Module: Newsflash

Purpose:

The Newsflash module randomly selects one of the published items from a category upon each page refresh. It may also display multiple items in horizontal or vertical configurations.

Details

- Title: Title of the module to display on the page.
- Show Title: Show/Hide the Title (above) of the Module on the page.
- Position: Assign the Module to a position on the template.
- Module order: The order the module will appear among modules assigned to the same page, in the same position.
- Access Level: Determines who (which class of user) can view the Module.
- Published: Show/Hide the Module.
- ID: This is the ID number for the module item. This is auto-allocated by the Mambo system when the module is saved.
- Description: A short description of the functions provided by the Module Type
- Pages / Items: Sets on which pages the Module will appear.

Usage: | n/a
Default State: | Published

Parameters:

- Category: Use this drop-down to choose a content category among those published on your site.
- Style: The style to display the category. Note: The space allowed in the template for this module is quite important to define in order not to get unreadable content.
- Show images: Sets if content images should be displayed or not.
- Linked Titles: Make the Items titles linkable or not. Choice in the drop-down is between Global (set in Global Configuration), yes or no.
- Read More: Hide/Show the Read more link.
- Item Title: Show/Hide the Item Title.
- No. of Items: Number of items to display.
- Enable Cache: Select to cache or not the content of this module.
- Module Class Suffix: A suffix to be applied to the CSS class of the module (table.moduletable) to allow individual module styling.

Toolbar Icons:

- Preview: Preview Module. NOTE: You can only Preview typed modules.
- Save: Save changes and return to Module Manager.
- Apply: Apply changes without exiting the page.
- Close: Cancel without saving your changes and return to Module Manager.