Enhancing your site using core extensions

Let's first explore some extensions that are part of the Joomla core package. We'll put the Newsflash module to work and after that, we'll have a closer look at the use of a more complex extension, the Contacts component.

Highlighting articles using the Newsflash module

When your site grows, it's important to make sure that the home page properly reflects all of the content categories to prevent your valuable new content from staying unnoticed. By selecting the Featured Articles option (check the Adding items to the home page section in Chapter 4, Web Building Basics – Creating a Site in an Hour), you control what articles show up in the central area of the home page. However, there are more ways to attract attention to specific articles.