In this tutorial we look at using a Mambo function called mosCountModules to display modules only when there is content within the module to display on your Mambo web site. This is particularly useful when you want to hide empty modules but want things such as banners, adverts, etc to display when there is something to display.

Continuing the series about working with modules, this tutorial demonstrates how to display modules to registered users who have logged in while hiding them from other site visitors.

Colour is an important part of any web design but determining the right colour scheme to use on the web can be difficult. This is where handy online tools come in. With the right tools you do not need a background in graphics design for web technologies in order to find just the right combination of colours that will work for all visitors, across different browsers. Here is my top 10 list.

Firefox is more than just a browser, with the addition of a few free extensions it has become an indispensable tool for web designers. This article looks at the top five Firefox extensions for web designers. Whether you are creating your own Mambo template or modifying one, these tools will make the job much easier.

Many Mambo templates were designed to work with Internet Explorer 6 and incompatibility between IE6 and Internet Explorer 7 can cause some templates to render incorrectly. This tutorial explains an easy way to get around this problem.

The Mambo PHP cheat sheet is a downloadable pdf that shows the PHP code that is used in Mambo templates. If shows Mambo header code, how to display and position modules, how to initialise the editor and which code to use to call the content from within Mambo. It is free to download.

Tutorial showing how to create your own custom Mambo template, which files are needed and how to build them and package them up ready for installing within the Mambo content management system. This tutorial also provides a complete Mambo template starter-pack ready for you to download and use to create your own unique template for Mambo.

The templateDetails.xml file is an essential part of a Mambo template. This tutorial shows how to create your own to use with your own custom Mambo template and provides a blank templateDetails.xml file for download.

CSS Guide for Mambo 4.6 and upwards. Use this guide as a base for your own template development for your Mambo site. The CSS Guide is also available for download and is free to use.

Mambo Tutorials provides a blank Mambo template index file for you to use as a base for creating your own, unique Mambo template. The blank template is also available for download and is free to use.