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Asked: 2026-06-13T02:45:42+00:00

I’m creating a new template in Joomla 3.0 and i’m having a problem with

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I’m creating a new template in Joomla 3.0 and i’m having a problem with the sidebar. I want configure a flexible sidebar, like the one in the Prostar template and other, with the flexibility to hide when there’s no module in the sidebar.

You can see what i mean in the example below.
Image 1

with-modules

Image 2

no-modules

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use the countModules() function in your index.php. If there are no modules hide the column and show a wider container, e.g.

    <?php if($this->countModules('left')) : ?>
    <div id="divLeft">show some stuff</div>
    <div id="divContent">show some stuff</div>
<?php else; ?>
    <div id="divContentWide">show a wider version of the content area</div>
<?php endif; ?>

    Have divLeft and divContent 25% and 75% and have divContentWide 100%

    Also have a look at the Beez3 template in your install to see another use of countModules

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