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For many Joomla! users there is a lot of confusion around menus. In this session, we will look at a simple quick menu add, then go back step by step taking a deeper look into the options and settings along the way, including covering menu item types and multiple menus. A deeper understanding of menus opens up a world of possibilities in Joomla! Presented by Robbie Adair at JoomlaDay Houston on Oct. 19th, 2013.
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What’s on your menu(s)?
A deeper look into Joomla! menu items
Presented for #jd13hou by @RobbieAdair
What’s on our menu?
What are menus? - Quick Overview Menu items - What are all these types and options? Multiple menus - Sure! I created a menu, now where is it? The awesome power of Hidden Menus! Questions Time Permitting
The Online Joomla! Docshttp://docs.joomla.org/Menu_Management
What are menus?
Component ex. Calendar
Article
Articles
Menu Item 1 Menu Item 2 Menu Item 3
QUICK OVERVIEW
1. create menu 2. create menu items 3. create a menu module 4. test
Menu items What are all these types
and options?
Don’t ignore the parameters! Yes, you can override the Global Settings here...
Nesting menu items Now, let’s talk about the url alias! Hosting is so important!
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Multiple menus - Sure!
There can be only one...
How to really use Menu Item Aliases!
Main menu, that is...
I created a menu, now where is it?
The Menu Module
Menu Assignments
Template main menu?Don’t forget to use
?tp=1to find your positions!
The awesome power of Hidden Menus!
url for an ad? url for internal links? url for tracking?
url.com/aliasofhidden
Questions?
Business Website: www.mediaateam.com Personal Website: www.robbieadair.com Twitter: @robbieadair Twitter: @mediaateam Email: [email protected]
Questions later?
