Contao front end modules
Front end modules allow you to add almost any kind of functionaliy to your website. The Contao core includes modules to generate various navigation menus, handle user registration and authentication, search the website, import RSS feeds and many more. To create a module, log into the back end and choose Themes -> Front end modules in the navigation menu.
| Module | CSS class | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation menu | mod_navigation | Generates a navigation menu from the site structure. |
| Custom navigation | mod_customnav | Generates a custom navigation menu. |
| Breadcrumb navigation | mod_breadcrumb | Generates a breadcrumb navigation menu. |
| Quick navigation | mod_quicknav | Generates a drop-down menu from the site structure. |
| Quick link | mod_quicklink | Generates a custom drop-down menu. |
| Book navigation | mod_booknav | Generates a book navigation menu. |
| Article navigation | mod_article_nav | Generates a pagination menu to navigate articles. |
| Sitemap | mod_sitemap | Generates a list of all pages in the site structure. |
| Login form | mod_login | Generates a login form. |
| Automatic logout | - | Automatically logs out a user. |
| Personal data | member_default | Generates a form to edit a user's personal data. |
| Registration | member_default | Generates a user registration form. |
| Lost password | mod_password | Generates a form to request a new password. |
| Form | mod_form | Adds a form to a page. |
| Search engine | mod_search | Adds a search form to a page. |
| Article list | mod_article_list | Generates a list of articles of a column. |
| Custom HTML | - | Allows you to add custom HTML code. |
| Flash movie | mod_flash | Embeds a Flash movie into a page. |
| Random image | mod_random_image | Adds a random image to a page. |
| Listing | list_default | Lists the records of a table. |
| RSS reader | rss_default | Adds an RSS feed to a page. |
Access control ¶
Each front end module can be protected so only guests or members of a particular group can see it on the website.
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