How do you add a new module position in joomla template?

Sometimes we need to create a new module position in a joomla template. In this tutorial we will let you know how to add a new module position in an existing joomla template.

At first goto your template directory and open the index.php file of your desire template with any text editor, we recommend Notepad++.

Find the suitable position where you want to put the new module position. Like you want to add a new module position after “breadcrumb” in the rhuk_milkyway template. To do this, find the line in the file

“<div id=”whitebox”>” and before that

line insert following code

“<div id=”mynewposition”>

<jdoc:include type=”modules” name=”mynewposition” />
</div>” as shown below:

Now open the file “/templates/rhuk_milkyway/templateDetails.xml” for editing and find the “” section of the file. Add the new entry for “mynewposition” as shown below: