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title: "VirtueMart Search Module for Joomla"
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 search module for..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/virtuemart-search-module-joomla/
date: 2012-05-03
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5", "VirtueMart"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
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# VirtueMart Search Module for Joomla

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 **search module** for **VirtueMart** is included when you install VirtueMart in **Joomla**. This allows you to add a search module in Joomla that searches your VirtueMart products.

While you can find your VirtueMart products using the standard Joomla search module, using the VirtueMart Search Module gives your customers more information about your product, such as images and price details. You can find more information here on [Joomla’s search module vs. the VirtueMart Search Module](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/virtuemart-search/).

**How to enable / disable the VirtueMart Search Module in Joomla:**
The VirtueMart Search Module within Joomla is by default named VM – Search in Shop. If you need to enable or disable this module, you can do so by following these steps:

1. [Log into your Joomla Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, hover over **Extensions** and click **Module Manager**.
3. Type in **VM** (*which is short for VirtueMart*) next to **filter**, and then click **Search**.
4. One of the results will be **VM – Search in Shop**.[![find-virtuemart-search-module](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_virtuemart-search-module-joomla_find-virtuemart-search-module.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_virtuemart-search-module-joomla_find-virtuemart-search-module.gif)
5. Clicking the icon under **Status** will help you toggle the Joomla VirtueMart Search Module to either enabled or disabled.

If you’d like, this VirtueMart search [module can be moved to a different position](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/how-to-move-module-position/) within Joomla.