Overview

joomla sidebars overview, joomla side bar extension overviewWant to make your article pages more exciting? Want to pack more information into a single page? Place ads? Use polls? RSS feeds? Or tease readers towards another article? Sidebars are the perfect solution... and with the iJoomla SideBars Extension for Joomla, they're now a breeze to use.Easily add the following sidebars:

  1. Google ads (Joomla sidebar that displays Google ad sense ads on your articles)
  2. Video (Joomla sidebar that displays videos on your articles)
  3. Module (Joomla sidebar that displays any of your modules on your articles)
  4. Teasers (Joomla sidebar that displays a teaser to another article on your articles)
  5. Polls (Joomla sidebar that displays any of your polls on your articles)
  6. Promotions (Joomla sidebar that displays anything you want to promote on your articles)
  7. Banners (Joomla side bar that displays any of your banners on your articles)
  8. RSS Feeds (Joomla side bar that displays any RSS feeds on your articles)
  9. Latest Articles (Joomla side bar that displays latest articles from a specified section/category on your articles)

Joomla SideBar Overview Video


With iJoomla Sidebars you can create as many sidebars as you wish, place them on any page and customize their look using our "Advanced Style System" (no CSS knowledge necessary!) You'll be able to pack more information into one page and still keep your site as attractive as ever.

How to use:

First, install the extension:   1. Install the component (com_sidebars.zip) 2. The mambot (plugin) will be installed and published automatically

Accessing iJoomla Sidebars

  1. Select Components-> iJoomla Sidebars from the drop-down menu.
  2. Create a style by choosing Style Manager -> New.
  3. Next, create a new sidebar by choosing SideBars Manager -> New.
  4. Finally, choose the type of sidebar you'd like to add. Your options are:
    • Article - Shows the intro text of an article of your choice with a link to the full article.
    • Module - Displays any of your modules in the position of your choice.
    • Poll - Shows any of your available polls created with Joomlas standard polls component.
    • Banner - Displays any of your available banners. 
    • Custom - Enter any content you choose in the HTML editor for display in the sidebar. You can enter Google AdSense code, YouTube code, etc.
    • RSS Feeds - Displays an RSS feed of your choice
    • Latest Articles - Displays the most recent articles from a selected category
  5. Once you have chosen your sidebar type, complete the required fields and Save.
  6. On the sidebar manager, you will now see the sidebar tag, for example:
  7. Click the Access Content Items link located on the right side of the sidebar manager to access your content items. Or, choose Content->all content items from the drop-down menu.
  8. Now open the article to which you'd like to add a sidebar and place the sidebar tag where you would like it to show. (This tag allows you to place the same sidebar on as many pages as you wish.)
  9. Save and view online to test the results. 

New Features:

  • Automatic SideBars - Assign a SideBar to a category and it will show automatically on all that category's articles! It's a very easy way to add the same SideBar to many articles.
  • SideBar categories - Create categories for SideBars for better organization.
  • Copy styles - Copy a style to save time when giving your SideBars a uniform look.
  • Round corners - Give your SideBars curved corners. Just upgrade and install the nifty corners mambot to give your SideBars the sophisticated look so many users have been asking for.