Modules

Modules can be embedded inside the text of content (see Embedding Content and Modules) or can be placed in the editable sections in a Skin (see Using Groups). The following modules are included with Groupy.

Blog

A Blog module shows a chronological list of Summary views of the content within the group it is placed. In addition to the text included with the Summary it shows the number of comments and the author of the content. You can configure the number of items that appear on each page. If goes over that amount controls will appear to allow you to page through the results.

Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs are a standard means of providing navigation in a website. It shows a series of links (separated by a character of your choice) that represent the trail of links that lead to the current page.

Calendar

This shows events in one of four ways, there is an upcoming event view that shows all the events for the next month, a daily view, weekly view, and a monthly view.

Content List

This module produces a list of content. The content can be either an unordered, or an ordered (numbered) list. If the number of content goes over the page limit, paging controls will appear. The options that control which content is shown you will see repeated in several different kinds of modules.

Show Content In: Show content in which group? Clicking on the select group icon will open a menu that lets you select a Group. You can also click the “Show Content in the Current Group” check box to show the content in whatever group the module happens to be showing in at the time.

Content Type: Only show content of one particular type.

View: What view should be used to display the content. Below this field options for the view appear.

Sort: How should the content be sorted? The default sort is the order that content appears in the Manage Content page.

Content Gallery

This module displays a table of content with one piece of content per cell. In addition to the controls that this module shares with the content list, you can configure the number of columns and the total number of content that appear per page. If the number of content goes over the page size, paging controls will appear.

Content Menu

This module produces a Javascript menu that represents a portion of the content hierarchy (as visible in the Manage Content page). Moving your mouse over the menu items expands the tree, while clicking on the menu item takes you to the content. You can determine the group that contains the menu items, what order the content appears in, as well as restricting the type of content shown.

Content Show

This module produces a slide show type effect. In addition to the options that determine which pieces of content are shown it has the following options:

What type of transition is used from one content to the next.

How long the transition takes.

How long between transitions.

If moving your mouse over the content pauses the show.

Content Tree

This module shows a tree of content based on the content hierarchy. Each group containing content has a control to allow you to expand and collapse the tree. You can select which group forms the base of the tree, how the content are sorted, as well as restricting the types of content shown.

Date Tree

Similar to a content tree except organized by posted date (year, and month) rather than the content hierarchy.

XML Feeds

This module shows a set of links to the various feed formats that Groupy produces. You can choose to show just a link to the RSS2.0 feed, the current feed formats (RSS 2.0, ATOM 1.0, and OPML) or all supported formats (adds RSS 1.0, and ATOM 0.3). You can also add a link to show all supported formats.

Feed Reader

There are a lot of interesting things you can do with this module. If you point this module to an RSS or ATOM feed it will take the items in the feed and display them in a list. There are several options that control how the feed items are displayed and how many are displayed.

Language Selector

Shows links that lets your users select which language they would like to view content in.

Latest Comments

Produces a list of the latest comments throughout the site. You can change the number of comments that are shown.

Login / Logout

This module produces a set of links or a form that allows users to log in to the system.

Navigator

The navigator module outputs arrows that allow you to move up the content hierarchy and within the content (back and forwards) in the current group. You can show the parent link, the back and forwards links, or both.

Search Form

This produces a small form that allows the users to search through content.

Text Block

A Text Block simply contains some HTML written using the rich text editor.