How To Add A Link To The Main Menu In Joomla That Connects To Your Article
Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:00

How To Add A Link To The Main Menu In Joomla That Connects To Your Article

  1.  Go to www.yourwebsite.com/administrator

    Replace www.yourwebsite.com with your website address

  2. Login using your Joomla administrator username and password
  3. Once logged in

    On the main menu (Top left of screen) hover over "Menus"  and click "Main Menu"

  4. The Menu Manager page opens

    At the top right of the page Click "New"

  5. The Article Layout page opens

    Click "Articles"
    Click "Article Layout"


    Write your article in the window using the format tools to adjust the article default style
  6. The Menu Item:[new] page opens
  7. Complete the form:

    Enter your link title
    Alias can be left as blank
    Select the menu from the drop down list that your link should appear in
    Click Select - Top right and in the pop up window that opens click you article you want to link to and click ok
  8. Click "Save" - Top right
  9. Your menu link has been created, published and linked to your article