---
title: "How to View Module Positions in Joomla 3"
description: "View Module Positions in Joomla Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 In Joomla 3.0, the location a module shows up on a page is determined by the position the module is set to. For example, if you have a..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/viewing-module-positions/
date: 2012-09-25
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to View Module Positions in Joomla 3

## View Module Positions in Joomla

[Joomla 3.0](#3.0) [Joomla 3.1](#3.1) [Joomla 3.2](#3.2)

In Joomla 3.0, the location a module shows up on a page is determined by the position the module is set to. For example, if you have a **module position** within your template named *footer-1*, to place a module there you will have to set the module’s position to *footer-1*. Likewise, setting a module’s position to *position-7* will most likely place the module in your template’s sidebar.

Before you can decide which position to assign a module to, you need to know which positions your template has available, as each template can define different positions at different locations on the page. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to view the module positions in a Joomla 3.0 template.

## How to view Module Positions in Joomla 3.0

1. [Log into your Joomla 3.0 administrative dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, click **Extensions** and then click **Template Manager**
3. In the tabs at the top of the page, click the **Options** tab
4. Under the **Templates** tab, find the following setting: **Preview Module Positions***Enable the preview of the module positions in the template by appending **tp=1** to the web address. Also enables the Preview button in the list of templates. Please refresh the page after changing this setting.* Click **Enabled** next to this option, and then click the **Save & Close** button at the top of the page.
5. Once again, in the top menu, click **Extensions** and then click **Template Manager**
6. Now that we have the *Preview Module Positions* setting enabled, you will see a *preview* icon next to your Site Templates. Click the *preview* icon next to the template you would like to view.[![preview-icon-next-to-modules](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edu_joomla-3_extensions_preview-icon-next-to-modules.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edu_joomla-3_extensions_preview-icon-next-to-modules.gif)
7. After clicking the preview icon, you’ll see a new window appear that looks similar to the below (we are previewing the prostart template):[![viewing-module-positions](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edu_joomla-3_extensions_viewing-module-positions.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edu_joomla-3_extensions_viewing-module-positions.gif) As you can see in the screenshot above, the red arrow points to **position-7**. If you wanted a module to show in this position, you would assign the module to *position-7*.

Joomla 3.1

The same steps apply in Joomla 3.1 as they do in [Joomla 3.0](#3.0)

## Joomla 3.2

The same steps apply in Joomla 3.2 as they do in [Joomla 3.0](#3.0)