Joomla User Manual

Menu Module Positions¶

A menu is positioned on a page via a menu module. To view all of your menu modules and their positions:

• Select Content → Site Modules from the Administrator menu.
• Filter by Menu type as in the following illustration:

For reference, the Cassiopeia template has the following positions:

To Change a Position¶

From the Modules (Site) list:

• Select the title of the menu module you wish to move.
• In the Modules: Menu edit form select the position you wish to use. The following illustration shows a menu module being moved from sidebar-left to sidebar-right:

• Select Save from the Toolbar.
• View the site to check the result.

Menu Layout¶

If you move a menu module from a side position to a top position, or vice-versa, you may wish to change the layout too.

• Default layout, often used for side menus, has all items visible but with child items indented.
• Dropdown layout, often used for top menus, has the parent items visible with child items available via drop-down lists.
• To change the layout:
  • Select the Advanced tab.
  • From the Layout drop-down list select the appropriate option.
  • Select Save & Close from the Toolbar.
• View the site to check the result.