Overview
There are various types of menu items that can display JEvents calendar events on a Joomla! website. This article demonstrates some of the most commonly used types:
- Date Range
- List of Events
- View by Month
Procedure
To create a menu item that displays JEvents in one of the formats shown under Examples, do the following:
- Log on to your site using the Administrator Login.
- Go to Menus > Main Menu (or whichever menu you'd like to create the menu item in) and click Add New Menu Item:
- Enter the name for the menu item (as it should appear in the Menu) in the Menu Title field (see #1 below). You may leave the box for Alias blank; one will automatically be generated.
- Next to the box for Menu Item Type, click the Select button (see #3 below).
- A "Menu Item Type" pop-up window will open. Select JEvents - Core (see #1 below), then select the desired format for the event display:
- To display a date range of events in the "Float" format, select Date Range (see #2 below)
- Go to the "Range Date & Time Settings" tab and select the desired options for the date range to display
- Go to the "Options" tab and select "Float" from the "Choose JEvents Theme" dropdown menu
- To display events in a table-style list, select List of Events (see #3 below)
- Go to the "Options" tab
- Under "Select Columns to Display," click the columns to be displayed in the list of events.
- To display events in a calendar format, select View by Month (see #4 below)
- To display a date range of events in the "Float" format, select Date Range (see #2 below)
- When done selecting the menu item type and configuring its options, click Save & Close.
Examples of JEvents Menu Items
List Format
"View by Month" Calendar format
Date Range with "Float" Theme
