Joomla! Documentation™

Description

The Single Article menu item type is used to show one article in the Frontend of the site.

How To Access

To create a new menu item:

• Select Menus → [name of the menu] from the Administrator menu. Then...
  • Click the New Toolbar button. Then...
  • Click the Menu Item Type Select button.
  • Then in the dialog select the Articles item to open a list and then select the Single Article item.

To edit an existing menu item:

• Select its Title in Menu Items list.

Screenshot

Form Fields

• Menu Title. The title that will display for this menu item.
• Alias. The internal name of the menu item. Normally, you can leave this blank and Joomla will fill in a default value Title in lower case and with dashes instead of spaces. Learn more.

Details Tab

Left Panel

• Menu Item Type. The Menu Item Type selected when this menu item was created. This can be one of the core menu item types or a menu item type provided by an installed extension.
• Select Article. This field holds the article to be shown in the menu item. Press the Select/Change button to open the article selection window.
  This screen is similar to the Articles page. You can use the Filter fields to find the desired article and then click on the article's Title to select it. At that point, the modal window will close and the title will show in the Select Article field.
• Link. Link for this menu.
• Target Window. Select from the drop-down list.
• Template Style. Select from the drop-down list.

Right Panel

• Menu. Shows which menu the link will appear in.

Options Tab

The Single Article Layout has the following Article Options, as shown below. These options determine how the article will show on the Front End Site layout.

Note that these options include "Use Global". If this is selected, the setting from the Articles: Options will be used.

• Title. Whether or not to show the Article's Title.

• Linked Titles. If the Article's Title is shown, whether to show it as a link to the article.

• Intro Text. If set to Show, the Intro Text of the article will show when you drill down to the article. If set to Hide, only the part of the article after the "Read More" break will show.

• Position of Article Info.
  • Above: Puts the article information block above the text.
  • Below: Puts the article information block below the text.
  • Split: Splits the article information block into 2 separate blocks. One block is above and the other is below the text.
• Article Info Title. Displays the 'Article Info' title on top of the article information block.

• Category. Whether or not to show the Article's Category.

• Link Category. If the Article's Category is shown, whether to show it as a link to a Category layout (list or blog) for that Category.

• Parent Category. Whether or not to show the Article's Parent Category.

• Link Parent Category. If the Article's Parent Category is shown, whether to show it as a link to a Category layout (list or blog) for that Category.

• Associations. Multilingual only. If set to Show, the associated articles flags or URL Language Code will be displayed.

• Author. Whether to show the author of the Article.

• Link to Author's Contact Page. If the Article's author is shown, whether to show it as a link to a Contact layout for that author. Note that the author must be set up as a Contact in Contact: Edit.

• Create Date. Whether or not to show the Article's create date.

• Modify Date. Whether or not to show the Article's modify date.

• Publish Date. Whether or not to show the Article's start publishing date.

• Navigation. Whether or not to show a navigation link (for example, Next or Previous article) when you drill down to the article.

• Hits. Show or Hide the number of times the article has been hit (displayed by a user).

• Tags. Whether to hide or show any tags for this item.

• Unauthorised Links. If Yes, the Intro Text for restricted articles will show. Clicking on the 'Read more' link will require users to log in to view the full article content.

• Positioning of the Links.
  • Above: Links are shown above the content.
  • Below: Links are shown below the content.

Common Options

See Menus: Edit/New Item for help on fields common to all Menu Item types, including:

• Link Type Options
• Page Display Options
• Metadata Options
• Associations Options (only visible on multilingual sites)

Module Assignments Tab

See Menus: Edit/New Item for help on fields in this Menu Item.

Toolbar

At the top of the page you will see the toolbar shown in the Screenshot above. The functions are:

• Save. Saves the item and stays in the current screen.

• Save & Close. Saves the item and closes the current screen.

• Save & New. Saves the item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another item.

• Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current item. Does not affect the current item. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new item.

• Cancel. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made. Or

• Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new item.

• Help. Opens this help screen.

Quick Tips

• If you have a Single Article Layout defined for an article, that layout will show any time a user drills down to that article. For example, if an article is shown on another menu item type (for example, in a Category Blog or List Layout or a Featured Articles Layout), the user will be taken to the Single Article Layout for that article (if defined).
• Archived articles are no longer published but are still stored on the site. Articles are Archived using the Articles screen. Note that Articles assigned to the "Uncategorized" Section will not show on the Archived Article List layout.

Related Information

• This Portal brings together information related specifically to Joomla 4.

Related Help Screens	Description
Articles: Options	Used to set global defaults for menu items that display articles. These default values will be used when 'Use Global' is selected for an option in an Articles menu item.
Articles	The Article list is used to find, mark featured, add and edit articles.
Articles: Edit	This is where you can add and edit Articles. You can also select the Category for an Article and indicate whether or not it is Published and if it is selected to appear on the Front Page.
Articles: Featured	Used to control which 'Featured Articles' are displayed on the Front Page and in what order they are displayed.
Articles: Categories	The Articles Categories list is used to find, add, and edit articles categories.
Menus: Archived Articles	Shows a customised list of articles ordered by date or title. Archived articles are no longer published but are still stored on the site.
Menus: Category Blog	Used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a blog layout. Controls the Leading Articles, Intro Articles and additional links to more Articles.
Menus: Category List	Used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a list layout.
Menus: Create Article	Allows users to submit an article. Normally this is available only to users who have logged in to the Frontend of the site. Users must have permission to create articles.
Menus: Featured Articles	Used to show all Articles that have been tagged as Featured. Articles are shown in a Blog Layout.
Menus: List All Categories in an Article Category Tree	Used to show a hierarchical list of Categories. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the articles in that category.
Menus: Single Article	Used to show one article.