standard-module-chromes

Note that this example includes class additions because the examples are taken using mod_mainmenu. The suffix "_menu" to the div class and the "menu" class on the ul tag are not present with other modules.

Comparison of the Joomla! standard Module chromes These are the same from Joomla! 1.5 through 3.x

Style

Output

Appearance

rounded

        Main Menu
        
          
        
      
    
  

none

table

    Main Menu

horz

          Main Menu

xhtml

  Main Menu
  
    
  

html5

  Main Menu
  
    
  

outline

  left[outline]
  
    
      
    
  

Note that the Module chrome doesn't necessarily change the appearance all that much - this depends on the CSS used in the template. For example, the 'none' and 'horz' chromes look very similar, although the underlying HTML code is very different.

Other notes: The horz is just the table layout, wrapped in a table, tr, and td.

Until Joomla! 3: The software controlling these is in the file /templates/system/html/modules.php.

Changes since Joomla! 4

• The standard chromes horz, rounded and xhtml have been removed from core.
• The core module chromes are controlled by JLayout files in directory /layouts/chromes/.