When you run into the limitations of the basic Joomla! installation and the core extensions, it's time to check out some more sophisticated, dedicated extensions. Any functionality you can think of is likely to already exist in the form of a component, module, or plugin (or a combination). It takes just a few steps to add an extension to your website. First you download the extension (as a ZIP file), then you install it through Joomla!'s Extension Manager, and finally you adjust its settings to get it to work the way you want to.
Earlier in this chapter, you've explored a core module, Newsflash. This is a great module for attracting attention to a few selected articles, but it has some limitations. For example, content can be inadvertently shown twice on your home page. In the following example, an article intro is displayed because it's set to show on the Front Page, but its title is...