Node reference

Create Module for Joomla

Create Module is a Step (action) in Modules. Creates a new Joomla module and assigns it to a template position.

Overview

Create Module is a Step (action) in Modules. Creates a new Joomla module and assigns it to a template position.

When the flow reaches this step, JOrchestrator executes Create Module against your linked site or an external integration, using the field values you set on General and Design. Downstream steps can read the output payload fields defined for this node.

Why use this node

Create Module is a action step in the Modules group. Action steps run in the middle or end of a flow. They perform work on your CMS, call external services, or transform data for the next step.

Typical reasons teams add Create Module to a flow:

Create Module on your linked Joomla site when the flow reaches this step
Create module based on webhook, schedule, or CMS event data
Integrate Modules operations with messaging, AI, or database steps in one canvas

Example workflows

Common patterns on the canvas:

Trigger or Webhook → upstream steps → Create Module → Send Email or CMS update
Scheduled trigger → Create Module → Debug (while testing) → production action

How to set it up

Module type, title, position, and menu assignment on Design.

Good to know

Unpublished modules are created hidden until you publish-module or set published state.

Properties panel

The designer shows these tabs for this node:

Tab	Purpose
Info	Plain-language description and output payload fields for downstream steps
General	Canvas label and read-only node ID
AI	Optional assistant to help draft settings from plain language
Design	Node-specific configuration fields

System (automatic — not edited by the user)

These fields are managed by the designer or runtime — you do not type into them directly:

Property key	Label	Type	Required	Visible when	Notes
`_nodeId`	Node ID	`node-id`	No	—	—
`_payloadFields`	Available Fields	`payload-panel`	No	—	—

User-configured — General tab

Property key	Label	Type	Required	Visible when	Notes
`label`	Label	`text`	No	—	Node label
`title`	Module Title	`text`	Yes	—	Enter module title
`moduleType`	Module Type	`text`	Yes	—	mod_custom
`position`	Position	`text`	Yes	—	position-7

CMS site configuration (not on this node's properties panel)

Credentials, API keys, mailers, SMTP, and integration defaults are configured in the CMS plugin under Node Configuration, not per step on this node. Link the flow to a domain before testing CMS-backed fields.

Output payload fields

After this step runs, later nodes can reference these fields using placeholders such as {{create_module.id}}.

Field key	Type	Description
`id`	string	Primary record identifier.
`title`	string	Title text for the created or updated record.
`position`	string	Module position name on the template.
`module`	string	Module extension name (e.g. mod_custom).

Validation rules

Module Title (title) must be filled before the flow can be saved.
Module Type (moduleType) must be filled before the flow can be saved.
Position (position) must be filled before the flow can be saved.