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Menus Menu Item Menu Item Alias

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How To Access[edit]

To create a new Alias Menu Item:

  • Select Menus  [name of the menu] from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation (for example, Menus  Main Menu).
  • Click the New Toolbar button to create a new menu item.
  • Click the Menu Item Type Select button Help30-Menu-Item-Type-Select-Button-en.png and then click the Alias Menu Item link under System Links.

To edit an existing Alias Menu Item, click its Title in Menu Manager: Menu Items.

Description[edit]

Used to create a link from one Menu Item to another Menu Item. This link can be to another Menu's, Menu Item or within the same Menu. See Quick Tips for use.

Screenshot[edit]

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Details[edit]

Details Tab[edit]

Advanced Tab[edit]

Required Settings[edit]

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Common Options[edit]

See Menu Item Manager: Edit/New Menu Item for help on fields common to all Menu Item types, under the Advanced Details Tab which includes:

Module Assignments Tab[edit]

See Menu Item Manager: New Menu Item for help on fields in Module Assignments for this Menu Item.

Quick Tips[edit]

  • Leave the alias field empty if the menu item alias and the menu item linked to by the alias have the same parent.
  • A Main Menu Item Alias could link to an Article Menu's 'Some Menu Type' Menu Item. By using Module Assignments, a possible use would be to replace the Main Menu with the Article Menu when the Alias Menu Item is clicked. A return to Main Menu when another Alias Menu Item is clicked pointed back to a Menu Item in the Main Menu.

Toolbar[edit]

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

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The functions are:

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  • Save. Saves the menu item and stays in the current screen.</translate>

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  • Save & Close. Saves the menu item and closes the current screen.</translate>

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  • Save & New. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.</translate>

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  • Cancel. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.</translate>

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  • Help. Opens this help screen.</translate>