Time for action – adding the Newsflash module to the home page
Let's use the Newsflash module to show a random article's introduction text from a selected category each time the page is loaded. Every time the visitor returns, another item will be displayed in the Newsflash module position. The steps are as follows:
- Navigate to Extensions | Module Manager. Click on New and select Articles - Newsflash. This is shown in the following screenshot:
- In the next screen, make sure the Status setting is set to Published so that the module displays the articles. This is the default setting.
- In the Title box, enter an appropriate title. In this example, we'll enter
Recent Lectures
as the module title. Make sure the Show Title option is set to Show. - Set the Position setting as position-7 to display the module in the right-hand side column in the current template (called Protostar).
- Click on the Menu Assignment tab and select Only on the pages selected. Set the module to show on the...