System plugins operate every time a page on your site loads. They control such things as your URLS, whether users can check a "remember me" box on the login module, and whether caching is enabled.  New in 1.6 is the redirect plugin that with the redirect component assist you in managing changes in URLs.

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• Remember me Help
• SEF Help
• Debug Help

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• Cache Help
• Log Help
• Redirect Help

This module displays a list of categories from one parent category. Help

 

Displays a set number of articles from a category based on date or random selection. Help

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• Joomla Help

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Two new plugins are available in 1.6 but are disabled by default.

• Contact Creator Help
  Creates a new linked contact record for each new user created.
• Profile Help
  This example profile plugin allows you to insert additional fields into user registration and profile display. This is intended as an example of the types of extensions to the profile you might want to create.

This module allows you to display the articles in a specific category. Help

This Module displays other Articles that are related to the one currently being viewed. These relations are established by the Meta Keywords.  All the keywords of the current Article are searched against all the keywords of all other published articles. Help

Content plugins run when specific kinds of pages are loaded. They do things ranging from protecting email addresses from harvesters to creating page breaks.

Default on:

• Email Cloaking Help
• Load Module Help
• Page Break Help
• Page Navigation Help
• Rating Help

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• Code Highlighting (Geshi) Help

This Module shows a list of the most recently published and current Articles. Some that are shown may have expired even though they are the most recent. Help

This module displays a username and password login form. It also displays a link to retrieve a forgotten password. If user registration is enabled (in the Global Configuration settings), another link will be shown to enable self-registration for users. Help

This module shows a list of the calendar months containing archived articles. After you have changed the status of an article to archived, this list will be automatically generated. Help

This Module shows a list of the currently published Articles which have the highest number of page views. Help

The Who's Online Module displays the number of Anonymous Users (e.g. Guests) and Registered Users (ones logged in) that are currently accessing the Web site. Help