Here you will find all the available fields that can be used in the Joomla Menus import and export routines. Please see the relevant tutorials on how to use these fields in a specific scenario.
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Available Fields for Joomla Menus
Title | Description | Type | Example |
access | Set the access level for the menu. Possible options1:Public |
numeric | 2 |
alias | Set the alias for the menu item. |
text | company-information |
browserNav | Target window when the menu item is selected. Possible options0:Parent |
numeric | 0 |
checked_out | The ID of the user who has the menu item checked out. |
numeric | 0 |
checked_out_time | The time the article has been checked out. |
text | 2017-02-22 18:22:02 |
client_id | The ID of where the menu item is to be shown. Possible options0:Back-end |
numeric | 0 |
combine | This is a special field to allow you to combine fields into a single field. |
text | |
component | The name of the component the menu item links to. |
text | com_content |
component_id | The ID of the component the menu item links to. |
numeric | 22 |
content_alias | Alias of Joomla article. This is needed when Joomla single article has to be generate as menu link . RO CSVI generates this link automatically on import. |
text | sample-article |
content_category_path | Category path of Joomla article for which menu link has to be generated on import. |
text | parent-category/child-category |
content_category_id | Category ID of Joomla article for which menu link has to be generated on import. |
numeric | 12 |
content_language | Language of Joomla article for which menu link has to be generated on import. |
text | en-gb |
custom | This is a special field that allows you to set a custom value to be used during export. |
text | main |
home | Defines a menu item as Default. Possible options0:Not default |
numeric | 1 |
id | The database ID of the menu item. |
numeric | 645 |
img | The image to use for the menu item. |
text | class:component |
language | Set the language of the menu item. |
text | All languages: * Dutch: nl-NL Greek: el-GR |
level | Specifies the level compared to the parent item. |
numeric | 2 |
lft | Specifies the left position in the nested set. |
numeric | 45 |
link | The link for the menu item. |
text | index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1055 |
menu_image | An optional image to be used with the hyperlink. |
text | images/powered_by.png |
menu_text | If the optional image is added, adds the menu title next to the image. Possible optionsY/1:Yes |
text | Y |
menu-anchor_css | An optional, custom style to apply to the menu hyperlink. |
text | mystyle |
menu-anchor_title | An optional, custom description for the title attribute of the menu hyperlink. |
text | Read more about this |
menu-meta_description | An optional paragraph to be used as the description of the page in the HTML output. This will generally display in the results of search engines. |
text | An article that is all about the world |
menu-meta_keywords | An optional comma-separated list of keywords and/or phrases to be used in the HTML output. |
text | joomla,import,export |
menuordering | Set the order in which the menu item is ordered. |
numeric | 3 |
menutype | The system name of the menu. |
text | main-menu |
note | An optional note to display in the Menu Manager. |
text | English menu |
page_heading | Optional alternative text for the Page heading. |
text | New release |
page_title | Optional text for the "Browser page title" element. If blank, a default value is used based on the Menu Item Title. |
text | Breaking news |
pageclass_sfx | Optional CSS class to add to elements in this page. This allows CSS styling specific to this page. |
text | big |
params | A JSON-encoded field with parameters for the menu item. |
text | {} |
parent_id | The ID of the parent menu item. |
numeric | 2 |
path | A forward-slash delimited text containing the hierarchy of the menu. |
text | support/visual-available-fields/virtuemart |
published | Set publication status. Possible optionsY/1:Published |
text | Y |
rgt | Specifies the right position in the nested set. |
numeric | 46 |
robots | Set the robot instructions. Possible options*:Use Global |
text | * |
secure | Selects if this link should use HTTPS (encrypted HTTP connections with the https:// protocol prefix). Note, you must have HTTPS enabled on your server to utilise this option. Possible optionsY/1:On |
text | N |
show_page_heading | Show or hide the Browser Page Title in the heading of the page ( If no optional text entered - will default to value based on the Menu Item Title ). The Page heading is usually displayed inside the "H1" tag. Possible options*:Use Global |
numeric | Y |
skip | This is a special field that allows you to skip a field during import. |
numeric | |
template_style | Select a specific template style for this menu item or use the default template. |
text | protostar - Default |
template_style_id | Select a specific template style for this menu item or use the default template. |
numeric | 7 |
title | The title of the menu item that will display in the menu. |
text | Main Menu |
type | The type of link. Possible optionscomponent:Component |
text | component |