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Description¶

The Web Link Category form is used to create a new Category or or edit an existing one. Note that you need to create at least one Web Link Category before you can create a Web Link. Also, Web Link Categories are separate from other types of Categories, such as those for Articles, Banners, and News Feeds.

Common Elements¶

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

• Toolbars.
• The Options Tab.
• The Publishing Tab.
• The Associations Tab.
• The Permissions Tab.

How to Access¶

• Select Component → Web Links → Categories from the Administrator menU. Then...
• Select the New button in the Toolbar to add a new Category. Or...
• Select a Title from the list Title column to edit an existing Category.

Screenshot¶

Form Fields¶

• Title The Title for this item. This may or may not display on the page, depending on the parameter values you choose.
• Alias The internal name of the item. Normally, you can leave this blank and Joomla will fill in a default value Title in lower case and with dashes instead of spaces.

Category tab¶

Left panel¶

• Description The description for the item. Category, Subcategory and Web Link descriptions may be shown on web pages, depending on the parameter settings.