Noticeboard 2.X

Noticeboard extension for Joomla! is used to create and display notices. A notice(in this context) is a brief snippet of text or an image which can be used as an announcement, breaking news or a simple image rotator. 

 This extension includes a component and module. The component manages notices and the module displays them.

Noticeboard component

 Noticeboard component saves and maintain notices.

 Set up

• Download Noticeboard component for Joomla! 2.5.
• Install using Joomla Extension Manger. If you are new to installing extensions please read the article - Installing an extension  on the Joomla! website.

Features

• Notice and Category Management 
• You can include images and links in your notices if your content editor supports it. 
• Publishing options for notice (start and end dates).

Noticeboard module

Noticeboard module displays notices created through the noticeboad component. 

Setup

• Download Noticeboard module for Joomla! 2.5.
• Install using Joomla Extension Manger. If you are new to installing extensions please read the article - Installing an extension on Joomla! website.
• After installation go to “Module Manager”, find “Noticeboard Module” and enable it.

Features

• Basic Options

1. Show Notice Title
2. Width
3. Height
4. Text Color
5. Background Color
6. Text Align
7. Border Style
8. Border Color
9. Border Size

• Advanced Options

1. Speed
2. Delay
3. Category
4. Effect ( Blind, Bounce, Clip, Drop, Explode, Fade, Fold, Highlight, Puff, Pulsate, Scale, Shake, Size, Slide)

You can duplicate the module to display notices for different categories in a single page. The module’s width and height can be adjusted to fit in any position. Notices can be displayed using various JQuery effects.