Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

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Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

Post by kierantaylor » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:18 pm

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Hey,

I've only recently discovered Joomla, I downloaded and installed it last night using the final sample data option. After watching a few [youtube] tutorials on menu structure I decided to try and configure them to my needs. In most of the tutorials I watched they refer to the structure as "Sections > Category > Article", first off is that correct?

My issue is once I have installed I can see no option to add a section, I do have category though. What am I doing wrong? How can I rectify this? It is worth noting I have since removed that install and created a new one without the sample data.

Any and all help is appreciated, Thank you.
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Re: Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

Post by brian » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:30 pm

Those tutorials are for Joomla 1.5

In Joomla 2.5 and above the section->category->article structure has been replaced with category->article and with the added benefit that you can now have unlimited nested categories eg category->category->category->category->category->category->article
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Re: Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

Post by jtut » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:33 pm

Since version 1.6, Joomla! has no section but instead is a multi-level categories.

In Joomla! administrator, go to Content -> Category Manager -> Add new category. This is parent category.

You can add more parent category then creating multi-level sub categories.
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Re: Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

Post by kierantaylor » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:37 pm

Thank you both very much for your help.

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Re: Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

Post by kierantaylor » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:57 pm

Just tried out your advice, works a charm!

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Re: Installed and using v2.5.8 (XAMPP) no sections option

Post by brian » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:00 pm

Always helps when you follow the correct tutorials ;)
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