.

• End Publishing - Ends the publication at the scheduled date and time.

• Access − It allows only selected users from the drop down list such as Guest, Public, Super Users, Registered and Special Options to view the 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.

Category - Selects a category for the article to display.

Count - Specifies the number of articles to display.

Featured Articles - (Show/Hide/Show Only Featured Articles) Articles can be displayed, hidden, or you can choose to show only featured articles on the first page.

Order - (Recently Added First / Recently Changed First / Recently Published First / Recently Viewed First / Random Articles) Sets the order of the articles based on the recent actions performed on this article.

Authors - (Any / Added or modified by me / Not added or modified by me) Displays the article based on the author who added or modified it.

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

Position - selects the position of the module to display.

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

Start Posting - Posting starts at the scheduled date and time.

End Publishing - Ends the publication at the scheduled date and time.

Access − It allows only selected users from the drop down list such as Guest, Public, Super Users, Registered and Special Options to view the 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 allows 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 allows the module to be assigned to some rather than all pages.

Step 5 − The Module Permissions tab offers 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.

• Edit 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.

Edit 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 settings for breaking news. The additional tab screen is shown below.

• Alternate layout - select the layout to be used for this module, which you have already defined as one or more layouts for a module in Joomla or a 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 - Caching 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.

• Cache time - Specify the time in minutes before the module is cached again.

• Module Tag - Specify the HTML tag for modules.

• Bootstrap Size - Choose the width of the module embedded in bootstrap.

• Header tag − Modules use HTML header tags.

• Header class − Additional CSS headers are added to the header of the module.

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

Alternate layout - select the layout to be used for this module, which you have already defined as one or more layouts for a module in Joomla or a 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 - Caching 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.

Cache time - Specify the time in minutes before the module is cached again.

Module Tag - Specify the HTML tag for modules.

Bootstrap Size - Choose the width of the module embedded in bootstrap.

Header tag − Modules use HTML header tags.

Header class − Additional CSS headers are added to the header of the module.

Module Style - Overrides the template style for its position.

Toolbar

Following are the details about the toolbar function tabs provided in the breaking news 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.