Joomla! Documentation™

Details Tab

Left panel

• Description. The description for the item. Category, Subcategory and Web Link descriptions may be shown on web pages, depending on the parameter settings. These descriptions are entered using the same editor that is used for Articles.

Right Panel

• Parent. The item (category, menu item, and so on) that is the parent of the item being edited.

• Status. The published status of this item.
  • Published: Item is visible in the Frontend of the site.
  • Unpublished: Item is will not be visible to guests in the Frontend of the site. It may be visible to logged in users who have edit state permission for the item.
  • Archived: Item will no longer show on blog or list menu items.
  • Trashed: Item is deleted from the site but still in the database. It can be permanently deleted from the database with the Empty Trash function in Toolbar (see also Deleting an Article).

• Access. Select the viewing access level for this item from the list box. The access levels that display will depend on the what has been set up for this site in Users → Access Levels. Note that access levels are separate from ACL permissions. Access levels control what a user can see. ACL permissions control what actions a user can perform.

• Language. Select the language for this item. If you are not using the multi-language feature of Joomla, keep the default of 'All'.

• Tags. Assign tags to content items. You may select a tag from the pre-defined list or enter a new tag by typing the name in the field and pressing enter.

• Note. This is normally for the site administrator's use (for example, to document information about this item) and does not show in the Frontend of the site.

• Version Note. Optional field to identify this version of the item in the item's Version History window.