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Revision as of 19:05, 5 April 2008
How to access[edit]
You can access this screen by clicking on the menu 'Menus' at the Joomla! Back-end, and selecting a Menu. For example, mainmenu.
Description[edit]
The Menu Item Manager lists the menu items contained in a menu created using the Menu Manager.
Screenshot[edit]
Column Headers[edit]
- #. An indexing number automatically assigned by Joomla! for ease of reference.
- Menu Item. The name of the Menu Item.
- Default. Indicator of Default Template.
- Published. Whether the item has been published or not. You can change the Published state by clicking on the icon in this column.
- Order. The order to display items. If the list is sorted by this column, you can change the order by clicking the arrows or by entering the sequential order and clicking 'Save Order'.
- Access Level. Who has access to this item. Current options are:
- Public: Everyone has access
- Registered: Only registered users have access
- Special: Only users with author status or higher have access
- You can change an item's Access Level by clicking on the icon in the column.
- Type. The type column in the menu manager will actually be the Unique Name of the menu.
- ItemID. Here you can see the ID number. You can not change this number.
Toolbar[edit]
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
- Menus. Click on this button to go to the Menu Manager.
- Default. Select a Menu Item which you want to be the homepage of your site, and click on this button.
- Publish. To publish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
- Unpublish. To unpublish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
- Move. Select one or more items and click on this button to move them. A new screen will display showing the possible "Move to" locations on the left and the list of item(s) being moved on the right. To complete the move, select the desired "Move to" location and press the "Save" button. To cancel the operation, press "Cancel".
- Copy. Select one or more items and click this button to copy them. A new screen will display showing the possible "Copy to" locations on the left and the list of item(s) being copied on the right. To complete the copy, select the desired "Copy to" location and press the Copy button. To cancel the operation, press Cancel.
- Trash. Select one or more Articles and click on this button to move them to the Trash Manager. Note that Articles can be restored from the Trash Manager as long as they are not permanently deleted. See Trash Manager for more information.
- Edit. Select one item and click on this button to open it in edit mode. If you have more than one item selected (where applicable), the first item will be opened. You can also open an item for editing by clicking on its Title or Name.
- New. Click on this button to create a new item. You will enter the New page for this item.
- Help. Opens this Help Screen.
Quick Tips[edit]
- Select an item and click on the Default button to set your Home page.
- Set the different filter options to only show part of the Menu Items.