Important Components, Modules and Mambots to Install in Joomla

Joomla it is actually a widely used content management system or in short, CMS. Joomla provides the flexibility to build a simple blog or can even large online community. Of course if you are implementing Joomla for your website or blog, it might take as little as 1 hour and up to 6 hours to master it. But trust me, it is well worth it.

Installing Joomla as your content management system is easy. On the other hand, you will need to install additional components, modules and bots to increase its usability. This article is aimed at listing the crucial components that are required to maximize the potential of Joomla. A good place to search for these components is through Joomla's website at http://extensions.joomla.org.

Important Components, Modules and Mambots:

1. Community Builder - http://www.joomlapolis.com
If you want to build an online community equivalent to Friendster or even myLot, you will need to download and install Community Builder into your Joomla. Do a simple search on Joomla's extension website and you will see that Community Builder listed as the editor's pick.

Community Builder enables you to create additional fields to store user data. You can also use this component to view the community and send messages. Community members can even add their own avatar to their profile to distinctively distinguish each other.

2. Adsense Module - http://www.joomlaspan.com
Webmasters are always monetizing their website or blog. In this case, Adsense is one of the most popular pay-per-click programs to get additional revenue from your site. To add Adsense into your website with ease, try installing the additional Adsense module into your Joomla. You can specify what type of advertisements you want to display as well as what color to display it in. Don't forget to insert your Adsense publisher ID into the appropriate field or else you won't get any revenue from the clicks.