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==Column Headers==
 
==Column Headers==
 
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.
 
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.
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{{Chunk30:colheader|Access}}
 
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==Toolbar==
 
==Toolbar==
At the top left you will see the toolbar:
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At the top you will see the toolbar:
  
[[Image:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Options-Help-toolbar.png]]
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[[Image:Help35-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Archive-Checkin-Batch-Rebuild-Trash-Help-Options-toolbar-en.png|800px]]
  
 
The functions are:
 
The functions are:
*'''New'''. Opens the editing screen to create a new article.
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*'''Edit'''. Opens the editing screen for the selected article. If more than one article is selected (where applicable), only the first article will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Title or Name of the article.
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*'''Publish'''. Makes the selected articles available to visitors to your website.
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*'''Unpublish'''. Makes the selected articles unavailable to visitors to your website.
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*'''Featured'''. Marks selected articles as featured. Works with one or multiple articles selected.
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*'''Archive'''. Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are archived. Archived articles can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred.
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*'''Check In'''. Checks-in the selected articles. Works with one or multiple articles selected.
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*'''Trash'''. Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed articles can still be recovered by selecting "Trashed" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed articles, select "Trashed" in the Select Status filter, select the articles to be permanently deleted, then click the Empty Trash toolbar icon.
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*'''Batch'''. Batch processes the selected articles. Works with one or multiple items selected.
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{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Options/en}} See [[Help31:Components_Article_Manager_Options|Article Manager Options]] for more information.
 
 
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==Options==
 
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At the top left, above the Filter, you will see the following two links:
 
At the top left, above the Filter, you will see the following two links:
  
[[Image:Help30-Components-Contact-Categories-links-subscreen.png]]
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*'''Contacts.''' Click this link to go to the [[Help30:Components_Contacts_Contacts|Contact Manager: Contacts]] screen.
 
*'''Contacts.''' Click this link to go to the [[Help30:Components_Contacts_Contacts|Contact Manager: Contacts]] screen.
 
*'''Categories.''' This link takes you to the screen you are currently on.
 
*'''Categories.''' This link takes you to the screen you are currently on.

Revision as of 20:22, 24 April 2016

Components Help Screens

Overview

This screen is accessed from the back-end Joomla! administrator panel. It is used to manage contact categories in your Joomla! website.

How to Access[edit]

  • Select Components → Contacts → Categories from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel. You can also select the 'Categories' menu link from the Contact Manager: Contacts screen.

Description[edit]

The Contact Category Manager is where you can edit existing Contact Categories and create new ones. Note that Contact Categories are separate from other Categories, such as for Articles, Banners, News Feeds, and Web Links. From this screen, you can also navigate to the Contact Manager: Contacts screen.

Screenshot[edit]

File:Help30-Components-Contact-Categories-screen.png

Column Headers[edit]

Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.

  • Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. Note: Many toolbar actions can work with multiple items.
  • Title. The name of the item. You can open the item for editing by clicking on the Title.
  • Published. Whether the item has been published or not. You can change the Published state by clicking on the icon in this column.
  • Order (default). Shows ordering of selected column, ascending or descending.
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  • Language. Item's language. If you are not using the multi-language feature of Joomla, default is 'All'.
  • ID. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla. It is used to identify the item internally, and you cannot change this number.

List Filters[edit]

Filter by Partial Title[edit]

You can filter the list of items by typing in part of the Title or the ID number.

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Filter by Max Levels. State, Access and Language[edit]

In the upper right area, above the column headings, there are four drop-down list boxes as shown below:

File:Help30-Components-Contact-Categories-filter-attributes-subscreen.png

The selections may be combined. Only items matching all selections will be displayed in the list.

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Number of Items to Display[edit]

Below the list you'll find:

Chunk30:Help screen list Display Count

Batch Processing[edit]

Chunk30:BatchProcess Categories

Toolbar[edit]

At the top you will see the toolbar:

Help35-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Archive-Checkin-Batch-Rebuild-Trash-Help-Options-toolbar-en.png

The functions are:

  • New. Opens the editing screen to create a new category.
  • Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected category. If more than one category is selected (where applicable), only the first category will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Name of the category.
  • Publish. Makes the selected category available to visitors to your website.
  • Unpublish. Makes the selected category unavailable to visitors to your website.
  • Archive. Changes the status of the selected category to indicate that they are archived. Archived category can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the category to Published or Unpublished as preferred.
  • Check-in. Checks-in the selected category. Works with one or multiple category selected.
  • Batch. Batch processes the selected category. Works with one or multiple items selected.
  • Rebuild. Reconstructs and refreshes the relevant table. Normally, you do not need to rebuild this table. This function is provided in case the data in the table becomes corrupted.
  • Trash. Changes the status of the selected category to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed category can still be recovered by selecting 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter and changing the status of the category to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed category, select 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter, select the category to be permanently deleted, then click the 'Empty Trash' toolbar icon.
  • Help. Opens this help screen.
  • Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited. See Contact Manager Options for more information.

Options[edit]

See Contact Manager Options.

Toolbar Links[edit]

At the top left, above the Filter, you will see the following two links:

Help35-Components-Contacts-Contacts-links-subscreen-en.png

  • Contacts. Click this link to go to the Contact Manager: Contacts screen.
  • Categories. This link takes you to the screen you are currently on.

Related Information[edit]