Joomla! 2.5 Beginner’s Guide

Time for action – create a message block

1. Go to Extensions | Module Manager and click New to create a new module.
2. In the popup window that appears, select Custom HTML.
3. Enter a Title: Visit the Bad Art Museum.
4. In the Position popup screen, select: position-7. This will add the block to the left column of the current template. (You'll learn more about finding out what positions are available in Chapter 11, Creating an Attractive Design: Working with Templates, on using extensions.)
5. In the Custom Output section, enter any content the module block should contain. To insert an image, click the Image button at the bottom of the editor. If you use the example files for this book, upload the image file bamlogo.png.
6. Add some text. In this example we're entering ...