These are tips based on installing Mambo for various web sites. General user tips
Software has written a great guide for getting started with Mambo/Joomla. Download the most recent version from page.
- Log into the front end, and follow the PeopleBook link I added to the user menu.
- Follow the link to the category you want to show, and with that category page showing the way you want to appear, copy everything in the address bar starting with /index.php. For example:
/index.php?option=com_peoplebook&Itemid=109&func=viewcategory&catid=13
- In the back end, create a menu item on the main menu of type "Link - Url". Give it the name you want to appear in the menu, nest it where you want it, and save.
- Now we have to fix it so the menu expands correctly. In the front end, go to the parent item. For example, follow the link to the Eastlake chapter. Notice the last number in the URL, in this case, 73.
- Go back to the menu manager, and replace the Itemid with this number. For the Eastlake chapter, it should end up looking like this:
/index.php?option=com_peoplebook&Itemid=73&func=viewcategory&catid=13
That should do it! The other categories should be exactly the same--except the catid should equal the id for the Peoplebook category, and the Itemid should match the last number for a link that has the right menu expanded. Events Calendar
We've deployed the Calendar to allow users to add and edit events. The full documentation can be downloaded in PDF form here.