Knowing where your module positions are located is one of the most fundamental things you need to know when creating a site with Joomla 1.7, however, for some reason it’s not as easy to find as you would think. It was evident in the Joomla 1.7 usability testing I performed a few weeks ago. The tester simply couldn’t find it. Nor could I. I figured I would be able to do it on Joomla 1.7 relatively easily, but I had to hear about it from John Coonen from CMS Expo.
It was not easy to figure out in Joomla 1.5 but at least it was available as a default value. On Joomla 1.7 you’d have to purposely activate this feature to even see it.
Watch this video that explains how to find the module positions on Joomla 1.7:
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28371850[/vimeo]
Or read this explanation:
- Go to extensions-> templates
- Switch to templates tab
- Click on Options button on top right
- Choose “Enable” on the “Preview Module Position” field
- Save
Now you will see a preview link next to the template thumbnail.
A simple solution:
A simple solution to make things easier for everybody would be to add a preview link next to the “choose position” button, this way it is much easier to find.
Place a link to the site preview with module positions right where the user selects a module position
Did you bump into this issue? How did you find the solution?
where is this box located in joomla 1.7
Great helps, many thanks!
Thank You, Really very helpful video.
Thanx a lot for this tip.It helped !!!
thanks!
Guys…open your joomla website in mozilla and type after index.php, ?tp=1
ex: /yoursitename/index.php?tp=1
Hope this helps..:)
Very useful and precise. You saved me days of pain and frustration
Thanks a million
Thank you! This has been driving me crazy. Great video
This was really helpful, thank you for taking the time doing it =)
An EVEN EASIER option would be to add ?tp=1 to the end of the joomla site link in your address bar….
Thanks Mate. It’s great. Joomla is Making things secure then ever. Even these sought of things.
Regards
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