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[Leila Lappin]

Thanks Mitch,

This leaves me with a lot to think about:)

--- Mitch Pirtle <mitch.pirtle at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7/16/05, Leila Lappin <damovand at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Is there a relation between mambo modules and
> > components?
> 
> Hi Leila,
> 
> Consider modules as blocks of logic that are
> secondary to the page
> content, and components as logic that *IS* the
> actual content.
> 
> So with a base mambo install, you can see that the
> litle blocks are
> modules, but when you click on Contact Us you will
> see in the main
> content area the component itself (com_contact).
> 
> Modules are strictly for the front end; whereas
> components can be on
> the front end as well as the back end (again, see
> contacts for an
> example).
> 
> Further complicating things is that you can use a
> component on the
> back end to maintain a front end module (polls, for
> example).
> 
> I don't remember when this all started making sense
> to me, but I do
> remember that it was really just an adjustment of
> terminology - which
> is a challenge no matter what CMS you choose.
> 
> --
> Mitch Pirtle
> Mambo Core Developer
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