Node reference

Publish Module for Joomla

Publish Module is a Step (action) in Modules. Publishes a module so it renders on assigned pages.

Overview

Publish Module is a Step (action) in Modules. Publishes a module so it renders on assigned pages.

When the flow reaches this step, JOrchestrator executes Publish 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

Publish 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 Publish Module to a flow:

  • Publish Module on your linked Joomla site when the flow reaches this step
  • Publish 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:

  1. Trigger or Webhook → upstream steps → Publish ModuleSend Email or CMS update
  2. Scheduled triggerPublish ModuleDebug (while testing) → production action

How to set it up

Module id on Design.

Good to know

Check template position and menu assignment if the module still does not appear.

Properties panel

The designer shows these tabs for this node:

TabPurpose
InfoPlain-language description and output payload fields for downstream steps
GeneralCanvas label and read-only node ID
AIOptional assistant to help draft settings from plain language
DesignNode-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 keyLabelTypeRequiredVisible whenNotes
_nodeIdNode IDnode-idNo
_payloadFieldsAvailable Fieldspayload-panelNo

User-configured — General tab

Property keyLabelTypeRequiredVisible whenNotes
labelLabeltextNoNode label
titleModule TitletextNoEnter module title
moduleTypeModule TypetextNomod_custom
positionPositiontextNoposition-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 {{publish_module.id}}.

Field keyTypeDescription
idstringPrimary record identifier.
titlestringTitle text for the created or updated record.
positionstringModule position name on the template.
modulestringModule extension name (e.g. mod_custom).