Mastering Joomla: How to Add the Newsflash Module on Your Joomla Website

The Joomla newsflash module works by displaying short excerpts from a pre-existing content category. You even have the option of displaying the newsflashes vertically, horizontally, or by individual random items.

Joomla's newsflash is strongly recommended for webmasters who manage content that is frequently updated such as blogs and news headlines. Joomla has a newsflash module built into the directory so you do not have to download an add-on.

This tutorial will walk you through the process of adding the newsflash module on your Joomla website. The corresponding slide show has screen-shots of the steps involved. See this link: Add the Newsflash Module on Your Joomla Website

Step #1
To incorporate the newsflash module on your Joomla website, you have to first log-in to your Joomla administrative page.

Step #2
Now locate the Modules button near the top of the web page. On the drop-down menu that will appear, click Site Modules. On the next page that appears, you will then click Newsflash.

Step #3
Once you have completed this process, you will need to decide on the category in which you will import information for your newsflash section. After you have selected the content category, you start editing the newsflash page.

=> Under Title, you need to indicate the desired name of the newsflash page. You have an option on whether you want to display the title or not by click Yes or No on the Show Title field.
=> Next, you can select the position in which your newsflashes will appear. You have an option of displaying the information on the top, bottom, or on the sides of your website.
=> On the Publish field, you need to decide whether you want the newsflash module displayed on your website. You can also decide on whether you want images to be posted on your newsflash section. Click Yes or No depending on your decision.
=> On the Style field, you can determine how you want your newsflash section to be displayed.
*You can select to "randomly choose one at a time" in order to show one news update every time the page loads.
*There is also a Read More option. Enable this function if you want users to be able to link directly to the corresponding article on your newsflash.
=> After this, you need to decide how many items will be displayed on the newsflash section.

Step #4
Once you have filled out all of the required information you need to click Save to save and publish your newsflash section.