Joomla! Features

Part of the Joomla! For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Joomla! is full of features and functions that make it easy to create interactive Web sites without writing code. You just use the pre-coded Joomla! modules to design shopping pages, newsflashes, polls, and more. This table shows the main features of Joomla! and their functions:

Feature Function
Template Sets the layout of individual pages.
Module Usually appears around the periphery of a page. Consists of elements such as search boxes, newsflashes, and polls; can also include menus.
Component Displays Web-page content (text and media), usually in the center of the browser page.
Plugin Code extension that augments Joomla. Examples include editors.

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