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Menu Item Manager Help Screens[edit]
Menu Item Manager Help Screen | Version | Description |
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Menu Item: Alias |
The Menu Item Alias menu type is 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. | |
Menu Item: Alias |
</translate> <translate> The Menu Item Alias menu type is 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. </translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Article Archived |
The Archived Articles Menu Item Type shows a customised list of articles ordered by date or title.
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Menu Item: Article Archived |
The Archived Articles Menu Item Type shows a customised list of articles ordered by date or title.
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Menu Item: Category Blog |
A Category Blog menu item typically has one or two leading article tasters occupying the full width of the content area followed by more articles tasters in one, two or three columns and additional links to more Articles in the same category. | |
Menu Item: Category Blog |
A Category Blog menu item typically has one or two leading article tasters occupying the full width of the content area followed by more articles tasters in one, two or three columns and additional links to more Articles in the same category. | |
Menu Item: Category List |
The Category List menu item type is used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a list layout. | |
Menu Item: Category List |
The Category List menu item type is used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a list layout. | |
Menu Item: Compact List of Tagged Items |
</translate> <translate> The Compact List of Tagged Items menu item type is used to create a page ...</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Compact List of Tagged Items |
The Compact List of Tagged Items menu item type is used to create a page ... | |
Menu Item: Create Article |
The Create Article menu item allows users to submit an article via the Site interface. Normally this is available only to users who have logged in to the Frontend of the site.
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Menu Item: Create Article |
The Create Article menu item allows users to submit an article via the Site interface. Normally this is available only to users who have logged in to the Frontend of the site.
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Menu Item: Create Contact |
</translate> <translate> The Create Contact menu item type is used to provide a form for a user to provide contact data.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Create Contact |
The Create Contact menu item type is used to provide a form for a user to provide contact data. | |
Menu Item: Display Template Options |
The Display Template Options menu item type allows a Joomla! super-user to easily change some template options from the front-end. After a change, the super-user will see the results immediately. This menu item is intended to help new super-users with site development. | |
Menu Item: Display Template Options |
</translate> <translate> The Display Template Options menu item type allows a Joomla! super-user to easily change some template options from the front-end. After a change, the super-user will see the results immediately. This menu item is intended to help new super-users with site development.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Edit User Profile |
The Edit User Profile menu item type is used to create a form which allows a user to edit their own profile settings. | |
Menu Item: Edit User Profile |
</translate> <translate> The Edit User Profile menu item type is used to create a form which allows a user to edit their own profile settings.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Featured Articles |
The Featured Articles menu item type is used to show all Articles that have been tagged as Featured in a Blog Layout. | |
Menu Item: Featured Articles |
The Featured Articles menu item type is used to show all Articles that have been tagged as Featured in a Blog Layout. | |
Menu Item: Featured Contacts |
</translate> <translate> The Featured Contacts menu item type is used to show a list of featured contacts.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Featured Contacts |
The Featured Contacts menu item type is used to show a list of featured contacts. | |
Menu Item: Heading |
The Menu Heading menu item type is used to separate menu links with text or images in a menu. For example, to give a title to a group of links or allow a short description before each link or groups of links. See the Front End Example screenshot below. | |
Menu Item: Heading |
</translate> <translate> The Menu Heading menu item type is used to separate menu links with text or images in a menu. For example, to give a title to a group of links or allow a short description before each link or groups of links. See the Front End Example screenshot below.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Iframe Wrapper |
</translate> <translate> The Iframe Wrapper menu item type is used to create a page with embedded content using an IFrame with control of iframe size, width and height.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Iframe Wrapper |
The Iframe Wrapper menu item type is used to create a page with embedded content using an IFrame with control of iframe size, width and height. | |
Menu Item: List All Categories |
The List All Categories menu item type is used to show Categories in a hierarchical list. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the articles in that category. | |
Menu Item: List All Categories |
The List All Categories menu item type is used to show Categories in a hierarchical list. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the articles in that category. | |
Menu Item: List All News Feed Categories |
</translate> <translate> The List All News Feed Categories menu item type is used to show a list of all RSS News Feed Categories. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, as shown below. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the News Feeds in that category.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: List All News Feed Categories |
The List All News Feed Categories menu item type is used to show a list of all RSS News Feed Categories. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, as shown below. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the News Feeds in that category. | |
Menu Item: List All Tags |
</translate> <translate> The List All Tags menu item type is Used to create a page containing items with selected tags.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: List All Tags |
The List All Tags menu item type is Used to create a page containing items with selected tags. | |
Menu Item: List Contacts in a Category |
The List Contacts in a Category menu item type is used to show contacts in a given Category in a list layout. Settings include: Contact Details, Contact Form, presentation(slider, tabs, plain view), and Email subject and message filters. | |
Menu Item: List Contacts in a Category |
</translate> <translate> The List Contacts in a Category menu item type is used to show contacts in a given Category in a list layout. Settings include: Contact Details, Contact Form, presentation(slider, tabs, plain view), and Email subject and message filters.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: List News Feeds in a Category |
</translate> <translate> The List News Feeds in a Category menu item type is used to show a list of all RSS News Feeds in a Category. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can include subcategories of a News Feed category.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: List News Feeds in a Category |
The List News Feeds in a Category menu item type is used to show a list of all RSS News Feeds in a Category. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can include subcategories of a News Feed category. | |
Menu Item: Login Form |
The Login Form menu item type is used to create a page containing a Login form. | |
Menu Item: Login Form |
</translate> <translate> The Login Form menu item type is used to create a page containing a Login form. </translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Logout |
The Logout menu item type provides a convenient way to logout. | |
Menu Item: Logout |
</translate> <translate> The Logout menu item type provides a convenient way to logout.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Password Reset |
The Password Reset menu item type is used to create a page containing a Password Reset form. It asks for the email associated with the user account and sends an email containing a reset token to the provided address. | |
Menu Item: Password Reset |
</translate> <translate> The Password Reset menu item type is used to create a page containing a Password Reset form. It asks for the email associated with the user account and sends an email containing a reset token to the provided address.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Registration Form |
The Registration Form menu item type is used to create a User Registration form page. The default form contains basic information: Name, Username, Password, and Email Address. | |
Menu Item: Registration Form |
</translate> <translate> The Registration Form menu item type is used to create a User Registration form page. The default form contains basic information: Name, Username, Password, and Email Address.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Search |
The Search menu item type is used to create a page for Smart Search Results. It can be used in conjunction with a Smart Search module to control a Search Results Page layout. | |
Menu Item: Search |
</translate> <translate> The Search menu item type is used to create a page for Smart Search Results. It can be used in conjunction with a Smart Search module to control a Search Results Page layout.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Separator |
</translate> <translate> The Separator menu item type is used to separate links with images or text in a menu. Some uses might be to give a title to a group of links or allow a short description before each link or groups of links. See the Front End Example screenshot below.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Separator |
The Separator menu item type is used to separate links with images or text in a menu. Some uses might be to give a title to a group of links or allow a short description before each link or groups of links. See the Front End Example screenshot below. | |
Menu Item: Single Article |
The Single Article menu item type is used to show one article in the Frontend of the site. | |
Menu Item: Single Article |
The Single Article menu item type is used to show one article in the Frontend of the site. | |
Menu Item: Single Contact |
</translate> <translate> The Single Contact is used to show a menu link for a Single Contact with optional settings such as Contact Details, Contact Form and Email subject and message filters.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Single Contact |
The Single Contact is used to show a menu link for a Single Contact with optional settings such as Contact Details, Contact Form and Email subject and message filters. | |
Menu Item: Single News Feed |
</translate> <translate> The Single News Feed menu item type is used to show a single RSS News Feed created in the News Feeds component.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Single News Feed |
The Single News Feed menu item type is used to show a single RSS News Feed created in the News Feeds component. | |
Menu Item: Site Configuration Options |
</translate> <translate> The Site Configuration Options menu item type allows a Joomla! super-user to easily change the site configuration. The page it links to is a simplified version of the Administrator's Site Global Configuration page. It provides access to some of the important site configuration parameters. After a change, the super-user will see the results immediately. This menu item is intended to help new super-users with site development.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Site Configuration Options |
The Site Configuration Options menu item type allows a Joomla! super-user to easily change the site configuration. The page it links to is a simplified version of the Administrator's Site Global Configuration page. It provides access to some of the important site configuration parameters. After a change, the super-user will see the results immediately. This menu item is intended to help new super-users with site development. | |
Menu Item: Tagged Items |
</translate> <translate> The Tagged Items menu item type is used to create a page to display content with selected tags.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: Tagged Items |
The Tagged Items menu item type is used to create a page to display content with selected tags. | |
Menu Item: URL |
</translate> <translate> The URL menu item type is used to create a link to a separate website.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: URL |
The URL menu item type is used to create a link to a separate website. | |
Menu Item: User Profile |
</translate> <translate> The User Profile menu item type creates a page displaying a user's own Profile settings.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: User Profile |
The User Profile menu item type creates a page displaying a user's own Profile settings. | |
Menu Item: Username Reminder Request |
The Username Reminder Request menu item type is used to create a form which allows a user to request an e-mail with their username. | |
Menu Item: Username Reminder Request |
</translate> <translate> The Username Reminder Request menu item type is used to create a form which allows a user to request an e-mail with their username.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus Menu Item Article Archived | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Archived |
Used to show a list of Articles that have been Archived and can be searched by date, as shown below. | |
Menus Menu Item Article Categories | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Categories |
Used to show a list of Categories. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, as shown below. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the articles in that category. | |
Menus Menu Item Article Category Blog | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Category Blog |
Used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a blog layout. | |
Menus Menu Item Article Category List | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Category List |
Used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a list layout. | |
Menus Menu Item Article Create | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Create |
Allows users to submit an article. Normally this is available only to users who have logged in to the front end of the site. | |
Menus Menu Item Article Featured |
Used to show all Articles that have been tagged as Featured. Articles are shown in a Blog Layout. | |
Menus Menu Item Article Featured | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Single Article | ||
Menus Menu Item Article Single Article |
Used to show one article in the front end of the site. | |
Menus Menu Item Contact Categories |
Used to show a list of all Contact Categories. | |
Menus Menu Item Contact Category |
Used to show contacts belonging to a specific Category in a list layout. | |
Menus Menu Item Contact Category | ||
Menus Menu Item Contact Featured |
Used to show all Contacts that have been tagged as Featured. Contacts are shown in a Category Layout. | |
Menus Menu Item Contact Featured | ||
Menus Menu Item Contact Single Contact |
Used to show a single contact from the contacts component. | |
Menus Menu Item Contact Single Contact | ||
Menus Menu Item Display Site Configuration | ||
Menus Menu Item Display Template Options | ||
Menus Menu Item External URL |
This particular menu item is used for creating a link to a website separate from your current Joomla! installation in a menu. | |
Menus Menu Item External URL | ||
Menus Menu Item Finder Search |
Used to create a page for Smart Search Results, which can be used in conjunction with a Smart Search module to control Search Results Page's layout. Ability to 'can' Smart Search results to specific filters to control a search. | |
Menus Menu Item Finder Search | ||
Menus Menu Item Manager |
The Menu Item Manager lists the menu items contained in a menu created using the Menu Manager. | |
Menus Menu Item Manager Edit |
Menu items are the core structure of a Joomla website. Each Menu Item is a link to a webpage. The Menu Item Type determines the type of page that will display when this menu choice is selected by the User. The core distribution of Joomla provides 29 different Menu Item types. If you install third-party extensions, these may add more menu types. In this screen, you will select the Menu Item Type for the Menu Item you are creating and then fill in information about this specific Menu Item. Some of these fields are common to all Menu Item types. These include the following sections: Details, Link Type Options, Page Display Options, Metadata Options, and Module Assignment for this Menu Item. These common fields are documented in this help screen. In addition to these common fields, different Menu Item types may require different fields unique to that type. These are documented in the help screen for each type. | |
Menus Menu Item Menu Heading | ||
Menus Menu Item Menu Item Alias | ||
Menus Menu Item Menu Item Alias |
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. | |
Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Categories |
Used to show a list of all News Feed Categories. | |
Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Categories | ||
Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Category |
Used to show newsfeeds belonging to a specific Category in a list layout. | |
Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Category | ||
Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Single Newsfeed | ||
Menus Menu Item Newsfeed Single Newsfeed |
Used to show a single newsfeed from the Newsfeeds component. | |
Menus Menu Item Search Results |
Used to create a 'Search Form' page for users to search site's content. Additional, used to control output look of search results or 'can' the results of a search with a menu link for preset search term or terms. | |
Menus Menu Item Search Results | ||
Menus Menu Item Search Results |
</translate> <translate> Used to create a 'Search Form or Search Results' page for users to search site's content. Additional, used to control output look of search results or 'can' the results of a search with a menu link for preset search term or terms.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus Menu Item Separator | ||
Menus Menu Item Tags Items Compact List | ||
Menus Menu Item Tags Items List | ||
Menus Menu Item Tags Items List All | ||
Menus Menu Item Text Separator |
Used to provide a way to separate links with images or text in a menu. Some uses might be to give a title to a group of links or allow a short description before each link or groups of links. | |
Menus Menu Item User Login | ||
Menus Menu Item User Login |
Used to create a 'User Login Form' page for users to login to the website. | |
Menus Menu Item User Password Reset | ||
Menus Menu Item User Password Reset |
Used to create a form which allows a user to reset their password with an email sent to the user's email associated with the account. | |
Menus Menu Item User Profile | ||
Menus Menu Item User Profile |
Shows the active user details when the page is navigated to. This Layout has no unique Parameters. | |
Menus Menu Item User Profile Edit | ||
Menus Menu Item User Profile Edit |
Shows a table where the user can edit their profile when the page is navigated to. This Layout has no unique Parameters. | |
Menus Menu Item User Registration | ||
Menus Menu Item User Registration |
Used to create a default User Registration form for user registration. Default form contains basic information: Name, Username, Password, and Email Address. | |
Menus Menu Item User Reminder | ||
Menus Menu Item User Reminder |
Used to create a form which allows a user to request an e-mail with their username. | |
Menus Menu Item Weblink Categories | ||
Menus Menu Item Weblink Categories |
</translate> <translate> Used to show a list of all Web Link Categories. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, as shown below. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can click on a category Title to show the Web Links in that category.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus Menu Item Weblink Categories |
Used to show a list of all Weblink Categories. | |
Menus Menu Item Weblink Category | ||
Menus Menu Item Weblink Category |
</translate> <translate> Used to show a list of Web Links in a Category. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, parent with child (sub) categories. Depending on the selected layout options, click on a category Title to show the Web Links in that category or sub categories.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus Menu Item Weblink Category |
Used to show a list of Web Links in a Category. Categories are shown in a hierarchical list, parent with child (sub) categories. Depending on the selected layout options, click on a category Title to show the Web Links in that category or sub categories. | |
Menus Menu Item Weblink Submit | ||
Menus Menu Item Weblink Submit |
</translate> <translate> Used to show a Web Link submission form in Front End (website) allowing users with permission to submit Web Links.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus Menu Item Weblink Submit |
Used to show a Web Link submission form in Front End (website) allowing users with permission to submit Web Links. | |
Menus Menu Item Wrapper |
Used to create a page with embedded content using an IFrame with control of iframe size, width and height. | |
Menus Menu Item Wrapper | ||
Screen.menus.15 |
The Menu Item Manager lists the menu items contained in a menu created using the Menu Manager. | |
Screen.menus.edit.15 |
In this screen, you will select the Menu Item Type for this Menu Item. The Menu Item Type determines the type of page that will display when this menu choice is selected by the User. | |
Screen.trashmanager.15 |
These screens are holding areas where Menu Items and Articles are stored before they are permanently deleted from your Joomla! database. From here, you can either permanently delete the items or restore them to the site. |
Menu Manager Help Screens[edit]
Menu Manager Help Screen | Version | Description |
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Menu Item: Components Menu Container |
The Components Menu Container is used to show a component container in the Administrator interface. A use case might be as follows:
More information at: https://docs.joomla.org/J4.x:Adding_a_Custom_Administrator_Menu
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Menu Item: Components Menu Container |
The Components Menu Container is used to show a component container in the Administrator interface. A use case might be as follows:
More information at: https://docs.joomla.org/J4.x:Adding_a_Custom_Administrator_Menu
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Menu Item: List All Contact Categories |
The List All Contact Categories menu item type is used to show a list of contact categories within a category. | |
Menu Item: List All Contact Categories |
</translate> <translate> The List All Contact Categories menu item type is used to show a list of contact categories within a category.</translate> <translate> | |
Menu Item: New Item |
Menu Items are the core structure of a Joomla website. Each Menu Item is a link to a webpage. The Menu Item Type determines the type of page that will display when this menu choice is selected by the User.
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Menu Item: New Item |
Menu Items are the core structure of a Joomla website. Each Menu Item is a link to a webpage. The Menu Item Type determines the type of page that will display when this menu choice is selected by the User.
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Menus |
</translate> <translate> Menus allow a user to navigate through the site. A menu is an object which contains one or more menu items. Each menu item points to a logical page on the site. A menu module is required to place the menu on the page. One menu can have more than one module. For example, one module might show only the first level menu items and a second module might show the level 2 menu items.</translate> <translate> The Menus list provides an overview of the menus available on a Joomla site. This includes the details of each individual menu's number of items published, unpublished and trashed, and the names of linked modules.</translate> <translate> The process for adding a menu to the site is normally as follows:</translate> <translate>
<translate>
<translate>
<translate> | |
Menus |
Menus allow a user to navigate through the site. A menu is an object which contains one or more menu items. Each menu item points to a logical page on the site. A menu module is required to place the menu on the page. One menu can have more than one module. For example, one module might show only the first level menu items and a second module might show the level 2 menu items.
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Menus Menu Item Contact Categories | ||
Menus Menu Item Manager | ||
Menus Menu Item Manager Edit | ||
Menus Menu Item Menu Item Container | ||
Menus Menu Manager |
Menus allow a user to navigate through the site. A menu is an object which contains one or more menu items. Each menu item points to a logical page on the site. A menu module is required to place the menu on the page. One menu can have more than one module. For example, one module might show only the first level menu items and a second module might show the level 2 menu items. The process for adding a menu to the site is normally as follows:
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Menus Menu Manager | ||
Menus Menu Manager Edit |
You can add or modify menus in this screen. | |
Menus Menu Manager Edit | ||
Menus Menu Manager Options |
You can set options of your menus in this screen. | |
Menus Menu Manager Options |
You can set options of your menus in this screen. | |
Menus: Edit |
</translate> <translate> You can add or modify menus in this screen.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus: Edit |
You can add or modify menus in this screen. | |
Menus: Items |
</translate> <translate> The Menus: Items page lists the menu items contained in a menu created using the Menu Manager. The Title bar shows the name of the selected menu or All Menu Items if that list is selected.</translate> <translate> | |
Menus: Items |
The Menus: Items page lists the menu items contained in a menu created using the Menu Manager. The Title bar shows the name of the selected menu or All Menu Items if that list is selected. |