{"id":75484,"date":"2016-09-08T10:38:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T14:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=75484"},"modified":"2017-07-25T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:24:00","slug":"joomla-3-x-manage-counters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/joomla-3-x-manage-counters.html","title":{"rendered":"Joomla 3.x. How to manage counters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will show you how to manage <strong>counters<\/strong> in Joomla themes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"video-container\">\r\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NT_p1OCcam0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>Basically the counter module is created by using <strong>the Articles &#8211; Newsflash (Advanced)<\/strong> module and <strong>FontAwesome<\/strong> icons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-1-300x210.png\" alt=\"Joomla 3.x. How to manage counters-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-1-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-1-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-1-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><p>First of all, let&#8217;s check the module position to find content on the site. Use the <strong>Inspect Element<\/strong> tool in order to find it in admin panel.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n\t<p>Next, open the <strong>Articles &#8211; Newsflash (Advanced)<\/strong> module in the position required and check <strong>Category of Articles<\/strong>, assigned to the module.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-2-300x210.png\" alt=\"Joomla 3.x. How to manage counters-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-2-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-2-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-2-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-2.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n    <p>Navigate to <strong>admin panel &#8211; Content &#8211; Articles manager<\/strong> and sort out all the articles in the corresponding category.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-3-300x210.png\" alt=\"Joomla 3.x. How to manage counters-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-3-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-3-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-3-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-3.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n    <p>Open each article and edit it: category title stands for counter, use the <strong>Images and Links > Caption<\/strong> field in order to replace counter icon with yours. You can find new icons at <a href=\"http:\/\/fontawesome.io\/icons\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/fontawesome.io\/icons<\/a>. Click the icon you would like to use and copy the class, then paste it into the <strong>Caption<\/strong> field of an article.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-4-300x210.png\" alt=\"Joomla 3.x. How to manage counters-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-4-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-4-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-4-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joomla-3.x.-How-to-manage-counters-4.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\t\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n    <p>In order to create a new counter, go to <strong>Content -> Articles manager<\/strong> and click <strong>Add new<\/strong>. Create a new article in the same category and assign it to the corresponding  category. Select a new icon at FontAwesome website, copy its class and insert it into the corresponding field.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>In order to increase the number of articles displayed in the <strong>Counters<\/strong> module, go to <strong>Extensions -> Module manager -> Counters<\/strong> and change the number of Articles displayed. You can also change a number of columns for module display.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n    <p>Save changes in a module and articles and refresh your website after that.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NT_p1OCcam0?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">Joomla 3.x. 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