User's Manual

Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 101 Version 1.0.1.
ManageMenus
Navigation and access to content in your web site is made possible using menus.
Menus in Joomla! are groups of links to Sections, Categories, Content Items, Components, or external
pages. These links are called Menu Items.
Each menu must have an identification name, which is only used internally by Joomla! A menu only
becomes visible on a site if it has a published
mod_mainmenu Module, which references it. A menu may
have multiple mod_mainmenu Modules referencing it.
By default, you should find the following menus available, mainmenu, othermenu, topmenu, and
usermenu under the Menu option.
² Access: Select Menu > Menu Manager.
This will display the Menu Manager screen.
Figure 83: Menu Manager screen
Toolbar Buttons: Copy, Delete, Edit, and New are available.
The following information is displayed:
Menu Field Description
Menu Name:
This is the identification name used by Joomla! to identify this menu within the code. It
must be unique. It is recommended to use no space within this name. For example, in
the core Joomla!, the User Menu's Menu Name is usermenu and the Main Menu's Menu
Name is mainmenu.
Menu Items:
Click on the Menu Item button
to access the menu items on the Menu Manager
[menu name] screen.
#Published: The number of Menu Items published.
#Unpublished: The number of Menu Items unpublished.
#Trash: The number of Menu Items trashed.
#Modules: This is the number of Menu Modules associated to the Menu Name.