This page showcases every standard Joomla module rendered inside Signal Dark. Each module below is a live instance — what you see is what your visitors see. The sidebar on the right demonstrates sidebar-specific compact styling.
Main Content Modules
These modules appear in the main-bottom position below the article body. Signal Dark renders them in a responsive grid — each module gets its own dark panel card with heading, border, and consistent spacing.
Articles by Category
Lists articles from a specific category with author, date, category link, and truncated intro text. Compact list layout with mono-spaced metadata.
Articles (Latest)
Displays the most recently published articles as linked list items with hover effects and arrow indicators. Standard link-list styling.
Newsflash
Shows article content inline — title, intro text, and read-more link. Each item gets its own bordered section with display-font headings.
Popular Articles
Most-viewed articles as a linked list. Same visual treatment as Latest Articles — display font, hover arrow, violet accent on hover.
Related Items
Articles that share tags with the current article. Linked list with the standard hover treatment. Only appears when relevant tags exist.
Similar Tags
Tags related to the current article's tags. Each tag is a link styled consistently with the other list modules.
Site Statistics
User and article counts displayed as a clean list-group with mono-spaced violet badge pills. Compact and informational.
Latest Users
Recently registered usernames. Styled to match Site Statistics — same padding, font size, and muted colour treatment.
Who's Online
Guest and member count. Simple text readout with muted colour and small font — informational, not decorative.
Feed Display
External RSS feed rendered as a compact article list. Feed source header is subdued; items match the Articles by Category rhythm with border-bottom separators.
Random Image
Displays a random image from a specified directory. Centered in its card with rounded corners and a subtle shadow.
Wrapper (iFrame)
Embeds external content via iframe. Gets a bordered panel with minimum height. Useful for maps, forms, or third-party widgets.
Login Form
Full login form with username, password, remember-me checkbox, and login button. Dark-themed inputs with violet focus rings. Includes forgot-password and registration links.
Smart Search
Search input with dark styling. Matches the nav search overlay aesthetic but rendered inline as a module.
Menu
Any Joomla menu rendered as a module. Supports vertical and horizontal layouts, dropdowns, and the pill-style nav bar used for demo navigation.
Breadcrumbs
Navigation trail showing the current page path. Uses subtle separators and muted link colours that brighten on hover.
Banners
Joomla's banner system for ad management. Rendered in the ad-banner position with dotted borders to distinguish ads from editorial content.
Language Switcher
Multilingual site language selector. Shown in the announcement position as a dismissible bar with flag icons.
Sidebar Modules
Sidebar modules use a compact style — smaller font, tighter padding, and muted colours. This keeps the sidebar visually subordinate to the main content while remaining fully readable.
Article Categories
Category tree with nested sub-categories. Clean list with font-weight: 500 links and indented children.
Popular Articles
Same module as the main area, but sidebar styling applies: matching padding and weight to Article Categories for visual consistency.
Articles Archive
Monthly archive links. Compact sidebar list style with border-left accent on hover.
Syndicate
RSS feed subscription link. Simple single-link module with an orange RSS icon.
Looking for module positions?
Signal Dark defines 36 module positions that cover every section of the page. See the interactive position map and full reference on the Positions page.
