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Description¶

The Menu Heading menu item type is used to separate menu links with text or images in a menu. For example, to give a title to a group of links or allow a short description before each link or groups of links. See the Front End Example screenshot below.

Common Elements¶

Some aspects of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

• Toolbars.
• The Details Tab.
• The Link Type Tab.
• The Associations Tab.
• The Module Assignment Tab.

How To Access¶

To create a new Menu Heading menu item:

• Select Menus → [name of the menu] from the Administrator menu (for example, Menus → Main Menu). Then...
  • Select the New button in the Toolbar. Then...
  • Select the Menu Item Type Select button.
  • In the modal dialog select the System Links item to open a list and then select the Menu Heading item.

To edit an existing Menu Heading item type:

• Select its Title in Menus: Items list.

Screenshot¶

All of the form input fields are covered in the Common Elements.

Tips¶

• It is possible to use an image as a Text Separator. Since a Menu Title is required, to use only image as a separator the Menu Title can be a space.