How to find Joomla template module positions in Joomla 3.5

How to find Joomla template module positions in Joomla 3.5

The main things you have to know when using the template is the compatibility with your Joomla and the available module positions. Module positions for any Joomla template are defined in the XML file of Joomla template directory, but if this positions missing then you won’t be able to find the positions unless you check the coding or use the following tutorial that does not require any programming knowledge.

Joomla Template Manager

You will need to login to your Joomla administration and go to the 'Extensions -> Templates' and click the 'Options' button from top right side.

Joomla Template Manager Options button

After that click 'Enable' to 'Preview Module Positions' and 'Save' your settings.

Joomla Preview Options

If you are done with above steps then go to the frond-end of your joomla site and add this code to the end of your URL: ?tp=1

eg: http://yoursitedomain.com/?tp=1

First we should be check module position in default Joomla template. If you did everything well, you should see all the available module positions of the template like below screenshot.

Front end Joomla module position display or view

Video Tutorial - Finding module positions on any given Joomla page