Menu is the web page element that is used for visitors in order to make them easy to access one page into another page. Menu is the visitor�s navigation in exploring a situs web.

Picture 2.4 Menu type in Joomla!

Generally, you will get some of the variant menu in Joomla! such as the following:

• Top Menu is the menu that is located in the upper page of web. Usually, it is used for putting the important page links. You can imagine it as the important pages shortcut. Usually, it will not show a lot of links, but it will only show the real important one such as company information, product, sevices, contact, etc.

  

  Picture 2.5 The top menu example in Joomla!

• Main Menu is the menu that is usually located in the side page. It is also the central navigation for exploring the whole of the web page. That is why this central navigation righteously always appears in every page. It contains, at least, a link to the front page. But usually, this menu is usually contains a lot of links or at least, it is more detail than top menu.

  

  Picture 2.6 The example of the main menu

• Other Menu is the menu that gives the flexibility for organizing links. You can use it for the special needs such as collecting navigation from shopping cart component or etc.

  Picture 2.7 The example of the other menu

The pictures of the example above are the Joomla! standard menu appearance. If you are installing Joomla! by inputting the data example, you will get all of the appearance as you can see in the picture 2.2.

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