How to Use the Modules Anywhere Extension

June 18, 2011 | Joomla Tutorials | Written by Ed Andrea

23791 Modules Anywhere is one of the niftiest plugins you can use in Joomla.

The extension is named well: It allows you to put a module anywhere on your site.

With the click of a button you can place a module inside an article or inside another module. It makes it easy to place and also control the looks of all your modules.

Video on Using Modules Anywhere

Step 1: Download and Install Modules Anywhere

Download Here: http://www.nonumber.nl/extensions/modulesanywhere
Go to your admin panel in Joomla and choose Extensions > Install/Uninstall from the menu.

You can find complete directions on installing modules and plugins by clicking here - or try clicking on the context sensitive help icon and the extension manager page.

If all goes well you will get a "Success" message, and a notice to clear your browsers cache.(Here's a link with some cache clearing instructions if you need them). Clearing the cache will allow the changes made by the plugin to be viewed immediately.

After uploading there will be two plugins installed, one that allows displaying the modules in the system, and another places a button on the bottom of the editing window that will insert the module.

The plugins will be automatically enabled, so you don't have to deal with that.

Step 2: Using Modules Anywhere

You will know everything is ready if you go to edit an article and see the "Insert Module" button.

Click the button. You will see a list of modules.

Choose the one you want and click on it. You will see the code that will insert the module in the editing window. You won't see the actual module. When you preview the page you will see the result.

I placed a login form in the main content area on the article. Above you see the code that was inserted after clicking the button and choosing the module. The illustration below shows the preview view.

Step 3: Configuring Modules Anywhere

Click the "Insert Module" Button.
At the top left of the popup window you can select some basic styling. This will help you quickly fit the module into the format of your page.

If you want more detailed control. You can go to the plugin manager and you will have a comprehensive menu or style and permission controls. You can not only affect the way it looks, and also who gets to use it.

Click Extensions > Plugin Manager
Search or scroll and find the plugin named "System - Modules Anywhere"
Click on the title of the article (or click the select box and then the edit icon at the top of the page).

You'll see a complete menu of options that allow you to set many display options.

Comments

#1 Christoph 2011-07-29 01:58

Hello...
Downloaded the ModulesAnywhere-v1.11.4_language_en-GB.

I am using joomla 1.6.3. It loaded successfully, but there are no System - Modules Anywhere nor Editor Button - Modules anywhere Plugins. Additionally, ISert Module does not appear in the Article Editor. I tried both Tiny-MCE and JoomlaCK.

Can you help...Thanks

#2 Nick 2011-07-29 19:45

Hi Christoph,

Make sure you're downloading the plugin and not the language file for the plugin :) It should be a big green button.

Also, your Joomla version version is out of date and it's recommended that you upgrade to Joomla 1.6.6 at the very least since Joomla 1.6.3 has known security issues. You can use this tutorial to get to Joomla 1.6.6:
ostraining.com/.../...

then you can use this tutorial to upgrade to Joomla 1.7.0:
ostraining.com/.../...

Kind regards,
Nick

#3 silvia 2011-08-19 12:55

What if i want to display a module out site artical

OR you can say... template.

What i want is make my left module not in the artical or the SHEET but out site

#4 Nick 2011-08-20 21:43

Hi Silvia,

Do you mean something similar to this tutorial?
ostraining.com/.../...

Kind regards,
Nick

#5 Fernando 2011-08-25 09:02

Hi,

I can see the insert modulo button on article but it is not shown on any module page. Am I doing something wrong?.. btw the tutorials here rock! congrats!

#6 alpinevp 2011-09-05 02:23

It doesn't work in 1.7. I click on the Insert Module button and I get a litebox that displays

Fatal error: Cannot access protected property JAdministrator: :$_messageQueue in /home4/alpinefe /public_html/ne w2/plugins/syst em/nonumberelem ents/helper.php on line 49

#7 Dave 2011-09-07 20:53

Hi
Great mod
Can you help with this
I have placed the mod on an article it is a search box
The problem I have is I have various parts of the search disabled on the rest of the site but when I place modanywhere it shows all the disabled functions
(hope that makes sense)
I need to keep the original mod on other pages as they are with parts disabled (not using mod anywhere)

#8 Dennis 2011-09-12 19:43

Hello. i´ve got a question. I have succesfully installed the module. But when i insert a module within a module, the module comes up on the screen twice... Once as it should be "anywhere within a module" and once where the module is addressed it should be. I use Joomla 1.5 i.c.w. DJCatalog2.

Hope anyone can help me.

Grtz, Dennis

#9 cristian 2011-09-18 13:40

thank you very much, good work!

#10 Nathan 2011-09-29 14:32

Hi - brilliant work - can you have more than one module inserted into the same article? - im trying to put two paypal modules within a table, it works with one, but with two the page goes blank?
thanks
Nathan

#11 Carlos Guerra 2011-10-21 02:43

I am trying to insert a module in the header image of a site. How would I do that?

#12 Bernie 2011-11-09 13:01

Hi!

Thanks for the great work!

I have a problem though...

I have a picture in user 1 modul already.

So I wanne place text AND another picture in the user 2 modul. (I wanna use Modules Anywhere for this)

However... My picture in user 2 should be oni the RIGHT of the text. What happens is that I inserte the picture tage, but then the rest of the text is pushed BELOW the picture..

I need it to be the same hight..

Like This:
USER1-picture USER2 TEXT USER2 Picture

Make sense??

:-)

#13 Nick 2011-11-10 01:33

Hi and welcome, Bernie!

Sorry for the inconvenience, if you're a student at OSTraining, could you copy and paste this into the support forum so one of our support techs can look into it for you? All you have to do is log in at www.ostraining.com and click on Support Forum in the main menu.

Please see the support FAQ for more information:
www.ostraining.com/.../

Kind regards,
Nick

#14 elios 2011-11-17 20:52

I use joomla 1.5.22. How to put the module in "center" of the article?

#15 Nick 2011-11-20 21:56

Hi Elios,

First, you should updated to 1.5.25 as soon as possible. There have been several security fixes since 1.5.22. Here's a good tutorial how to upgrade:
ostraining.com/.../...

To center a module, you can put a div around it with inline css set to center. If you want to learn more about HTML or CSS to make your life easier, check out our online classes: www.ostraining.com/online which includes Joomla, HTML, and CSS to name a few.

Kind regards,
Nick

#16 Santosh Karkhanis 2011-11-26 06:10

The module is excellent. I wish to add modules aligning to left with limited width in an article. How to do?

#17 Nick 2011-11-27 20:07

Hi Santosh,

I'm glad that you're liking the module.

To left align a module, you can put a div around it with inline css set to left align. You can also use inline css to limit the width as well. If you want to learn more about HTML or CSS to make your life easier, check out our online classes: www.ostraining.com/online which includes Joomla, HTML, and CSS to name a few.

Hope this helps get you going in the right direction!

Kind regards,
Nick

#18 Natalie Villafane 2011-11-28 05:21

Hi! First off I want to say great extension and demo.

The problem I am having is once I try and add a module anywhere on the joomla site, the new module will not load at all. I can click on the link at the bottom of the page that says "Insert Module" and get to the next page, but once at the "Modules Anywhere" page nothing happens, no matter what I click on. It will not accept anything I click on and will not load anything into my module or article! What am I doing wrong?

#19 Nick 2011-11-28 23:03

You're welcome, Natalie!

What browser and browser version are you using? Could you try it quick in a different browser?

Are you getting any error messages?

Kind regards,
Nick

#20 Daryl 2011-12-02 19:36

Hi, interesting plugin. Can make it work within content and in template positions when there is a menu item, but not when there is not a menu item linked to a page. So not working on a regular non-menu item link.

I must be missing something.

#21 Nick 2011-12-05 06:07

Hi Daryl,

You can use the URL option in Advanced Module Manager :)

Kind regards,
Nick

#22 Kent 2011-12-05 17:00

How can I put a module in a component by using module anywhere?

#23 Nick 2011-12-06 04:08

Hi Kent,

Does the component have an area with a WYSIWYG editor?

Kind regards,
Nick

#24 Kent 2011-12-06 04:12

It doesn't. It only can create a menu and link to the component. It doesn't have the WYSIWYG editor, can I still do that?

#25 Nick 2011-12-06 05:07

Unfortunately not, then.

Kind regards,
Nick

#26 liviu 2011-12-07 15:51

Hi guys,

I'm having some problems using this extension. I've installed and cleaned cache, but when I make a new article and press the 'Insert Module' button one of the 2 following things happens:
1. Firefox: blank screen with no modules displayed
2. Explorer: I get the following message: The website cannot display the page
HTTP 500
Most likely causes:
The website is under maintenance.
The website has a programming error.

#27 Nick 2011-12-07 19:19

Hi liviu,

Can you turn on error reporting to maximum in your global configuration then try it again in Firefox? Hopefully you'll get a detailed error message.

Kind regards,
Nick

#28 aamir khan 2011-12-21 12:02

you are my hero

#29 Nick 2011-12-21 21:07

We're glad to be of help, Aamir! Thanks for visiting!

Kind regards,
Nick

#30 Alan Henderson 2011-12-25 17:09

Nick:

Superb module!

I have a problem. I have a map module I would like to place on the right side of my page. The map module installs fine but placement is the problem.

gsr.besthomeoption.biz/.../...

I want the picture of the house on the left, like it is and the (house) Description on the right of the house picture and the map on the right of the Description.

My problem is getting the Map to the right of the Description???

Please advise,

Alan

#31 Nick 2011-12-27 15:30

Hi Alan,

You'd have to put a div around the house and float it left like so:

and then do the same for the module. Put a div around it and float it left.

Kind regards,
Nick

#32 ajarnken 2012-01-05 19:48

Well done! Great mod and tutorials/help...

Excellent stuff!!!

#33 Nick 2012-01-12 06:24

Thanks ajarnken! There's a lot more great tutorials available to students; if you're interested check out: www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#34 taswa 2012-02-01 08:16

Can anyone help me to put a search module on top of another module? what is the syntax for that??? Urgent!!!

#35 Goli 2012-02-01 08:27

Hi,
Is it possible to load a module in between articles in blog view? I need to load a module between the 1st and 2nd article in blog layout on a featured articles page.

#36 Nick 2012-02-01 09:02

Hi Taswa,

You can just use the ordering in module manager.

Kind regards,
Nick

#37 Nick 2012-02-01 09:04

Hi Goli,

You can load the module within one of the articles. If you're loading it in the first article then you want to load it at the end and vice versa.

Kind regards,
Nick

#38 Goli 2012-02-01 09:10

It's not an option. There are several new articles added daily and the older just scroll down. I specifically need to load a module in between 1 and 2 article, NOT WITHIN an article (this I know how to do).

#39 Nick 2012-02-01 09:17

Hi Goli,

Ok, I understand. We would love to get into a discussion with you on this. If you are a student at OSTraining.com, please log into the support forum (www.ostraining.com/.../) and post the question in there, so that one of our support techs can look into it for you. If you’re not a student, I hope you’ll consider becoming one, so that we can give you the attention you deserve. You can find out more about our online class at www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#40 rafa 2012-02-05 08:13

Hi Goli,

i'm syah from malaysia i'm new in joomla. may i know how to set the module postion if i'm using this extension. If u can see i give u the link picture that can modules anywhere can set the position like this?
scr.templatemonster.com/.../.. .

#41 BCS 2012-02-05 21:29

Hi,

Everything went fine with the install. I went to an article page that is being used by a header module. I can install the code in the article fine but it does not show up on the home page. I am using the JCE editor. Would this make a difference?

Thanks
bcs

#42 Nick 2012-02-07 05:32

Hi Rafa,

You can use the following tutorial:
ostraining.com/.../...

Kind regards,
Nick

#43 Nick 2012-02-07 05:36

Hi and welcome, BCS!

We would love to help you out with this, however it would require some addition information to narrow down the issue. If you are a student at OSTraining.com, please log into the support forum (www.ostraining.com/.../) and post the question in there, so that one of our support techs can look into it for you. If you’re not a student, I hope you’ll consider becoming one, so that we can give you the attention you deserve. You can find out more about our online class at www.ostraining.com/online

Kind regards,
Nick

#44 Maria 2012-02-20 09:04

Hi.

I've downloaded the Modules Anywhere, but the button "insert Module only displays in articles and I need to insert a module within another module. What am I missing here?

Thanks in advance.

Maria

#45 cuadrox 2012-03-04 22:44

i have that error
Fatal error: Class 'T3Path' not found in /home/content/7 7/8648877/html/ joomla/plugins/ system/jat3/jat 3/core/common.p hp on line 52

#46 Dutchybert 2012-04-25 08:22

Hi,

I am facing the same problem as Maria. Please help us.

Thanks,
Bert

#47 Paco 2012-05-15 07:58

I have the same problem. I´d like to insert a module into another module. How to do that? =(

#48 Paul Ashley 2012-07-12 14:41

Yep me to - how to insert a module so i can use modules anywhere to modify its position

#49 Russ Braman 2012-11-19 00:29

How do I put a module in a module. Can't find info anywhere.

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