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Add a new module position to your Joomla! 1.5 template

To start, check the available module positions of your current template using an url like this:

http://www.mywebsite.com/index.php?tp=1

If you’re not brave, and Just because everything could happen, create a backup copy of your template folder

Now we start!

1 - Go to: Extensions / Template manager/ Site Templates, select your template and click on Edit HTML.

2 -Add the following code where you want to place the new position (remember: only Joomla 1.5):


<?php if ($this->countModules('position-name')) : ?>
    <div>
        <jdoc:include type="modules" name="position-name" style="xhtml" />
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

Change the name (position-name) to whatever you like.

3 - Go to Template Manager / Module Positions and add the name of the new position.

4 - Then open the file templatedetail.xml (it is in the folder templates/your-template-name), scroll down towards the bottom, where all the others are, and declare the position:

    <positions>
        <positions>....</positions>
        <positions>position-name</positions>
        <positions>....</positions>
    </positions>

5 - DONE! Your new module position is ready and available…

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Thursday, October 9th, 2008

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