{"id":38604,"date":"2014-12-04T03:12:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T08:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=38604"},"modified":"2017-08-01T10:28:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T14:28:18","slug":"joomla-3-x-menu-item-types-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/joomla-3-x-menu-item-types-overview.html","title":{"rendered":"Joomla 3.x. Menu item types overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This tutorial shows available menu item types in Joomla.<\/p>\r\n

Joomla 3.x. Menu item types overview<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Each Menu Item loads a pre-defined type of page determined by the Menu Item Type. Menu items are the core structure of a Joomla website. Each Menu Item is a link to a webpage. The Menu Item Type determines the type of page that will display when this menu choice is selected by the User.<\/p>\r\n

A list of available Menu Item Types<\/strong> for Version 3.x is available in the help documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

In order to add a new menu item, you should perform the following:<\/p>\r\n

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    Open Joomla administration panel;\r\n <\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Go to Menus<\/strong> section and select the menu you want to add new item to;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Click Add New Menu Item<\/strong> button;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Input menu item title;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Click Select<\/strong> button to set menu item type:\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n

    \"Joomla_3.x.Menu_item_types_overview-1\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    In the appeared window select the desired menu item type<\/strong>:\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n

    \"Joomla_3.x.Menu_item_types_overview-2\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Click Save<\/strong> button to keep your changes:\r\n\t<\/p>\r\n

    \"Joomla_3.x.Menu_item_types_overview-3\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Menu Item Types are organized into four groups: <\/p>\r\n