Module: Main Menu and other Menus
Purpose:

Each Menu in the system has a corresponding Module. The settings in each individual Module apply to the specific Menu tied to that Module.

Details  
  • Title: Title of the module to display on the page.
  • Show Title: Show/Hide the Title (above) of the Module on the page.
  • Position: Assign the Module to a position on the template.
  • Module order: The order the module will appear among modules assigned to the same page, in the same position.
  • Access Level: Determines who (which class of user) can view the Module.
  • Published: Show/Hide the Module.
  • ID: This is the ID number for the module item. This is auto-allocated by the Mambo system when the module is saved.
  • Description: A short description of the functions provided by the Module Type
  • Pages / Items: Sets on which pages the Module will appear.
Usage: n/a
Default State: Published
Parameters:
  • Menu Class Suffix: Type (if needed) a suffix to be applied to the CSS class of the Menu Items (mainlevel and sublevel).
  • Module Class Suffix: Type (if needed) a suffix to be applied to the CSS class of  (table.moduletable).  This allows individual module styling.
  • Menu Name: Type the name of the menu as defined in the Menu Manager. This menu contains the Menu Items that will display on your site.
  • Menu Style: Three styles of menu are provided with Mambo. Vertical, Horizontal and Flat List.
    • The Vertical menu displays its Menu Items vertically in a table format. It may display sublevels menus if desired. These are presented in an indented form.
    • The Horizontal Menu honors only the first level items and produces a horizontal collection of Menu Items separated (if desired) by a Spacer as defined below. It is displayed in a table format.
    • The Flat List is a type of Menu displayed in a list format (<li> tags). Depending on the CSS, it may display horizontally or vertically. It does not display sublevels.
  • Enable Cache: Cache the contents of the Module..
  • Show Menu Icons: Show or Hide the menu icons you have specified for your Menu Items.
  • Menu Icon Alignment: Choose which alignment to display these icons if checked to show.
  • Expand Menu: Show or hide the sublevel menus for the chosen menu by default (only for Vertical Menus).
  • Indent Image: Choose which indent system to use. It could be None, provided by the template, be the default Mambo system or customized with the following parameters "Indent Image 1 to 6".  This lets you choose a specific image for each menu level (the images must be in the images/M_images folder to be available as a choice).
  • Spacer: Choose a character to act as spacer in an Horizontal menu. It is often a "|" or a "-".
  • End Spacer: Choose a character to act as a spacer for the end of the menu.
Toolbar Icons:
  • Preview: Preview Module. NOTE: You can only Preview typed modules.
  • Save: Save changes and return to Module Manager.
  • Apply: Apply changes without exiting the page.
  • Close: Cancel without saving your changes and return to Module Manager.