How to create a new content

Are you a newcomer and have no idea how to create a Basic Content? This A-Z tutorial is absolutely for you! This detailed guide will show you how and where to start when making Basic Content.

  1. Log in to the Administrator back-end.
  2. You can go to the Module Manager in the Control Panel: Content → Modules or Extensions → Modules

After that, click on the 'New' button in the toolbar to create a new Module Item, or select a Module by clicking the Module's Title or check the 'check box' and click on the Edit button.

Now you are free to add, edit, remove a basic content.

The screen contains options for naming the content, editing content and selecting parameters.

  • Category Filtering Type. (Inclusive/Exclusive) Select Inclusive to Include the Selected Categories.
  • Category. Selects Articles from one or more Categories.
  • Child Category Articles. (Include/Exclude) Include or Exclude Articles from Child Categories.
  • Article IDs to Exclude. Please enter each Article ID separated by comma.
  • Author Filtering Type. (Inclusive/Exclusive) Select Inclusive to Include the Selected Author, Exclusive to Exclude the Selected Author.
  • Author. Select one or more author aliases from the list below.
  • Article Field to Order By. (Article Order/Hits/Title/ID/Created Date/...) Select which field you would like Articles to be ordered by.
  • Ordering Direction. (Descending/Ascending) Select the direction you would like Articles to be ordered by.
  • Featured Articles. (Show/Hide/Only) Select to Show, Hide, or Only display Featured Articles.
  • Linked Titles. (Yes/No)
  • Date. (Show/Hide) Select Show if you would like the date displayed.
  • Category. (Show/Hide) Select Show if you would like the category name displayed.
  • Hits. (Show/Hide) Select Show if you would like the hits for each article to be displayed.
  • Author. (Show/Hide) Select Show if you would like the author to be displayed.
  • Introtext. (Show/Hide) Select Show if you would like the introtext to be displayed.
  • IntroImage. (Yes/No) Display Article images.

To save your work: Click the Save toolbar button to save your changes. A green message will indicate that the module has been successfully saved.