A component is a kind of extension for your Joomla website. You can build in extra functions with a component. You can think of a form, portfolio or webshop, but the standard article management is also a component.

Most components provide functionality for the frontend of your website (i.e. for your visitors), but they are also displayed in the administration environment where the administrator can modify or add components.

Linking a component to a menu

A component has its own menu item types. When you create a menu item in Joomla, you can choose between different menu item types. In most cases, these menu item types are related to components.

In addition, there are various options per Menu Item Type, such as selecting a specific category or item.

Installing a Joomla component

To install a component, go to system > install > extensions

Here you will see 4 different options.

Install Joomla components from the web

Find the component among the extensions in the Joomla extensions Directory and click the install button.

Install Joomla component by uploading a file

If you have already downloaded the component through the developer then you will have a .zip file on your PC that you can upload in the screen below.

Installing Joomla component by installing from a folder

If you have extracted the zip file to a temporary folder on the server, you can use this option. Enter the folder where the files are located and click install.

Install Joomla component via install from url

If you want to install a component directly from an external url, enter the location here and click install.