Pretty Modules is an advanced Joomla ! 1.5 extension to make modules prettier. Instead of relying on the template style, you can now style each module differently and as you want them ! Pretty Modules generates a tableless and css & xhtml valid output.
Module Features
* Ability to have a continuously Scrolling Module
* Possibility to have module with a scroll bar
* Seperate Heading and Description input fields
* Ability to make the module sticky on the screen
Input Features
* Plain Text
* HTML
* Java Script
* PHP
* Paypal button code, Google Analytics / Statcounter code, Youtube embed code, widget codes or any script with proper tags
* Another Module (Ability to style not only any module, but also the module content)
* Articles
* Possibility to have articles and modules in tabs and slides
Article Options
* Show a single artile by manually selecting the article
* Show a speficied number of articles
* Show Latest, Popular or Random articles; thereby making the 'Latest News' and 'Popular News' stylish
* Option to show or hide the 'Read More' text
* Ability to style the 'Read More' text
* Ability to select a category or a section for articles
* Option to select access lever (public or registered) for articles
* Possibility to show only title, only introtext or both for the articles
Styling Options
* Ability to either select individual styles or to simply add a CSS code
Individual Styling Options
There are many; listed below are the ones which are not usually found in WYSIWYG editors.
* Background Color and Image
* Border Width, Color and Style
* Ability to specify height of the module
* Ability to convert the text into lowercase, uppercase or small caps
* Line height, word spacing and character spacing
Demo
Here !
Changelog :-
V2.2
+Add: Scrollbar can now also appear for the entire module (not just the content text)
+Add: All modules (not just the first) in a position can now be included in Pretty Modules
+Add: Ability to select module chrome for modules display
+Add: Added the option to display content in tabs and slides
- Unlimited number of tabs / slides
- Articles can be displayed in tabs / slides
- Modules can be displayed in tabs / slides
!Change: Backend is now better organized
V2.1
+Add: Possibility to make the module 'sticky' so that it floats irrespective of page scroll and module position.
#Bugfix: Another module was not included if the 'Text' field was empty.
V2.0
+Add: Added the possibility to convert Pretty Modules in to 'Latest News', 'Popular News' or 'Random News' module with several options for articles selection
V1.3.1
+Add: Added a Module Class Suffix which can be optionally applied to Pretty Modules
V1.3
+Add: Added inbuilt background images to give modules an elite look
V 1.2
+ Add: Possibility to have rounded corners (may not work in Internet Explorer)
+ Add: Option to ignore all custom styling and display template default style
+ Add: Possibility to add an article inside (title and introtext with a 'Read More' link) the module
# Bugfix: Heading text changed to the default 'heading text' if left blank.
V1.1
! Change: Minor code changes
V1.0
Initial release