User's Manual
Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 66 Version 1.0.1.
TheMenuManager
In this example, we will be adding a menu link to the mainmenu menu to display the Web Links
Component.
² Access: Select Menu > mainmenu.
This will display the Menu Manager [mainmenu] screen. All existing menu item will be
displayed.
Figure 48: Menu Manager screen
Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Move, Copy, Trash, Edit, and New are available.
The following information is displayed:
Column Name Details/Options
Menu Item:
This is the name given to the menu item and is displayed on the menu on the Front-
end
Published:
This indicates whether the menu item is published, or not published. Clicking on the
button will switch the state of that menu item between Published and Unpublished.
Reorder:
You can use the Up or Down arrows to alter the order in which the menu items are
displayed.
Order:
You can enter the order in which you want the menu items displayed. Use the Save
button to save the changes.
Access:
This indicates what type of user has access to the menu item. By clicking on the title,
you can toggle between,
Public, Registered, and Special.
Itemid:
This shows the ID (identification code) for this specific Menu Item used in the
database.
Type:
This indicates the type of link used for this menu item. If it is a
Link Content Item,
or a Link Static Content, you may directly edit the content by clicking the type of
menu item.
CID:
This shows the
Component ID of this specific Menu Item in the database.
Other functions available on this screen include