Advanced Module Manager is an extension that changes the way your Module manager works. It adds a multitude of functions, like:
- See what modules are active for the menu item you are editing
- Edit modules in modal popup windows
- Option to not show modules that have no output (handy for things like dynamic menus)
- Option to show modules on all pages, except the selected menu items (reverse functionality of normal selection)
Video on How to Use Advanced Module Manager
Step 1 - Download and Install
Download Here: http://www.nonumber.nl/extensions/advancedmodulemanager
After you download. Install it using the standard Joomla install function. Go to your admin panel in Joomla.
Choose Extensions > Install/Uninstall from the menu.
You can find complete directions on installing modules and plugins by clicking here - or try clicking on the context sensitive help icon on the extension manager page.
If all goes well you will get a "Success" message, and a notice to clear your browsers cache, here's a link with some cache clearing instructionsif you need them. Clearing the cache will allow the changes made by the plugin to be viewed immediately.
Step 2 - Open the Module Manager
Click Extensions > Module Manager
You will see that the page now says "Advanced Module Manager" and has some new features.
New Features:
- The page is now titled Advanced Module Manager
- There is a new column with a multi-color icon at the top, and a new editing icon next to the module title.
- A new Selection Menu allowing you to sort and isolate articles on specific pages.
The new editing icon allows you to edit the modules in a pop-up without having to navigate to another page.
The new color column will allow you to sort the modules by color, a new feature that is added and we'll explain below.
Click the icon with the image of the pencil next to the Module Title in the module list. You'll get a pop-up window displaying the controls.
Step 3 - Edit a module
On the left, side of the screen you will see you have some new controls.
- Hide if empty: Will hide the module completely if there is no content.
- Position: a new drop down makes it a little easier to change the position
- Color: Allows you to color code the modules. You can them sort them by color in the list view. To change the color, click directly on the Hexcode (#FFFFFF) to open the color chooser.
Step 4 - Module Assignment: Detailed Control
Click the green triangle next to Module Assignment to see your options. Scroll down and you will see a long list of finely detailed options that allow you to create a placement profile for this module.
Step 4 - Making Assignments
To see the choices under each section of the controls,
Click one of the radio buttons to Assign to: Selection or Exclude Selection
Ignore is the default selection, which will assign it to all sections or pages. The choices will be hidden if "Ignore" is clicked.
Step 5 - Making assignments while editing Menu Items
A new feature is the ability to edit the modules while you are creating or editing menu items. To see how this works:
Click Menus>Main Menu* (with the asterisk) .
Click on the "Home" menu item to edit it.
You will see a new section called "Active Modules" This will show you a list of all the modules assigned to this menu item. Clicking on the module name will open the pop-up and let you make assignments directly from this page without making you go to another page.
