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If you have visited someone'blog or if
you are a blogger, then you should know that bloggers like to categorize
their blog posts. It's a good practise to better manage your blog
post in more organized form. At the blogger site, you will see a
total number of blog posts for each categories. For example:
Family (15)
Job (5)
Games (18)
Other (13)
.......
.......
Screenshot:
I can't tell you a solid reason why we should have a total number
indicator for each categories. For my own personal reason or
experience, when I visit a new blog, from the total number
indicator, I can "roughly" know the area which the blogger
expertize on, or, the area which the blogger interested to write
oftenly.
Of course, there is NO such formula that big total number indicator
means something, that's why I use "roughly".
I tried to find a module/component/mambot in the joomla extension
pool which allows me to show the total number of published content
items for each categories, but no luck. Hence, I paid someone to
create this module to me.
This module is free for download at the "Downloads" section.
To use this module:
1. Install the module
2. Says I want to create a new category called "Games". I head to
the "Category Manager" and create one there.
3. Since this is a new category, means this category has NO content
item yet. I need to create one content item under "Game" category.
4. Then, I go to "Menu" --> "othermenu". Here I am going to
create link to "Game" category.
5. I click on the "New" icon (located at top right conner)
6. Then I choose "Blog - Content Category". Click on "Next" icon.
7. Named the menu item as "Game" and choose the "Game" category.
8. Configure the parameter I liked and hit the "Save" button.
9. Now, I go to "Modules" --> "Site Modules"
10. Look for "Extended Menu For Blog Categories" module and click
it.
11. Named the module to "Blog Categories". Published the module at
the location I want.
12. At the "Parameters" section, I choose "othermenu" from the
"Menu Name" drop down list.
13. Published and hit "Save" icon.
14. Done.
If you want to create more categories, just follow the step 2 to 8.
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Download Link: Extended Menu For Blog Categories
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