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Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Categories

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How To Access[edit]

To create a new Categories 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 New to create a new menu item or click on an existing item to edit.
  • Click the Menu Item Type Select button and then click the List All News Feed Categories link under Newsfeeds.

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

Description[edit]

Used to show a list of all News Feed Categories.

Screenshot[edit]

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Column Headers[edit]

Required Options[edit]

The Categories layout has the following Required Setting.

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  • Select a Top Level Category. Shows a dropdown allowing the selection of any newsfeed category.

Categories Options[edit]

Category Options[edit]

List Layouts[edit]

Feed Display Options[edit]

Common Options[edit]

See Menu Item Manager: New Menu Item for help on fields common to all Menu Item types, including Details, Link Type Options, Page Display Options, Metadata Options, and Module Assignments for this Menu Item.

Toolbar[edit]

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

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The functions are:

  • Save. Saves the menu item and stays in the current screen.
  • Save & Close. Saves the menu item and closes the current screen.
  • Save & New. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.
  • Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current menu item. Does not affect the current menu item. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new menu item.
  • Cancel/Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
  • Help. Opens this help screen.

Quick Tips[edit]

  • The Categories Newfeed is a convenient way to allow people to see newsfeeds from a range of different items on your website.

Related Information[edit]

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