Time for action – adding the Newsflash module to the home page

Let's use the Newsflash module to show a random article's introduction text from a selected category each time the page is loaded. Every time the visitor returns, another item will be displayed in the Newsflash module position. The steps are as follows:

1. Navigate to Extensions | Module Manager. Click on New and select Articles - Newsflash. This is shown in the following screenshot:

   

2. In the next screen, make sure the Status setting is set to Published so that the module displays the articles. This is the default setting.

3. In the Title box, enter an appropriate title. In this example, we'll enter Recent Lectures as the module title. Make sure the Show Title option is set to Show.

4. Set the Position setting as position-7 to display the module in the right-hand side column in the current template (called Protostar).

5. Click on the Menu Assignment tab and select Only on the pages selected. Set the module to show on the home page only.

6. Click on...