Module Instance or Widget

The particle enables you to select a module using the module's ID, or the Pick a Module modal which is available by clicking the gray button to the right of the Module ID field. You can also set the module's Chrome here, as well. Any other module-specific settings will need to be performed within Joomla's own Module Manager. This is because Gantry will not change a module itself. It takes what Joomla has, and determines how and where it is displayed.

Using the Pick a Module modal is very easy. You are presented a list of modules that are currently present in your Joomla site which you can select from. Modules do not have to be assigned to a particular position. The Module Instance particle acts as a virtual position that injects the module directly, regardless of where the module is actually assigned. As long as the module is active, it should render on the front end just as it would if you were assigning it to a standard module position.

Using the Pick a Widget modal is very easy. You are presented a list of widgets that are currently present in your WordPress site which you can select from. Widgets do not have to be assigned anywhere else. The Widget particle acts as a virtual position that injects the widget directly, regardless of where the widget is actually assigned. The widget should render on the front end just as it would if you were assigning it to a standard widget position.