The Joomla! content management system lets you create webpages of various types using extensions. There are 5 basic types of extensions: components, modules, templates, languages, and plugins. Your website includes the extensions you need to create a basic website in English, but thousands of additional extensions of all types are available. The Joomla! Extensions Directory is the largest directory of Joomla! extensions.
System plugins operate every time a page on your site loads. They control such things as your URLS, whether users can check a “remember me” box on the login module, and whether caching is enabled. New in 1.6 is the redirect plugin that with the redirect component assist you in Read more
Default on: Joomla Help Default off: Two new plugins are available in 1.6 but are disabled by default. Contact Creator HelpCreates a new linked contact record for each new user created. Profile HelpThis example profile plugin allows you to insert additional fields into user registration and profile display. This is intended as Read more
Content plugins run when specific kinds of pages are loaded. They do things ranging from protecting email addresses from harvesters to creating page breaks. Default on: Email Cloaking Help Load Module Help Page Break Help Page Navigation Help Rating Help Default off: Code Highlighting (Geshi) Help
This module shows a list of the calendar months containing archived articles. After you have changed the status of an article to archived, this list will be automatically generated. Help {loadposition archiveload}
This module displays a list of categories from one parent category. Help {loadposition articlescategoriesload}
This module allows you to display the articles in a specific category. Help {loadposition articlescategoryload}
This Module shows a list of the most recently published and current Articles. Some that are shown may have expired even though they are the most recent. Help {loadposition articleslatestload}
