Maxi menu CK - Advanced dropdown megamenu

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Maximenu CK is a module which can create a multicolumns megamenu for Joomla! with some nice mootools effects. You can organise your menu as you want with the multiple options and optional graphic themes.

 

 

Fonctionnalities of the module Maximenu CK

• Multicolumns and multirows
• Fancy effect on first level items (floating cursor)
• Mootools dropdown effects
• Multiple usage on the same page
• Description under each link
• Graphic themes (packages to install)
• Modules load in the menu
• HTML architecture for rounded styles (menu, sub-menus and fancy)
• Horizontal or vertical orientation
• Opacity effect on rollover
• MVC structure
• SEO optimization (HTML coded links)
• Overflow detection for left direction rollover
• Image without text
• Rollover on mouseover, on mouseclick, opening on mouseover and closing onclick
• iPhone, iPad, and Android compatibility
• Compatibility with Virtuemart, can automatically list the product categories (needs the patch)
• Compatibility with Hikashop, can automatically list the product categories (needs the patch)

Module parameters

 

 

 

 

Demo of Maximenu CK

Demo vertical mode with the theme css3megamenu included

Demo horizontal mode with open effect with the theme default included

Demo with slide effect with the theme css3megamenu included

Example of Maximenu 6 for Joomla 2.5 with the theme css3megamenu (included with the module) and the plugin Maximenu params

Another demo is the topmenu of this page on Joomlack.fr.

The module Maximenu CK is a an advanced dropdown menu. You can put description for each menu link, load some modules inside it, and rollover the items with mootools effects.

The menu module Maximenu CK allows you to create the same menu as on http://www.joomla.org/ .

Please vote on the JED for my menu !

Needs PHP5 to work

Examples of websites using Maximenu CK :
http://www.kore-usa.com realised by http://www.intangible-logic.com
http://www.lezyne.com realised by http://www.intangible-logic.com

Installation of the menu

Just install and publish the menu like any other Joomla! module in the administration of your website. Give the parameter for the menu to display in the module administration. In my example I used a menu called 'maximenuCK'.

The name here is the name of the menu in Joomla! administration.

Adding a description to the link of the menu

To add a description, you must put two vertical separators "||". You can add some description on any link item of the menu. Example :

Title of the link||Description of the link

Screenshot of the structure :

Adding a module in the menu

To load a module, juste call it with its name. You must create a link type 'separator' and write in the title the call to the module.Example :

[modname=NAME_OF_MODULE]

Screenshot of the structure :

Where to find the name of a module Joomla! ?

Have a look at the list in the modules in your Joomla! website. You can see the names with prefix 'mod_' like 'mod_[NAME_OF_MODULE]', for example : 'mod_latestenews'.

We can load a module by its ID from version 1.2 of module MaximenuCK. Just create a separator link and type :

[modid=ID_DU_MODULE]

Screenshot of structure of the menu :

To find ID of the module to load, go to modules manager in your Joomla! website. The last column gives you the information :

TIPS: you can load the module in a fictive position (that doesn't exist in the template) just by typing the name (ici 'maximenuCK') in the field 'position' .

Manage columns - Maximenu version 4 or 5

To organize the links with columns, you must give the number of columns you want, and then mark the separation where to make the column.

Giving the number of columns

In the title of the link, just give the following characters [cols2] for 2 columns, [cols3] for 3 columns, etc...

Mark the separation of the columns

Where to create the column, give the following characters [col] .

Manage columns - Maximenu version 6

To create the columns in in Maximenu version 6, you have to add the parameter in the title of the first item in the column you want to create.

[col=180]

180 is the width in px of the column to create.

The submenu container adapts its width according to the columns that are inside (this parameter can be driven using the plugin maximenu params).

Manage image

To show only image (not the title), add [img] in the title. The image given in administration of the menu link will be used.

Attribute "rel"

We can add an attribut rel="..." on the menu links (to open the link in a lightbox for example, with Mediabox_CK we need to add rel="lightbox" ). To do it we must add [rel=ATTRIBUTE], example : [rel=lightbox]

 

Download Maximenu CK module v6 for Joomla 2.5

Download Maximenu CK module for Joomla 1.5

Download the plugin Maximenu CK Params (to manage parameters in a few clicks)

Download the documentation for Maximenu CK

Download graphic themes

Download the patch Maximenu Virtuemart

Download the patch Maximenu Hikashop

If you like my module Maximenu CK, please vote on the JED. Thanks

Releases notes :

VERSION 6.0.11 (J!2.5) :
- added layer for beez_20 & beez5 - position-12
- added option loading type (to fix chrome and safari issue)
- added params [newrow] and [subwidth]

VERSION 6.0.10 (J!2.5) :
- fix HTML issue with multicolumns
- added option for templates compatibility

VERSION 6.0.9 (J!2.5) :
- added option for image on active element with suffix

VERSION 6.0.8 (J!2.5) :
- fixed a bug with hikashop if the patch is not installed

VERSION 6.0.7 (J!2.5) :
- fixed a bug when virtuemart has been uninstalled

VERSION 6.0.6 (J!2.5) :
- added option to show the active submenus when the page loads

VERSION 6.0.5 (J!2.5) :
- added option for submenus dependant

VERSION 6.0.4 (J!2.5) :
- added hikashop compatibility (with a specific patch)

VERSION 6.0.3 (J!2.5) :
- updated the css for the theme css3megamenu
- added option for delay when submenus open

VERSION 6.0.2 (J!2.5) :
- updated the css for the theme default vertical

VERSION 6.0.1 (J!2.5) :
- improved z-index behavior with onclick option

VERSION 6.0.0 (J!2.5) :
- Compatibility Joomla 2.5
- ACL management
- Cache management
- Creation of columns AND rows in submenus
- Code improvement
- New theme css3megamenu to create the same menu as on Joomla.org
- New ergonomy in the module administration
- New parameter [col=180] to create columns without separator

VERSION 5.25 (J!1.7) + 4.33 (J!1.5):
- the mouseover submenu shows always over the opened submenus

VERSION 5.24 (J!1.7) + 4.32 (J!1.5):
- added option to have a mouseover image to use it as a menu image only with reacting images

VERSION 5.23 (J!1.7) + 4.31 (J!1.5):
- improved js for on click behavior

VERSION 5.22 (J!1.7) + 4.30 (J!1.5):
- added options to open in the inverse direction

VERSION 5.21 (J!1.7) + 4.29 (J!1.5):
- fix an issue when using the onclick option

VERSION 5.20 (J!1.7) + 4.28 (J!1.5):
- now fancy disappear on mouseout if no active item in the menu

VERSION 5.19 (J!1.7) + 4.27 (J!1.5):
- css modification to improve compatibility
- avoid blank css loading in the page

VERSION 5.18 (J!1.6 + 1.7) + 4.26 (J!1.5):
- security fix (thanks to volkan)
- added fancy activation even if there is no active item

VERSION 5.17 (J!1.6) + 4.25 (J!1.5):
- fixed issue for iPad detection

VERSION 5.16 (J!1.6) + 4.24 (J!1.5):
- added new option for slide open effect

VERSION 5.15 (J!1.6) + 4.23 (J!1.5):
- added params for the plugin maximenu params to drive colors for each menu item

VERSION 5.14 (J!1.6) + 4.22 (J!1.5):
- themes modified to be easier to mdofiy colors
- Added color pickers params to set colors (background, item titles and descriptions)
- Added z-index param

VERSION 5.13 (J!1.6) + 4.21 (J!1.5):
- updated mootools script for onclick dropdown

VERSION 5.11 (J!1.6) + 4.19 (J!1.5):
- mootools bug fix
- virtuemart patch can be used with multiple maximenu in the same page

VERSION 5.11 (J!1.6) + 4.19 (J!1.5):
- variable nuassignement fix
- opacity effect bug fix in 1.6

VERSION 5.10 (J!1.6) + 4.18 (J!1.5):
- bugs fix : bad variable assignement in certain cases, deleted all $ in mootools scripts (for better jquery no conflict support), double menu now works in joomla 1.6

VERSION 5.9 (J!1.6) + 4.17 (J!1.5):
- bugs fix : IE7 link images, safari multicolumns display, error codes when showing a page that is not in the menu (search page)

VERSION 5.8 (J!1.6) + 4.16 (J!1.5):
- Virtuemart compatibility, works with the specific patch

VERSION 5.7 (J!1.6) + 4.15 (J!1.5):
- Compatibilty iPhone, iPad, Android
- CSS layer for menu to work if js error
- added option to open submenus on click

VERSION 5.6 (J!1.6) + 4.14 (J!1.5):
- html modification for better compatibility with maximenu_CK Params
- bug fixed for 'modid' call in Joomla!1.6

VERSION 5.5 (J!1.6) + 4.13 (J!1.5):
- added class first on first element in top level

VERSION 5.4 (J!1.6) + 4.12 (J!1.5):
- added option to route the homepage (usefull with joomfish & sh4040sef together)

VERSION 5.3 (J!1.6) + 4.11 (J!1.5):
- added option to close submenus on click