Tutorial HowTo Create Menus
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This tutorial briefly introduces the use of custom menus in Tiki. We quickly set up a custom menu, and
introduce module assigment to specific groups. (A menu can also be made and then assigned as a "topbar
menu" to display at the top of the site's pages. Make the menu as described below and then rather than put
it in a module, enter its id number in on the Look and Feel admin page. The discussion below, though,
covers how to use the menu in a side-column module.)
For purposes of this tutorial, we presume you are logged in as admin of your basic Tiki install.
In Tiki we call those boxes visible in the left and right columns Modules. The default Tiki installation has
the application_menu module and the login_box modules assigned.
In a default Tiki installation if module has no group assigned it is displayed to all users.
How to Create a Menu visible to all users
By default modules are displayed to all users always. See below how-to assign modules to a
specific group.
First, Create a new Menu: Go to Admin -> Menu and create a new menu. See Menu for details.
Include some options in your menu:
For example the link tiki-index.php could be titled Home as in the default
application_menu.
Second, Create a new Module: Go to Admin -> Modules and create a new module. See Creating
Custom Modules
Set the Title of the Module as you would like to see the modules/menu title to appear in the
columns.
The Name of the Module will be used to identify the module as assigned in Module Admin
Include your Menu in the Module:
Choose from available Tiki Objects to be included in the Module your new Menu.
Or include the menu by typing the resource identifier in the module: e.g.: ''{menu
id=43}.
Finally, Assign your Module:
Choose your new module to appear in the left or right column in a specified order, assigned to
some group. (As all users can see all modules by default yet, your group specific assignments
will not be seen.)
How to Assign Modules to specific Groups
Now we are going to separate which modules specific groups of user can see and access in your Tiki.
First of all, go to Admin -> Modules and we recommend you assign at least the application_menu and
the login_box to the anonymous group. You should also assign your custom menus and other
modules to group anonymous.
Now turn off display modules to all groups in Admin -> General.
If you now log out of your Tiki, there should be no great differences, if you have assigned your
modules to groups.
From now on, you will be able to assign each module to a specific group, and that module will
be seen by that group as assigned in order in the columns.
The nesting of groups in Groups Management is an easy way of assigning modules to hierarchies of
users.
More information
'If you need more help after this short page, please read "Custom Menus".
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