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A featured article in Joomla 2.5 is an article that is set to show on your front page. You can toggle articles in Joomla 2.5 as featured / not featured within the article list in the Joomla administrator backend.
To feature an article on your Joomla 2.5 front page:
- Log into your Joomla Admin
- In the top menu, hover over Content and then click Article Manager
- Browse your list of articles or use the filter feature to find the article you want on your front page. Then, under Featured, click the grey button – it will refresh the page and turn the button into a blue / white star. The article is now set as a Featured Article.
- Visit your Joomla 2.5 front page, and you should now see the article you set as a featured article on your front page!
Before the article was featured… After the article was featured 
