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How do I create a side menu in Joomla?

Last updated on September 25, 2022 @ 8:14 am

In order to create a side menu in Joomla, you first need to create a new menu item. To do this, open the Menus module and click on the Add New Menu Item button. In the resulting window, enter a name for your menu item (e.g.

“Side Menu”) and select the type of menu item it will be (e. “Submenu”). Finally, click on the OK button.

Now, you need to create the submenus. To do this, open the Submenus module and click on the Add New Submenu button. In the resulting window, enter a name for your submenu (e.

“Services”) and select the type of submenu it will be (e. “List”).

Now, you need to create the main menu items for your side menu. To do this, open the Menu Items module and click on the Add New Menu Item button.

“Services”) and select the type of menu item it will be (e.

Now, you need to create the links for your menu items. To do this, open the Links module and click on the Add New Link button. In the resulting window, enter a link name (e.

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“Services”) and select the type of link it will be (e. “Link”).

Now, you need to create the content for your menu items. To do this, open the Content module and click on the Add New Item button. In the resulting window, enter a name for your item (e.

“Services”) and select the type of item it will be (e. “Text”).

Now, you need to create the layout for your menu item. To do this, open the Layout module and click on the Add New Layout button. In the resulting window, select the type of layout (e.

“Block”) and then enter the content for your menu item in the appropriate fields.

Now, you need to add the menu item to the front end of your website. To do this, open the Frontend module and click on the Site Information tab.

In the Site Information tab, click on the Menu Item button and then select the menu item you just created from the resulting list.

Congratulations! Your side menu is now ready to use.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.