A type of extension for Joomla that forms the main content of web pages, placed in the corresponding area of the template, and also extends the basic functionality of the Joomla.
Components are the basic functional units of CMS Joomla. If we draw an analogy between CMS Joomla and OS Windows, then components are analogous to applications.
Types of components
Joomla components can be divided into 2 main groups:
- Components that form content on front pages (CCK, comments, etc.);
- any others used for various purposes (backup, increasing loading speed, redirects, etc.).
The Jooma core includes a number of pre-installed components:
- articles,
- contacts,
- banners,
- redirection,
- search,
- tags,
- etc.
Where to get components?
A large number of components and other extensions are presented in the JED catalog.