How to preview Template Positions

Every Joomla! Template contains a number of POSITIONS.

Each POSITION has a unique name and is a placeholder for one or more Modules.

A Module is a mechanism for controlling when and where to present almost any kind of website content in a Joomla! website.

When you assign a Module to a Position it may not be immediately obvious where the Module will be displayed in the website Front End.

Not all Position names clearly indicate where you should look in the Front End to see the published Module.

So here's how to locate where that strangely named position - example, user5 - will be displayed.

How to preview a Template Position Map

Select Extensions > Templates from the menu at the top of the website control panel.

Select the OPTIONS button displayed at the top right.

Under the Templates tab (see image below) select the button labelled 'Enabled'.

Result

Now, follow these steps to preview any one Template.

Select Extensions > Templates > Templates from the menu at the top of the control panel.

A Preview link will be displayed under the name of the Template.

See image below.

Another method

Visit your website in a browser and add the following after its domain name:

index.php?tp=1&template=

plus the name of your website's template.

This may not work if the website is configured to block such URLs.

IMPORTANT

Only enable Preview Module Positions when absolutely necessary.

When done, select Disabled.

Preview Module Positions is disabled by default in a WYNCHCO website design.

Position Maps

To see a list of POSITIONS and the POSITION MAP for a WYNCHCO Template visit the link below.

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