Menu Item Format: Table - Content Section

Purpose: | The Table - Content Section Menu Item adds a link that will display a list of the categories in the selected section. The number of Content Items in the Category can be displayed beside the Category name. Selecting the link to the Category will present a tabular list of Content Items in a particular Section Category. Details Name : Enter the name of the Menu Item as you want it to appear on the menu of your site. If you leave this blank, the Category name will automatically be used. Section: Select a specific section. URL : (The URL for this item will appear after Apply/Save.) Parent Item : Select *Top* if you want the Menu Item to appear at the same level as your primary navigation. You can also put the Menu Item under an existing Menu Item by selecting that existing menu item as parent. Ordering: By default, Mambo adds new items to the end of the Menu Items list. After saving or applying the new item, you can change its order when editing, using a pull-down menu to select the item after which the item will appear. Access Level: Sets who can view this item Published: Sets whether the Menu Item is published or not. By default, new menu items are set to be published.
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Default State: | n/a
Parameters: | Menu Image: Allows you to set an image to appear to the left or right of the Item on themenu. The image must be placed in the /images/stories directory. Note: The 'Show Menu Items' option located in the parameters at Modules -> Site Modules -> [name-of-menu] must be set to 'Yes'. Section Title: Show/Hide the section title. Page Class Suffix: Allows you to set customized styles for this page. The suffix you type here is automatically added to the CSS classes for this page, and will have to be defined in your template's CSS stylesheet for usage. Back Button: Show or hide a "Back" button on the bottom of the page to allow the user to return to the previously viewed page. Order by: Controls the order that the Content Items will be displayed on the category page. In this drop-down menu, one of the following options can be selected: Default: Arranges items according to the order shown in the Content Items Manager (Content -> All Content Items) Title Alphabetical: Arranges items in alphabetical order Title Reverse-Alphabetical: Arranges items in reverse alphabetical order Ordering: Arranges items according to the order set in the Content Items Manager (Content -> All Content Items) Category List - Section: Show/Hide the list of categories in List View page. Description: Show/Hide the descriptions for each category. The descriptions appear under the category name. Description Image: Show/Hide the images contained in category descriptions. Category List - Category: Show/Hide the list of categories in Table view page. Empty Categories: Show/Hide the categories with no items published. # Category Items: Show/Hide the number of items in each category. Category Description: Hides or shows the description of each category. The category descriptions are defined on the category pages, which are accessible in the Category Manager (Content -> Category Manager). Date Format: Set the format for the dates of items to be displayed in the category table. (See the Administration Manual for detailed information). Date Column: Show/Hide the date column on the category table. You can use the option set in the Global Configuration page (Site -> Global Configuration) by setting this option to *Use Global*, or you can override the Global Configuration setting (for the category table page only) by setting this option to "Show" or "Hide". Author Column: Show/Hide the author column on the category table. You can use the option set in the Global Configuration page (Site -> Global Configuration) by setting this option to "Use Global", or you can override the Global Configuration setting (for the category table page only) by setting this option to "Show" or "Hide". Hits Column: Show/Hide the Hits column on the category page that shows the number of hits for each item. You can use the option set in the Global Configuration page (Site -> Global Configuration) by setting this option to *Use Global* or you can override the Global Configuration setting (for the category pages only). Table Headings: Show/Hide the headings (*Date,* *Item Title,* *Author,* and *Hits*) on the category page. Navigation Bar: Show/Hide the Navigation bar on the category page. The Navigation bar shows links to other pages, such as, << Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>. Order Select: Show/Hide the Order Select dropdown on the category page. The Order Select dropdown provides several options for your site's users to change the order in which the items are displayed on the category page. Changes that users make in the Order Select don't affect the display for other users. Display Select: Show/Hide the Display Number dropdown (detailed below) on the category page. Display Number: Sets the default number of items to be displayed in the Display Number dropdown on the category page. The Display Number dropdown controls the number of items that users see at one time on the category page. Filter: Show/Hide the Filter text box on the category page. Filter Field: Controls which field the filter applies to. Options are *Author* *Title* and *Hits* (number of hits that the item has had).
Toolbar Icons: | Back: Return to the previous page. Save: Save your changes. Apply: Apply your changes to the site without saving. Cancel: Cancel the present operation without saving.