Single Article Menu Item Types (Joomla 3) Before creating this type of menu item, be sure that you have visited previous tutorials on how to create an article so that you can link it to this menu item. The video below explains how to create this type...
Drop Down/Sub Menu Item (Joomla 3) Creating a drop down menu, or a sub-menu, is a popular way to increase the functionality of your site and to keep your articles organized and presentable. Assuming that you've already created menu items, this article...
Drop Down/Sub Menu Item (Joomla 2.5) Creating a drop down menu, or a sub menu, is a popular way to increase the functionality of your site and to keep your articles organized and presentable. Assuming that you've already created menu items, this...
select the category into which you d like to save the link. Nowyou can create a Weblinks module or different kinds of menu item types to feature the links. Back to Top Creating a Weblinks Menu Item After creating Weblinks categories and links, go to the...
select the categoryinto which you'd like to save the link. Now you can create a Weblinks module or different kinds of menu item types to feature the links. Back to Top Creating a Weblinks Menu Item After creating Weblinks categories and links, go to the...
Category Blog Menu Item (Joomla 3) A Category Blog menu item type is similar to a Featured Article menu item type. Both will display articles that are saved into individual categories, with one main difference: a Featured Articles menu item type will...
Tutorial #10: Single Article Menu Item Types (Joomla 2.5) Before creating this type of menu item, be sure that you have visited previous tutorials on how to create an article so that you can link it to this menu item. To get started, log into the back...
click on the "Select" button that is next to the menu item type field. And select "Category Blog" from the list of menu item types that appears. Complete the menu item by creating a title, selecting a "Menu Location", and under "Required Settings",...
Single Article Menu Item (Joomla 2.5) The structure of a Joomla site is based mainly on a menu system. A menu contains menu items, and menu items can vary based on the function they are supposed to perform. For instance, a menu item can point to a page...
Create an Article Menu Item (Joomla 3) This article explains how to add a "Create Article" Menu Item Type so users can create an article from the front end of the Joomla site. Site administrators can log in on the front end themselves to create an...
Create an Article Menu Item (Joomla 2.5) This article explains how to add a "Create Article" menu item type so users can create an article from the front end. It is important to note that in order to have the Create Article menu item function properly,...
Smart Search Menu Item (Joomla 2.5) One of the many new features of Joomla 2.5 is Smart Search. Prior versions of Joomla have included a core search function that that is still available, but the latest Smart Search function is a big step forward for...
External URL Menu Item (Joomla 1.5) At some point, you may want one of your menu items to point to an item outside of your site - another website, for example. This article includes steps on how to create an External Link menu item type (in Joomla!...
Smart Search Menu Item (Joomla 3) Prior versions of Joomla have included a core search function that is still available, but Smart Search is a big step forward for the way Joomla indexes information. The Smart Search feature is disabled by default...
Tutorial #11: Featured Articles Menu Item Type (Joomla 3) The Featured Articles menu item type allows you to feature multiple articles from one or more categories on one page within your Joomla site. This video demonstrates how to feature articles and...
Loading a Module as a Drop-Down Menu Item Using the CloudBase 3 template, you can display modules as drop down menu items. To do this, you'll first want to create a module. For the purpose of this tutorial, we'll create a login module. While creating...
Cloudbase 2.0 - Removing the Main Body Content Area At some point you may want to build a page within your site that doesn't feature an article - a page based entirely of modules. This article explains a way to accomplish this by creating a Featured...
Error: 404: Article not Found A 404 error is a common error and can be caused by a number of issues. Essentially, a 404 error occurs when the information that you requested is not available. If you receive a 404 error, you were able to successfully...
Search Engine Optimization (Joomla 2.5) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an incredibly important topic to consider when developing your Joomla Instance, especially if you’d like people to locate you using various search engines. It is important to...
Module Suffix - Menu Suffix (Joomla 3) With the adoption of the Bootstrap Framework in Joomla! 3.0 the way templates and extensions are developed for 3.0 has changed quite a bit. Although you can still edit the styling and CSS of your templates and...