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title: "How to Feature an Article on the Joomla 2.5 Front Page"
description: "Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. A featured article..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/setup-featured-articles/
date: 2012-05-16
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Feature an Article on the Joomla 2.5 Front Page

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life [here](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

A featured article in Joomla 2.5 is an article that is set to show on your front page. You can toggle articles in Joomla 2.5 as featured / not featured within the article list in the Joomla administrator backend.

**To feature an article on your Joomla 2.5 front page:**

1. [Log into your Joomla Admin](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, hover over **Content** and then click **Article Manager**
3. Browse your list of articles or use the filter feature to find the article you want on your front page. Then, under **Featured**, click the grey button – it will refresh the page and turn the button into a blue / white star. The article is now set as a Featured Article.[![setting-an-article-as-a-featured-article](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_set-article-as-featured_setting-an-article-as-a-featured-article.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_set-article-as-featured_setting-an-article-as-a-featured-article.gif)
4. Visit your Joomla 2.5 front page, and you should now see the article you set as a featured article on your front page! Before the article was featured… After the article was featured [![before-article-set-as-featured](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_set-article-as-featured_before-article-set-as-featured.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_set-article-as-featured_before-article-set-as-featured.gif) [![after-setting-an-article-as-featured](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_set-article-as-featured_after-setting-an-article-as-featured.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_set-article-as-featured_after-setting-an-article-as-featured.gif)