JA Nuevo template menu system

How to configure Megamenu, Off-canvas, default Bootstrap navigation

JA Nuevo template supports 3 menu systems: Megamenu, Off-canvas sidebar and default Bootstrap menu on small screens - Mobile.

Megamenu

Off-canvas sidebar

Default Bootstrap menu

It's easy to configure all the 3 menu systems. Please check how-to configure and customize menu system guide in the sections below:

When Megamenu is disabled

When Megamenu is disabled, the template will use Joomla dropdown menu. To disable Megamenu, open template style manager, in the "Navigation" tab, disable "Megamenu" option.

Menu is auto switched to Joomla dropdown menu.

When Megamenu is enabled

The image below is a sample of megamenu menu in JA Nuevo demo.

Firstly, enable Megamenu , select the menu that you want to display as main menu then hit the "Megamenu" button on the top bar to open Megamenu configuration panel.

In the configuration panel of Megamenu, select menu item/submenu/column/row to configure.

For more detail of how to work with Megamenu, please check out the references below:

  • Megamenu options Show you how to use options in the Megamenu configuration panel like: how to enable sub-menu, how to assign module, how to add new column/row, etc >> detail documentation
  • Style Megamenu Show you how to add style for a menu item, sub-menu, column or row in Megamenu >> detail documentation.
  • Add icon for menu item in Megamenu Show you how to add icon for menu item in Megamenu: Font awesome icons and Bootstrap icons >> detail documentation
  • Animation configuration T3 supports multiple animation types for Megamenu: Fading, slide, elastic, room >> detail documentation
  • Video tutorials The video tutorial show you how to work with Megamenu configuration panel >> view video now

Please note that, Megamenu only works on extra large, large and medium layouts. In small and extra small layout, it uses Off-canvas or Default Bootstrap collapsed navigation.

Off-canvas sidebar is a position that you can load any module to, not only.

In JA Nuevo demo, Off-canvas sidebar is used as Menu system on small and extra small layouts.

Menu module front-end

Follow the steps below to have off-canvas sidebar as Demo.

Step 1: create menu module

From your back-end, go to: Extensions >> Module Manager and hit the "New" button to create new module. Next, please select "Menu" module type.

Menu module type

Next, configure the module, assign it to position "off-canvas".

Module position: off-canvas
Module Suffix:NOT USED

Menu module setting

Step 2: configure Off-canvas in responsive layouts

Open template style setting panel you want to configure off-canvas. In the Layout tab, select Responsive layout, disable off-canvas sidebar in Large and Medium layouts.

disable off-canvas

Enable off-canvas sidebar in Small and Extra small layout.

Enable off-canvas

Step 3: disable Collapse navigation for small screens

The Collapse navigation for small screens is the menu system on Small and Extra small layout, it's dropdown menu based on Bootstrap menu style.

Disable dropdown menu based on Bootstrap menu style

If you don't disable the Collapse navigation for small screens, you will have 2 menu sytems on Small and Extra small layout.

Configure Off-canvas effect

T3 supports multiple effects for Off-canvas sidebar. Open the "Add-ons" tab, enable Off-canvas then select the effect you want for Off-canvas sidebar.

configure off-canvas effect

Customize Off-canvas sidebar

The style of off-canvas sidebar is in the templates/ja_nuevo/less/off-canvas.less file. You can also change icon for Off-canvas sidebar, change its position (from right to left).

Change sidebar icon

Open the file: templates/ja_nuevo/tpls/blocks/off-canvas.php then find the following code:

<button class="btn btn-primary off-canvas-toggle <?php $this->_c('off-canvas') ?>" type="button" data-pos="right" data-nav="#t3-off-canvas" data-effect="<?php echo $this->getParam('addon_offcanvas_effect', 'off-canvas-effect-4') ?>">
  <i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
</button>

Now, to change icon of the sidebar, just change the icon class <i class="fa fa-bars"></i> to any icon you want. JA Nuevo template supports Font awesome 4 so you can use any Font awesome 4 icon class.

Font awesome 4 icon

<button class="btn btn-primary off-canvas-toggle <?php $this->_c('off-canvas') ?>" type="button" data-pos="right" data-nav="#t3-off-canvas" data-effect="<?php echo $this->getParam('addon_offcanvas_effect', 'off-canvas-effect-4') ?>">
  <i class="fa fa-home"></i>
</button>

If you don't want Off-canvas sidebar as menu system on Small and Extra small layout, you can use Collapse navigation for small screens instead of.

Here is the demo of Collapse navigation for small screens on JA Nuevo demo.

Collapse navigation

Follow the steps to have same Collapse navigation for small screens

Step 1: disable Off-canvas sidebar

We should disable the Off-canvas sidebar as we don't want to duplicate menu system on Small and Extra small layout. Open the "Add-ons" tab then disable the Off-canvas option.

Disable off-canvas sidebar

Step 2: enable Collapse navigation for small screens

Open the "Navigation" setting panel then anable Collapse navigation for small screens option.

enable Collapse navigation

Joomla Pages are the supported default Joomla pages in JA Nuevo. The layout and style are overridden to fit the template design.

Joomla pages

1. Joomla Page - Live demo

The J! Page is single article menu type that display a selected article.

Menu item configuration:

Article content mark-up:

<div class="bonus-page row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/Log-in/">Login</a></h4>
		<p class="text-intro">Quisque dictum magna eu metus fringilla, in mollis tellus tempor. Aliquam placerat posuere diam.</p>
		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/Log-in/">Details</a>
	</div>
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-link"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/Park-Links/">Web Links</a></h4>
		<p class="text-intro">Nullam tristique, augue sed pretium interdum, arcu lectus ullamcorper purus placerat</p>
		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/Park-Links/">Details</a>
	</div>
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/newsfeeds/Sample-Data-Newsfeeds/">Newsfeeds</a></h4>
		<p class="text-intro">Nunc pharetra, diam ac rhoncus accumsan, tortor lacus eleifend lacus, sit amet pulvinar accumsan.</p>
		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/newsfeeds/Sample-Data-Newsfeeds/">Details</a>
	</div>

	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/Custom-Work">Contact</a></h4>
		<p class="text-intro">Vivamus auctor mattis odio, et ultrices erat posuere non quisque venenatis quam a metus lacus.</p>
		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/Custom-Work">Details</a>
	</div>

	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-wrench"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/blog/t3-framework/right-to-left-joomla-templates-rtlize-your-layout-with-t3-framework">Offline Page</a></h4>
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		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/blog/t3-framework/right-to-left-joomla-templates-rtlize-your-layout-with-t3-framework">Details</a>
	</div>

	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=495&id=72&lang=en&view=article">404 Page</a></h4>
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		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=495&id=72&lang=en&view=article">Details</a>
	</div>

	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-folder-o"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/">All Categories</a></h4>
		<p class="text-intro">Vivamus auctor mattis odio, et ultrices erat posuere non quisque venenatis quam a metus lacus.</p>
		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/">Details</a>
	</div>

	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-folder-open-o"></i></div>
		<h4><a href="/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=538&id=87&lang=en&layout=blog&limit=20&view=category">Category Blog</a></h4>
		<p class="text-intro">Vivamus auctor mattis odio, et ultrices erat posuere non quisque venenatis quam a metus lacus.</p>
		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=538&id=87&lang=en&layout=blog&limit=20&view=category">Details</a>
	</div>
</div>

2. Other menu item configuration:

Login - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Registration - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Web Links - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

News Feeds - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Smart Search - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Search - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Offline Page - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

404 Page - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Contact page - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Create contact:

To create new contact form, please go to: Component >> Contacts >> New contact - detail contact configuration

All Categories - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Sample Category 1 - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Tagged Items - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Category List - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

Featured Articles - Live demo

Menu item configuration:

  • Detail setting
  • Layout setting
  • Archived Articles - Live demo

    Menu item configuration:

    The bonus page is the sample pages that help you build content for your site easily.

    2.1 Bonus pages

    bonus page front

    >>Live demo <<

    Menu item configuration:

    Article content mark-up:

    <div class="bonus-page row">
    	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
    		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-usd"></i></div>
    		<h4><a href="/index.php/bonus-pages/service">Service</a></h4>
    		<p class="text-intro">Quisque dictum magna eu metus fringilla, in mollis tellus tempor. Aliquam placerat posuere diam.</p>
    		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/index.php/bonus-pages/service">Details</a>
    	</div>
    	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
    		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-briefcase"></i></div>
    		<h4><a href="/index.php/bonus-pages/portfolio">Portfolio</a></h4>
    		<p class="text-intro">Nullam tristique, augue sed pretium interdum, arcu lectus ullamcorper purus placerat</p>
    		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/index.php/bonus-pages/portfolio">Details</a>
    	</div>
    	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
    		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-users"></i></div>
    		<h4><a href="/index.php/bonus-pages/about">About Us</a></h4>
    		<p class="text-intro">Nunc pharetra, diam ac rhoncus accumsan, tortor lacus eleifend lacus, sit amet pulvinar accumsan.</p>
    		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/index.php/bonus-pages/about">Details</a>
    	</div>
    	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3 bn-item">
    		<div class="circle-icon border"><i class="fa fa-text-width"></i></div>
    		<h4><a href="/index.php/bonus-pages/typography">Typography</a></h4>
    		<p class="text-intro">Vivamus auctor mattis odio, et ultrices erat posuere non quisque venenatis quam a metus lacus.</p>
    		<a class="btn btn-primary" href="/index.php/bonus-pages/typography">Details</a>
    	</div>
    </div>

    2.2 Service pages

    service page front

    >> Live demo <<

    Menu item configuration:

    The page uses service-page page class.

    Category configuration:

    In JA Nuevo, we add extra fields for articles. In the category setting, please assign extra field group. Open the setting panel of category, in the JA Extra Field tab, assign "Other_info" extra field group for the category.

    Article content mark-up:

    The content for article is added normally, what you have to pay attention to is adding icon and short description. The fields are custom fields, open the setting panel of article then add icon and short title to the extra fields in the "JA Extra Fields" tab.

    2.3 Portfolio page

    portfolio page front

    >> Live demo <<

    Menu item configuration:

    The page uses page-porfolio page class.

    2.4 Features page

    features page front

    >> Live demo <<

    Menu item configuration:

    The page uses service-page page class.

    Category configuration:

    In JA Nuevo, we add extra fields for articles. In the category setting, please assign extra field group. Open the setting panel of category, in the JA Extra Field tab, assign "Other_info" extra field group for the category.

    Article content mark-up:

    The content for article is added normally, what you have to pay attention to is adding icon and short description. The fields are custom fields, open the setting panel of article then add icon and short title to the extra fields in the "JA Extra Fields" tab.

    2.5 About page

    About us page front

    >> Live demo <<

    Menu item configuration:

    Article content mark-up:

    <div class="about-us">
    
      <div class="text-center">
        <h1>Who We Are?</h1>
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      </div>
    
      <div class="text-center">
        <h1>Our Amazing Team</h1>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor </br>incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. </p>
      </div>
    
    <div class="section row member">
    	
      <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
          <div class="member-follow">
            <a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-1.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    		<div class="social">
    			<span>Follow Me</span>
    			<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    				<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    				<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    				<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    				<a class="addthis_button_linkedin_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart.com" addthis:usertype="company"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
    			</div>
    			<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-52c4eb2a034cad83"></script>
    			<!-- AddThis Follow END -->
    		</div>
    		<div class="mask"><span></span></div>
          </div>
          <div class="caption">
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          </div>
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      </div>
    
    	<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-2.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    				<div class="social">
    					<span>Follow Me</span>
    					<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    						<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_linkedin_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart.com" addthis:usertype="company"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
    					</div>
    					<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-52c4eb2a034cad83"></script>
    					<!-- AddThis Follow END -->
    				</div>
    				<div class="mask"><span></span></div>
    			</div>
    			<div class="caption">
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    				<p class="member-detail">
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    		</div>
    	</div>
    
    	<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-4.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    				<div class="social">
    					<span>Follow Me</span>
    					<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    						<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_linkedin_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart.com" addthis:usertype="company"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
    					</div>
    					<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-52c4eb2a034cad83"></script>
    					<!-- AddThis Follow END -->
    				</div>
    				<div class="mask"><span></span></div>
    			</div>
    			<div class="caption">
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    				<p class="member-detail">
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    			</div>
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    	</div>
    
    	<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-3.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    				<div class="social">
    					<span>Follow Me</span>
    					<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    						<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_linkedin_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart.com" addthis:usertype="company"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a>
    					</div>
    					<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-52c4eb2a034cad83"></script>
    					<!-- AddThis Follow END -->
    				</div>
    				<div class="mask"><span></span></div>
    			</div>
    			<div class="caption">
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    <div class="section row member ">
    
    	<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-5.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    				<div class="social">
    					<span>Follow Me</span>
    					<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    						<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    					</div>
    					<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-52c4eb2a034cad83"></script>
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    	<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-6.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    				<div class="social">
    					<span>Follow Me</span>
    					<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    						<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    					</div>
    					<script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-52c4eb2a034cad83"></script>
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    				</div>
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    	<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-7.jpg" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    				<div class="social">
    					<span>Follow Me</span>
    					<div class="addthis_toolbox">
    						<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="joomlart"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a>
    						<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="+joomlart"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a>
    					</div>
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    		<div class="thumbnail">
    			<div class="member-follow">
    				<a href="#"><img src="/images/joomlart/about_page/staff-add.png" alt="Sample image" /></a>
    			</div>
    			<div class="caption">
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