At first sight, the Joomla! example site may seem overwhelming. There are many bits of content, many hyperlink lists, menus, and many different types of web page layouts. But in fact, many pages on Joomla! sites are built around the four page layouts you've just discovered: the home page, content pages (with one main article in the mainbody), and two types of "pages in between". These "pages in between" function as hyperlink lists combined with either short descriptions of the content section or introductory texts to the articles themselves. These "in-betweens" help users discover the site contents by offering them an overview of articles on related topics.

You've also discovered how the mainbody can be combined with different modules. In the example site, the home page is jam-packed with modules. All of the other pages just show a few module items in the top bar and left-hand side column. On those pages, the right-hand side column has no content and its place has been taken by the mainbody content.

Take some time to browse your example site. By now, you'll be able to see the framework behind the different pages and understand how different combinations of mainbody and modules are put together to create unique web pages.

You'll also notice that there is more to explore than just pages with "classic content" (articles, text, and images) that we've seen so far. Although classic content pages may be at the core of many websites, in a dynamic site all kinds of dynamic content can be displayed in the mainbody. Have a go at the Poll on the home page, or try out the Search box. You'll see the mainbody will show the (dynamic) poll and search results.

For now, we won't go any deeper into these different types of dynamic content—though it's important to realize that they exist and that they take Joomla!'s capabilities much further than just plain old "presentation of text and images". We'll cover this subject in more detail in the next few chapters.