Types of Menu Link We hope that JOOMLERS across Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and the North West UK find this overview of the many different kinds of Menu Item or Menu Link is useful.
This wide range of options enables you to present website content to visitors in the most appropriate way.
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Available Groups of Menu Links The many different types of Menu Link are organised in groups, as shown below.
Of all these groups, the one called Articles is perhaps the one you will use most.
It contains two very useful menu link types:
the Single Article Menu Link, and the Category Blog Menu Link . Read more: Article Menu Links .
Groups of Menu Links
Articles Archived Articles Display all archived articles.
Category Blog Displays article introductions in a single or multi-column layout.
Category List Displays a list of articles in a category.
Create Article Create a new article.
Featured Articles Show all featured articles from one or multiple categories in a single or multi-column layout.
List All Categories Shows a list of all the article categories within a category.
Single Article Display a single article.
Configuration Manager Display Site Configuration Options Displays basic site configuration options.
Display Template Options Displays template parameter options if the template allows this.
Contacts Featured Contacts This view lists the featured contacts.
List All Contact Categories Shows a list of contact categories within a category.
List Contacts in a Category This view lists the contacts in a category.
Single Contact This links to the contact information for one contact.
News Feeds List All News Feed Categories Show all the news feed categories within a category.
List News Feeds in a Category Show all news feeds within a category.
Single News Feed Show a single news feed.
Search Search Form or Search Results Display search results.
Smart Search Search The default search layout.
System Links URL An external or internal URL.
Menu Heading A heading for the parent of submenu items.
Menu Item Alias Create an alias to another menu item.
Separator A separator with or without a text label, useful to separate items within a menu.
Tags Compact list of tagged items List of items that have been tagged with the selected tags.
List of all tags This links to a detailed list of all tags.
Tagged Items This links to a list of items with specific tags.
Users Edit User Profile Edit a user profile.
Login Form Displays a login form.
Password Reset Displays a request to reset password.
Registration Form Displays a registration form.
User Profile Displays a user profile.
Username Reminder Request Displays a username reminder request.
Web Links The WEB LINKS Component is now decoupled from the Core Joomla! CMS.
You will need to download it from the Joomla! Extensions Directory if you want to display WEBLINK Menu Links in your website.
List All Web Link Categories Show all the web link categories within a category.
List Web Links in a Category Displays a list of Web Links for a category.
Submit a Web Link Display a form to submit a web link in the Frontend.
Wrapper Iframe Wrapper Displays a URL in an iframe.
How to Manage Navigation We tell you how to create and edit Menus and the main types of Menu Links elsewhere in this guide.
Read more: Menus & Menu Items .
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