Article 2.4

Written by Training Lab

Jul152010

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The JB Microblog module is a very handy club extension that allows you to display your Joomla or K2 content in a module in a number of different ways. You can choose between the flat list layout, column layout, date and title and also the leading plus links layouts. You can also choose to display the intro and full text parts of the content item in a floating lightbox that sits above the main website.

For more information please visit the Microblog documentation page.

Features

• Works like the default latest news module, but adds more functionality 
• Variety of layouts to display your content. 
• Choose to use Joomla Articles or K2 Items as content source 
• You can choose what order the items are displayed 
• The first image of the article can be automatically included as a small thumbnail. 
• Displays the intro text for the article, or limit the text based on number of words 
• Render plugins within the module 
• Integration with lightbox, to open the content right there or links to the article layout page 
• Comes with various themes for the lightbox to suit your template 
• Can choose to show the date of the news

Demonstration

Flat List

Column View

Filter View

Date Title

Leading then Intro

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Requirements

• Joomla 1.5
• JB Library - only required if using the fade effect or lightbox option