Tab Module
Exposer includes a wide variety of configuration options, but not all of them are always needed. The following pages of this manual are dedicated to a brief overview of the available parameters. To get quick results it's recommended to study the How To articles first to get an overview on how to use Exposer as a grid, list or slideshow with just a few clicks.
The Modules section is the first place to go when a module is configured. Here the basic parameters of the module instance are placed. The options in this tab control what content the visitor sees when they open a page on which this module has been published. The standard Joomla! options (right column) are not discussed here.
| Field | Description |
| Exposer Mode | Select your desired content source. Since Version 1.2 you are able to use Joomla! Articles OR Joomla! Contacts as source. |
| Select Catageory | At this point you can choose the category(ies) from which the articles should be loaded. |
| Tags | If you want to filter additionally / exclusively by tags, you can enter the tags here. Then only articles with the corresponding tags will be loaded. |
| Max Items | Limits the number of articles to be loaded after filtering. 0 = no limitation |
| Show Child Categories | Defines whether articles from subcategories should also be included in the display. |
| Sorting | The field to sort by. Customfield can be selected here as type, the corresponding field name must then be entered. Possible options are:
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| Sort order | Defines whether the articles are sorted in ascending or descending order. |
| Layout | How should the module be rendered? Possible options are (version 1.1.5):
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| Created by (Article Mode only!) |
Filter by a List of Creators. This list shows all registered Joomla! Users. Select a user to only show articles created by this user. You can also select multiple Users to display all articles (or some based on the filters above) of those users. |
| Featured items (Article Mode only!) |
For the featured items you got three available options: hide: Hides all featured articles and shows only "non-featured" items |
Image Setup |
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| Image Source | The source used to display the article image to be used in each layout. Refers to the respective article. Possible options for articles are:
for Joomla contacts you have these options:
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| Customfield for Image | If you have selected Customfield as Image Source above you will see this additional field. Here you can place the name of the customfield that holds the Image URL (Note: This will only work if the field contains the full or relative image url as value and was only tested with Fieldtypes text / image from Joomla! Core). We cannot guarantee that the automatic recognition / rendering of the image will work with other customfield types. |
| Fallback Image | This image is used for the display if no information is stored in the named image source of the respective article. |
| CSS Classes | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the image object. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
| Container CSS Classes | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the image container object. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
Title Setup |
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| Title Source | Define which source should be used as title for displaying the article within the exposer. You can choose between the article title or a custom field value in article mode or Contact Name, Position, E-Mail, Website, Sortname 1-3 in Contact Mode. |
| Title Tag | The HTML tag of the title within Exposer. |
| Title Alignement | Alignment of the title within the container. |
| Additional Custom Classes for Titles | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the title element. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
Text Setup |
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| Text Source | Grid and slideshow layout support the display of a text preview of the respective article. At this point you can define the source of this text preview. Available options are:
Note: The list layouts do not support the display of text content. |
| Remove HTML | Only available if No Text is not selected as Text Source Removes all HTML tags & styling information from the content for display. |
| Truncate to | Only available if No Text is not selected as Text Source Limits the number of characters displayed as a preview. If the content is shortened, three dots are added at the end of the last character. Note: If HTML is used, these characters are counted as well. Incorrectly closed HTML tags are automatically cleaned up. |
| Container Tag | Only available if No Text is not selected as Text Source Container element of the text block. |
| Content Alignement | Only available if No Text is not selected as Text Source The alignment of the content within the text block. |
| Additional Custom Classes for Text | Only available if No Text is not selected as Text Source Custom CSS classes that are applied to the text container. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
Meta Setup |
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| Meta Source | Source for displaying meta information within Exposer. Available options in version 1.1.5 are
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| Date Format |
Only available if Date created is selected as Meta Source |
| Position Meta | Defines at which position of the mainframe the meta information should be placed. |
| Additional Custom Classes for Meta | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the meta container. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
| Category Name Display | Only available in grid and slideshow layout Should the name of the category this article belongs to be displayed? |
| Category Display Position | Defines at which position of the mainframe the category information should be placed. |
| Additional Custom Classes for Category Display | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the categoryname container. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
Frontpage Customfields SetupThis section configures the display of custom field content in Exposer |
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| Customfields | Field where you enter the custom field names to be used for the display. A field name per line or separated by semicolon. |
| Customfields Container CSS Classes | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the Customfield container. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
| Customfields CSS Classes | Custom CSS classes that are applied directly to the Customfield values. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
| Display Customfield Label | The display of labels for the customfields can be de/activated here. |
| Fields Position | Defines at which position of the mainframe the Customfield(s) should be placed. |
Link Setup |
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| Link Type | This option defines whether a link within the mainframe should be rendered for this element. Available options are:
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| Link Mode | This option allows you to set Exposer to Modal Mode. Links are then opened in a modal, the configuration of the modal is stored in the corresponding tab. Alternativ kann ein Link zum Artikel belassen werden. One click leads the visitor directly to the corresponding article (outside of Exposer). |
| Readmore Text | Only available when the Link Type button is selected The text to be displayed inside the button. |
| Button Styling | Only available when the Link Type button is selected Design of the button, the button can also be styled as normal link or text. Available options are:
Note: Styling attributes are CSS class based and can be overridden by your template. |
| Button Size | Only available when Link Type button is selected The padding of the button. |
| Button Width | Only available when Link Type button is selected Width of the button relative to the container element. |
| Button Margin | Only available when Link Type button is selected Horizontal and vertical margin of the button. Can also be set identical to the content. Available options are:
Note: The values small, medium and large are controlled by classes and can be overwritten by your template. |
| Button Alignement | Only available when Link Type button is selected The alignment of the button within the container has of course only an effect if not 100% is selected as the width of the button. |
| Hyperlink Target | Target window for the link |
| CSS Classes for Container | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the Link Container. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
| CSS Classes for Link | Custom CSS classes that are applied to the a Tag. You can insert CSS classes of your template or custom CSS classes that you have defined in your custom CSS file of the template. |
Additional information
The configuration of the link setup can possibly be overridden by the configuration in the tab URL for individual articles. So it is possible that elements with different link configurations are in the same grid. For more information, see the URL Tab section of this manual.