Webal Blocks is a component, a set of modules and plugins that lets anyone, whether new to Joomla or already familiar with it, build a site from native Joomla blocks. The result is an accessible site with very high performance.
Joomla's reputation for a steep learning curve has made it the second or third choice of CMS. In fact, building a site with Joomla is not hard; the steep part is developing extensions, which means learning Joomla's own PHP tools. Webal Blocks takes that part away, so creating a site is now much simpler.
Install it and start creating!
What you get
Everything arrives in one package, and you install it once, in the same way as any other Joomla extension. The package holds these parts:
- A component called Webal Blocks. A component is a part of Joomla with its own screens, and this one holds the settings and tools that all the blocks share. You find it under Components in the administrator area.
- Modules. A module is a block that you place on your pages, such as a heading, a slideshow, a price list or a contact form. There are 38 modules for your website and one for the administrator area, and each one has its own page in these instructions.
- Four menu layouts. These give the Joomla Menu module the choice of a navigation bar, an accordion menu, a list menu or an anchor strip.
- Two plugins. A plugin is a small helper that works in the background. One of them does small site-wide jobs, such as a back to top button, and the other makes smaller copies of your pictures.
- A child theme. It is called Cassiopeia - Webal, and it looks and works like Cassiopeia, the template that comes with Joomla, but it adds a Page width setting.
Webal Blocks works with the tools that Joomla already has: modules, menus, articles and the Joomla editor. If you know Joomla, you already know how to use it, and if you are new to Joomla, you only have to learn the Joomla way once.
How it works
- You install the package.
- You add a Webal module to a page, in the same way as you would add any Joomla module.
- You choose its settings on screen, and you do not have to write any code.
- The module then shows on your page, ready to use.
Each module comes with a short help panel at the top of its settings screen, and the panel gives the main steps in a few lines.
Accessible and fast
Two promises sit at the top of this page, and this is what stands behind them.
- Accessible. The modules are built and tested to the WCAG 2.2 level AA guidelines. We test with an automatic checker called axe and also by hand, with the aim that people who use a keyboard or a screen reader can use every block.
- Fast. Our own demo site has 24 modules, a full navigation bar and two mega menus. On 26 October 2026 it scored 99 for performance on a phone, as measured by Google PageSpeed Insights.
Accessibility Tested is not the same as certified, because no tool can find every problem. The accessibility page in chapter 7 says what Webal Blocks does and what you must still do as the site owner.
Who this is for
These instructions are for people who build or look after a Joomla site. You do not need to know how to code, but you do need to be able to sign in to the administrator area of your site.
These pages describe Webal Blocks Pro. The page Free and Pro shows what is in each package, and the page How the instructions are organised shows where to find things. Start with Requirements and then Installation.