[KNOWN ISSUE] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
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[KNOWN ISSUE] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Link-URL menu types are not visible in Menu Item selection list hence can not assign modules or left/right column to a link-URL so the template gets all corrupted.
Last edited by Anonymous on Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [UNDER REVIEW] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Thanks for the report.
EDIT: INFO BELOW STRIKED OUT AS REALISED THAT JOOMLA DOES GIVE A UNIQUE ITEMID IF THE URL DOES NOT ALREADY INCLUDE ONE
I guess that the link url was primarily intended for external links and therefor not suffixed with an itemid
There may be a case for having an option to give an itemid. Especially for linking to pages within components, where you would like different module assignments to the main component pages
Two points to bear in mind:
1) For links to content items in joomla, you can use the menu link of type:
link - content item
or
link - static content
both of which give an itemid to the link and therefore will be available in module selection lists
2) For links of type url, you can simply add your own Itemid on the end (matching an existing Itemid of course )
so if you have an existing link with an id of 57
you can create further links of type url and add onto the url
&Itemid=57
and they will receive the same module assignments as the link with id of 57
If you require unique assignments, you could create a "hidden" item on a menu that you do not currently publish ( e.g. other menu ) I know this is not so conveinient but is a workaround.
As for the option in the menu manager, we will need to seek devs opinion on that.
EDIT: INFO BELOW STRIKED OUT AS REALISED THAT JOOMLA DOES GIVE A UNIQUE ITEMID IF THE URL DOES NOT ALREADY INCLUDE ONE
I guess that the link url was primarily intended for external links and therefor not suffixed with an itemid
There may be a case for having an option to give an itemid. Especially for linking to pages within components, where you would like different module assignments to the main component pages
Two points to bear in mind:
1) For links to content items in joomla, you can use the menu link of type:
link - content item
or
link - static content
both of which give an itemid to the link and therefore will be available in module selection lists
2) For links of type url, you can simply add your own Itemid on the end (matching an existing Itemid of course )
so if you have an existing link with an id of 57
you can create further links of type url and add onto the url
&Itemid=57
and they will receive the same module assignments as the link with id of 57
If you require unique assignments, you could create a "hidden" item on a menu that you do not currently publish ( e.g. other menu ) I know this is not so conveinient but is a workaround.
As for the option in the menu manager, we will need to seek devs opinion on that.
Last edited by toubkal on Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [UNDER REVIEW] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Actually, after all that, I tested out adding links of type url to various parts of my site ( in two installs) and every time, they do get an Itemid if they are within the site and they do feature in the module assignment lists.
Is yours a fresh install of j 1.0.10 or upgrade?
Is yours a fresh install of j 1.0.10 or upgrade?
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Re: [UNDER REVIEW] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Information required if we are to follow this up
1. can you try this out on another install - e.g. the joomla demo site
http://demo.joomla.org/administrator/ login with admin and admin
2. can you provide an example link url that you are attempting to use
3. can you provide the status of your joomla install - upgraded / fresh install /
1. can you try this out on another install - e.g. the joomla demo site
http://demo.joomla.org/administrator/ login with admin and admin
2. can you provide an example link url that you are attempting to use
3. can you provide the status of your joomla install - upgraded / fresh install /
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Re: [INFO REQUIRED] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select lis
Fresh install of Joomla 1.0.10
Installed Joomnik Gallery created album called ‘players’ created a direct menutype link-URL to ‘players’ album that link doesn’t show up in module assignment list so I can’t assign any module to the link hence no left/right column.
The site is http://www.armenianrugby.org/web
JG is link to component
Direct link-URL is the direct link created to players album, created using menutype Link-URL
Toubkal, if you need backedn access let me know.
Installed Joomnik Gallery created album called ‘players’ created a direct menutype link-URL to ‘players’ album that link doesn’t show up in module assignment list so I can’t assign any module to the link hence no left/right column.
The site is http://www.armenianrugby.org/web
JG is link to component
Direct link-URL is the direct link created to players album, created using menutype Link-URL
Toubkal, if you need backedn access let me know.
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Re: [INFO REQUIRED] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select lis
Just to check, I installed the joomnik gallery and made an album
created a link url and it worked fine.
One thing to check. When you copied the link for the album into the new menu item url, did you remove the existing Itemid from the url?
I ask because if there is an existing Itemid in the url, a new one is not generated and so the new menu link will not appear as a separate menu item in the module assignment list.
If no Itemid is in the url, one will be generated.
If you still have no luck, you can PM me with a tepoary access if you wish.
created a link url and it worked fine.
One thing to check. When you copied the link for the album into the new menu item url, did you remove the existing Itemid from the url?
I ask because if there is an existing Itemid in the url, a new one is not generated and so the new menu link will not appear as a separate menu item in the module assignment list.
If no Itemid is in the url, one will be generated.
If you still have no luck, you can PM me with a tepoary access if you wish.
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Re: [INFO REQUIRED] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select lis
Tried your suggestion no luck, I have PMed you access info.
It worked, I had to remove = sign too from Itemid, Learned something new today, this should be in doc.
It worked, I had to remove = sign too from Itemid, Learned something new today, this should be in doc.
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Re: [INFO REQUIRED] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select lis
Hi aravot,
I took a look at the site before seeing that you had updated the post.
when I had previously mentioned removing the Itemid, I had meant, remove the whole Itemid=xx from the url
you had
index.php?option=com_joomnik&album=1&Itemid
and I edited it to
index.php?option=com_joomnik&album=1
aravot, If the issue on your site is now solved, please remove the login that you created for me.
Thanks
I took a look at the site before seeing that you had updated the post.
when I had previously mentioned removing the Itemid, I had meant, remove the whole Itemid=xx from the url
you had
index.php?option=com_joomnik&album=1&Itemid
and I edited it to
index.php?option=com_joomnik&album=1
aravot, If the issue on your site is now solved, please remove the login that you created for me.
Thanks
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Re: [NOT A BUG] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Submitted to Documentation Forum for Help page addition
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,85426.0.html
Submitted to tracker for suggested addition of note in admin:
http://forge.joomla.org/sf/go/artf5593?nav=1
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,85426.0.html
Submitted to tracker for suggested addition of note in admin:
http://forge.joomla.org/sf/go/artf5593?nav=1
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Re: [NOT A BUG] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Hi David,
just one small suggestion: could you please add a link to existing forum topics to the tracker artifacts you create? It's easier to see the "cause" for the tracker artifact then, and it gives people who read only the artifacts the possibility to comment on them here on the forum.
Thanks in advance,
Enno
just one small suggestion: could you please add a link to existing forum topics to the tracker artifacts you create? It's easier to see the "cause" for the tracker artifact then, and it gives people who read only the artifacts the possibility to comment on them here on the forum.
Thanks in advance,
Enno
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Re: [NOT A BUG] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Hi Enno,
I usually do. Just forgot on this one.
It has been added now.
David
I usually do. Just forgot on this one.
It has been added now.
David
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Re: [NOT A BUG] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Hey, that was quick
Thanks
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Re: [NOT A BUG] Bug - Link-URL menu type not visible in Menu Item select list
Q&T Note; marking topic as KNOWN ISSUE/LIMITATION, moving to Known issue forum.