Plugin for CMF Cotonti that enables main menu management by an unexperienced user without endangering the html-layout.
Authors: esclkm, Kalnov Alexey kalnovalexey@yandex.ru, Cotonti Team
Plugin page:
https://www.cotonti.com/extensions/administration-management/menu-generator
- Unpack to your plugins folder
- Install the plugin in Administration panel
- Fill out the menu using the tools section: Administration panel → Extensions → Menu Generator → Administration
- Place tags in the templates
Menu edit example:
Tags for displaying menus in theme templates have the following format:
{PHP.MENUGENERATOR.<PATH>}
For example, from the screenshot above, the bottom menu in the "footer" (footer.tpl)
{PHP.MENUGENERATOR.F}
And the side menu (in header.tpl):
{PHP.MENUGENERATOR.LE}
All tags are global and accessible from any template.
The menu can be customized using templates. Template names are formed according to the following principle:
menugenerator.<general_or_path_root>.<level>.<path>.tpl
where:
- general_or_path_root (optional) - is word 'general' or root element.
- level (optional) - nesting level: level0, level1, etc.
- path (optional) - path
For example:
for the screenshot above, the menu template in the "footer" of the site will be in the menugenerator.t.tpl, and the side menu template is menugenerator.le.tpl, the first level menu template: menugenerator.le.level1.tpl
Single menu item can be designed in template: menugenerator.le.level2.le.1.30.tpl
You can use additional fields to display additional information: description, icons, etc. Extrafields are also supported.
{MENU_TITLE} - menu item title
{MENU_HREF} - link
{MENU_PATH} - path (see menu filling)
{MENU_EXTRA} - additional text field
{MENU_DESC} - description
{MENU_ID} - ID
{MENU_SUBMENU} - submenu.