Latest Items Module

Overview 

 This module helps you create the panel where latest listings are displayed. You can decide where to position the Items module on the page and also control on which pages the panel should appear. To view all the available modules, click  Extension  >  Module Manager . The modules available are listed as seen in the following image. 

 Editing the JomEvents Items module 

 To edit the module, click on the module link or select the check box next to the module name, and then click  Edit . 

 The following image shows the module edit screen. 

 Module tab 

 This tab controls the layout where the Items module panel is to be displayed on the screen. 

 

 Screen 8: Module tab 

 Provide the options as per the following table. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Layout 

 

 

 Select the required layout in the Layout field. The available options are: 

 

 Slider – Displays the latest listings in the form of a slideshow. 

 Default –Displays the latest listings in default format. 

 

   

 

 List - Displays the latest listings in list format. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Count 

 

 

 Number of listings that should be listed in the panel. 

 

 

 

 

 Number of Characters 

 

 

 Number of characters that will be displayed in the short description for listing thumbnail. 

 

 

 

 

 Featured 

 

 

 Enable to show only featured listings. 

 

 

 

 

 Show Address 

 

 

 Enable to show the address of the listing. 

 

 

 

 Custom Fields 

 Enable to show custom fields. 

 

 

 

 Category 

 

 

 Enable either of the following options. 

 

 Current Browse (auto) – Automatically displayed based on the category. 

 Selected Below – Listings belonging to only these categories are shown. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Choose Category 

 

 

 If Selected Below is selected for the above field, select the required category. 

 

 

 

 

 Sort Options 

 

 

 Select how the displayed listings should be sorted by. 

 

 Latest 

 Most Viewed 

 Alphabetically 

 Updated 

 Most Rated DESC 

 Most Rated ASC 

 

 

 

 

 

 Slider Width 

 

 

 Slider width in pixels 

 

 

 

 

 Slider Height 

 

 

 Slider height in pixels 

 

 

 

 

 Slide Delay (seconds) 

 

 

 Slideshow delay in seconds 

 

 

 

 

 Slider Shadow 

 

 

 Enable to provide the shadow effect. 

 

 

 

 

 Slider Thumbs 

 

 

 Enable to show image thumbnails 

 

 

 

 

 Slider Caption 

 

 

 Enable to show the image caption. 

 

 

 

 

 Show Title 

 

 

 Show or hide the title for the search panel. 

 

 

 

 

 Position 

 

 

 Select the position based on your Joomla Template. 

 

 

 

 

 Status 

 

 

 Select from the given options. 

 

 Published 

 Unpublished 

 Trashed 

 

 

 

 

 

 Start Publishing 

 

 

 Provide a date when the latest listings panel should be published. 

 

 

 

 

 Finish Publishing 

 

 

 Provide a date when the latest listings panel should be unpublished. 

 

 

 

 

 Access 

 

 

 Provide access level for the panel. 

 

 Guest 

 Public 

 Registered 

 Special 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ordering 

 

 

 Provide the order in which the side panel should appear. If more than one module is positioned at the same location, you can set the order of appearance in this field. 

 

 

 

 

 Language 

 

 

 Select the language for which you want to display this panel. For each language, you must create a new JomEvents Items module. 

 

 

 

 

 Note 

 

 

 Provide additional information. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Menu Assignment tab 

 This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages. 

 

 Screen 9: Menu Assignment tab 

 Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are: 

 

 On all pages 

 No pages 

 Only on the pages selected 

 On all pages except those selected