Joomla Tutorials - Zephyr Menu Options

Zephyr Menu Options

Please ensure you are using the latest version of RokNavMenu, available here.

Menu Types

Fusion Menu
A Mootools enhanced CSS dropdown menu, with multi-columns, icons and more.
SplitMenu
A static two level menu placing parents items in the header area, and child items in the sidebar.
No Menu
An option to disable the menu, allowing for normal module use of the navigation position.

Fusion is inoperable in IE6, and will automatically switch to Suckerfish.

Configuration

Go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_zephyr_j15 → Menu Control to find all the parameters for Fusion Menu and Splitmenu, such as transitions, duration and sublevel position.

Descriptions of each template parameter can be seen when you mouseover the label of each option.

Fusion Menu with Mega Menu

Fusion Menu is a menu theme of the RokNavMenu extension, the addon that drives all RocketTheme template menus. It is primarily a javascript enhanced CSS dropdown menu, that combines standard suckerfish type functionality with animations, transitions and other advanced effects provided by Mootools.

NOTE: The latest version of RokNavMenu is required, in order for Fusion to operate.

New Features

In Zephyr, Fusion Menu has been extended with the following features:

Triple / Quad Column Mode
Column Menu Grouping
Column Width Control
Load Modules inside Dropdowns
Load Module Positions inside Dropdowns

Recurring Features

Below is a list of the standard, recurring features of the Fusion Menu:

Single Column Mode
Dual Column Mode
Menu Item Subtext
Menu Item Icons
Javascript Controls

Splitmenu

A static menu system that displays submenu items outside of the main horizontal menu and the 2nd level items in the Sidebar.

Template Configuration: Splitmenu

Go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_zephyr_j15 → Menu Set Menu Control to Type : Split-Menu, to load all the Splitmenu parameters.

Menu Item Parameters: Subtext

Subtext Line is the option that allows you to insert additional text to the Menu Item Title. There is separate styling for this, making it useful for adding brief descriptions to menu items.

Code Modification: Remove the Menu in the Title

Open /templates/rt_zephyr_j15/html/modules.php and change:

<?php echo $menu_title_item->name.' '.JText::_('Menu'); ?>

<?php echo $menu_title_item->name; ?>

How to create Child / Sublevel menu items in Joomla

Go to Admin → Menu → A Menu → A Menu Item → Select a Parent Item, and it will appear as a child of it.