Global News
Version
2.5.2 (last update on Jun 28, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
53
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
13 April 2008
Version Updates:
• 1.x: Show/Hide article date and "More Articles..." link. Show/Hide current article.
• 2.0: Much more flexible content layout via an html supported textarea.
• 2.1: Show/Hide article author.
For Joomla 1.5 only:
• 2.1.5: New possibilities not to limit the text and not to strip tags.
For Joomla 2.5 only:
• 2.5.1: Possibility to show the articles' hits count.
• 2.5.2: Creating thumbs from the images.
This module works great but have no support because related forum is blocked.
I browsed a lot of modules in this directory, but I found only a couple that can rotate articles from a category in the module space.
I needed to give the look of a live tile on my metro-style website. I found this extension does it best.
There are a couple of things that may be added:
- nicer transitions (ease-in-out would be nice)
- article images could be made 100% wide, not fixed on 90. I would make this more "responsive"
Nice extension for Joomla 3 after all.
I needed to give the look of a live tile on my metro-style website. I found this extension does it best.
There are a couple of things that may be added:
- nicer transitions (ease-in-out would be nice)
- article images could be made 100% wide, not fixed on 90. I would make this more "responsive"
Nice extension for Joomla 3 after all.
After trawling for ages for something to display my categories in groups i found this great module.
No fuss just install and configure in 5 minutes.
Displays very well using module in content.
No fuss just install and configure in 5 minutes.
Displays very well using module in content.
Thank you for another excellent Module. Took 10 minutes to get it just the way I wanted though with so many options this is understandable.
Sorry.. i have been testing numerous amount of article displays and this has errors all over the place. I'm sorry to give you a bad rating, and please don't think it's me - i'm quire familiar with joomla and these types of mods - this just had issues from step one and i had to remove.
I'm on J2.5 but i don't think that had anything to do with it.
Better luck in the future.
I'm on J2.5 but i don't think that had anything to do with it.
Better luck in the future.
In a few steps you can get any result you want. Great to see the latest news with images. For me this is the perfect module!!!
After been busy for quite a few hours to try and find a module that would display my news articles the way I wanted, I found Global News. I had installed several (many) other modules first to figure out their features, many times the reason was that the documentation was minimal. So, to know how the module really works you have to try them first, and abandon them again. Several had not so good scripts. But then I found Global News ( and Filtered News, which is just as good). This one did exactly what I needed. Present three boxes which contain news items from three different categories.
Everything is customisable. I like developers who accept that their idea of what looks nice does not necessarily match the idea of the customer. And more importantly, allow easy customising via the back-end. It took me about 15 minutes to have it up and running to my likings, from scratch (download, install , the lot). This is really very good work!. Vargas, thanks.
Everything is customisable. I like developers who accept that their idea of what looks nice does not necessarily match the idea of the customer. And more importantly, allow easy customising via the back-end. It took me about 15 minutes to have it up and running to my likings, from scratch (download, install , the lot). This is really very good work!. Vargas, thanks.
(I do not speak much English but I'll try and be a worthwhile.)
I always had the view that this module is the best time to show the news on the frontpage. But now with this new update for joomla 2.5 should consider putting something that had a version for 1.5 and removed in 2.5, which is the "Ordering". With this option I could choose to show me such newly added items (Recently Added), which is a key option for my work. Please consider making this option to continue giving such an excellent utility module.
Another flaw that I found but I could fix it, only I mention it here to recognize already, it is time to put the "suffix to the class module" (Module Class Suffix) does not work, since they lack the codes needed to it.
I always had the view that this module is the best time to show the news on the frontpage. But now with this new update for joomla 2.5 should consider putting something that had a version for 1.5 and removed in 2.5, which is the "Ordering". With this option I could choose to show me such newly added items (Recently Added), which is a key option for my work. Please consider making this option to continue giving such an excellent utility module.
Another flaw that I found but I could fix it, only I mention it here to recognize already, it is time to put the "suffix to the class module" (Module Class Suffix) does not work, since they lack the codes needed to it.
We were using the old JaNews front page module before and it became a security risk. So we needed a replacement fast!
I wish we had found Global News sooner. It is a very customizable and easy to use module. Runs fast and stable, never an issue with this module but unfortunately its only for Joomla 1.5
Joomla 2.5 is now released and 1.7 has been stable for months now.
WE NEED A 1.7 VERSION SOON!
I wish we had found Global News sooner. It is a very customizable and easy to use module. Runs fast and stable, never an issue with this module but unfortunately its only for Joomla 1.5
Joomla 2.5 is now released and 1.7 has been stable for months now.
WE NEED A 1.7 VERSION SOON!
i use this module and i have to say that is great.
limited
BUT i don't believe that nobody tell you in one review the true in all this years about the option "content browser"
it not working at all, even in the demo of globalnews, the content float confusedly in the top of the page. it is really a disaster.
I can not believe that since 2008 no one has said.
of course content can be used in slide, but content browser is useless
regards
limited
BUT i don't believe that nobody tell you in one review the true in all this years about the option "content browser"
it not working at all, even in the demo of globalnews, the content float confusedly in the top of the page. it is really a disaster.
I can not believe that since 2008 no one has said.
of course content can be used in slide, but content browser is useless
regards
It took me all of 30 minutes to download, install and configure this module the way I wanted it. I can now show excerpts of rescue stories at random, along with titles and thumbnails, on the front page of our animal rescue organization's website to bring their visibility to the front page.
Configuration was really easy thanks to the demo page, which shows the back-end configuration settings there and lets you play with them and see what they do.
I'd give this module an excellent rating if there was an easy way to hide the underlines 1 2 3 4 etc. article count at the bottom and just show the More Articles link by itself.
If you want a simple yet highly configurable module that shows excerpts of articles in one or more categories or sections in a module block, get this one!
Configuration was really easy thanks to the demo page, which shows the back-end configuration settings there and lets you play with them and see what they do.
I'd give this module an excellent rating if there was an easy way to hide the underlines 1 2 3 4 etc. article count at the bottom and just show the More Articles link by itself.
If you want a simple yet highly configurable module that shows excerpts of articles in one or more categories or sections in a module block, get this one!
I love this module, it has (almost) everything I need, but it's very frustrating trying to talk to the developers.
The forum is locked, you can't register if you don't log in and you can't log in if you're not registered. Very frustrating when you are after a quick answer to a simple question.
Other than that, it can do most things out of the box and doesnt need very much coding knowlege at all.
The forum is locked, you can't register if you don't log in and you can't log in if you're not registered. Very frustrating when you are after a quick answer to a simple question.
Other than that, it can do most things out of the box and doesnt need very much coding knowlege at all.
Perfect!
I was a second away from creating my own module when I stumbled upon this. It has everything I need and more.
Keep up the good work! Cheers
I was a second away from creating my own module when I stumbled upon this. It has everything I need and more.
Keep up the good work! Cheers
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