Make your own Joomla Template - Part 1: Before learn about joomla template, we must clear different of modules and components. Modules and components will be dominant topic when we talk about template in Joomla. Because content all of page is that items. For clearly, you can see this picture:

In above picture, you can see like blocks. It represent posible position at joomla template. We can draw it simple like below:

How I know about posible positions? Simple, just login as administrator. Open Extention > Module Managers. You can see list posible position at dropdown.

Ok, we will improve our first picture become like this:

Next post, we will talk detail about module position.

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