This module provides search using the Smart Search component. You should only use it if you have indexed your content and either have enabled the Smart Search content plugin or are keeping the index of your site updated manually. Help. {loadmodule finder,Smart Search}
Quick Icons
The Quick Icon plugin group is used to provide notification that updates to Joomla! or installed extensions are available and should be applied. These notifications display on your administrator control panel, which is the page you see when you first log in to your site administrator. Default on: Quick icon – Joomla! extensions updates notification
Captcha
The Captcha plugins are used to prevent spam submissions on your forms such as registration, contact and login. You basic installation of Joomla includes one Captcha plugin which leverages the ReCaptcha® service but you may install other plugins connecting to different Captcha systems. Default on: ReCaptcha help Note: ReCaptcha is a the trademark of Google
Getting Help
There are lots of places you can get help with Joomla!. In many places in your site administrator you will see the help icon. Click on this for more information about the options and functions of items on your screen. Other places to get help are: Support Forums Documentation Professionals Books
Syndicate Module
The syndicate module will display a link that allows users to take a feed from your site. It will only display on pages for which feeds are possible. That means it will not display on single article, contact or weblinks pages, such as this one. Help {loadposition syndicate,Syndicate}
Getting Started
It’s easy to get started creating your website. Knowing some of the basics will help. What is a Content Management System? A content management system is software that allows you to create and manage webpages easily by separating the creation of your content from the mechanics required to present it on the web. In this
System
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 is the redirect plugin that together with the redirect component will assist you in managing changes in URLs. Default on:
Language Switcher
The language switcher module allows you to take advantage of the language tags that are available when content, modules and menu links are created. This module displays a list of available Content Languages for switching between them. When switching languages, it redirects to the Home page, or associated menu item, defined for the chosen language. Thereafter,
The Joomla! Community
Joomla means All Together, and it is a community of people all working and having fun together that makes Joomla possible. Thousands of people each year participate in the Joomla community, and we hope you will be one of them. People with all kinds of skills, of all skill levels and from around the world
Administrator Components
All components are also used in the administrator area of your website. In addition to the ones listed here, there are components in the administrator that do not have direct front end displays, but do help shape your site. The most important ones for most users are Media Manager Extensions Manager Menu Manager Global Configuration Banners
