Menus Menu Item Article Create/nl
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How To Access
To create a new Create Article 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 and then click the Create Article Menu Item link under Articles link.
To edit an existing Create Article Menu Item, click its Title in Menu Manager: Menu Items.
Description
Allows users to submit an article. Normally this is available only to users who have logged in to the front end of the site. Users must have permission to create articles. When the Create Article page is shown in the front end, the screen shows as examples in the following Front End Screenshots section.
Screenshot
Details
Details Tab
For more information please see Menu Item Manager: Details Tab
Required Settings
This menu item only requires the following after selecting the menu item type. A category or multiple categories to include are selected in the Layout Options section under the Advanced Tab.
- Menu Title. The title that will display for this menu item.
- Parent Item: The menu that this menu item (choice) will be part of. The menus defined for the site will show in the list box.
Advanced Tab
Basic Options
The Create Article has two options, as shown below.
- Default Category. If Yes, all articles created will be assigned to the specified category and the user will not be able to select a category. If No, the user may select the category from the list box. Note that only categories for which the user has Create permission will show in the list box.
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Common Options
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
See Menu Item Manager: New Menu Item for help on fields in Module Assignments for this Menu Item.
Toolbar
At the top left you will see the toolbar:
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.Note: This toolbar icon is only shown if you edit an existing menu item.
- Cancel. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
- Help. Opens this help screen.
Front End Screenshots
Example Frontend Site images are generic images using Joomla core installation supplied free Frontend Templates. The actual view can depend on the installed custom template used and the template's style for those views on a Joomla website.
Editor Tab View
Publishing Tab View
Language Tab View
Metadata Tab View
Quick Tips
- An unauthorised user will normally get an error if they click on a Create Article menu item. For this reason, it is normal practice to give the menu item a viewing access level that can only be seen by users authorised to add articles.
Related Information
- To create a new user: User Manager: Add or Edit User
- To change global ACL permissions for a Group: Global Configuation Permissions
- To change article ACL permissions for a Group: Article Manager Permissions
- To assign Groups to Viewing Access Levels: User Manager:Add / Edit Viewing Access Level