How to Create a Menu in Joomla

An important part of making your website easy to navigate is by creating menus. The initial creation of a menu is generally a two step process, creating the menu and then creating a module for the menu. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps for setting up a menu in Joomla 3.0

How to create a menu in Joomla 3

Step 1. In the top menu, click Menus and then click Menu Manager

Step 2. In the top left of the page, click the New button

joomla-menus-manage-new

Step 3. Enter the following details for your menu, and then click the Save & Close button in the top left of the page:

  • Title – The title of the menu to display in the Administrator Menu bar and lists.
  • Menu type – The system name of the menu.
  • Description – A description about the purpose of the menu.

joomla menu details

Now we have a new empty menu and next step is creating Menu Item, see chapter How to create a Menu Items in Joomla.