Content
The content component (com_content) is what you use to write articles. It is extremely flexible and has the largest number of built in...
Components are larger extensions that produce the major content for your site. Each component has one or more "views" that control how content is displayed. In the Joomla administrator there are additional extensions such as Menus, Redirection, and the extension managers.
Contacts
The contact component provides a way to provide contact forms and information for your site or to create a complex directory that can be...
Search
Joomla! 2.5 offers two search options.
The Basic Search component provides basic search functionality for the information contained in...
News Feeds
News Feeds (com_newsfeeds) provides a way to organize and present news feeds. News feeds are a way that you present information from...
Users
The users extension lets your site visitors register, login and logout, change their passwords and other information, and recover lost...
Weblinks
Weblinks (com_weblinks) is a component that provides a structured way to organize external links and present them in a visually attractive...
Administrator Components
All components are also used in the administrator area of your website. In addition to the ones listed here, there are components in the administrator that do not have direct front end displays, but do help shape your site. The most important ones for most users are