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Installing and Include new module for Joomla

I just had a project using Joomla 1.5 , it was my first time to used it and i find it very difficult to use the new module i added. It took me almost half a day to do research how to include the ninja shadow box module i installed for me to use it in my images. So i decided to post this blog for all joomla starter like me. This tutorial will explain how to install and include the module, we'll gonna use joomla 1.5.

So to start with will have a sample module, lets use Ninja Shadow Box more likely a jquery lightbox. Shadowbox is a cross-browser, cross-platform, cleanly-coded and fully-documented media viewer application written entirely in JavaScript. Using Shadowbox, website authors can display a wide assortment of media in all major browsers without navigating away from the linking page.
Lets say we already had the zip file of the module so the next to do is to install it in our joomla application.

1. Install the Module
Extension -> Install/Uninstall



2. Add a position in templateDetails.xml ( \templates\[template used] Read More...