Menu Max

mod_wmamenumax

Joomla 6 module for multi-column megamenu.

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What it does

  • Reads items from a Joomla Menu Manager menu.
  • Displays top-level items in the main bar.
  • Distributes child items into configurable columns.
  • Displays an image panel on the right with dynamic preview.
  • Generates physical square thumbnails on disk.
  • Supports mobile/accordion, JSON-LD, cache clearing, and regeneration.

How it works

  1. The module reads the menutype chosen in the configuration.
  2. It retrieves first-level items and second-level items. (Third-level items are not included)
  3. First-level items become the main menu bar.
  4. Children are distributed into columns.
  5. Each child can have a thumbnail and a hover image displayed on the right side of the panel.
  6. The menu panel displays the default image entered in the panel tab.

Data structure

  • Items come from the Joomla Menu Manager.
  • The module respects access levels, language, and published status.
  • The current/active field follows the core Joomla menu logic.

Configuration

Menu Tab

  • Menu: source menu.
  • Initial level: starting level.
  • Final level: ending level, 0 = no limit.

Columns Tab

  • Number of columns: maximum number of columns the submenu should have.
  • Item distribution: auto or manual.
  • In manual mode, the fields col1_count ... col5_count define the distribution.
  • Column titles: column titles with visibility options, starting column, and span. 2 or more columns can share the same title.

Desktop Colors Tab

Desktop menu colors: column titles, border, background, top level, hover, current, and submenu.

Mobile Colors Tab

Mobile menu colors with values separate from desktop.

Panel Tab

  • Panel image height (%): height of the right image in %.
  • Fallback image: default image in the submenu panel.

SEO Tab

  • Column title tags: HTML tags for column titles.
  • JSON-LD SiteNavigationElement: enables/disables the JSON-LD SiteNavigationElement.

Maintenance Tab

Buttons to:

  • clear the thumbnail cache;
  • regenerate all thumbnails.

The action goes through com ajax with a GET CSRF token.

Information Tab

Displays module data, author, email, website, license, and copyright.

Operational notes

  • Thumbnails are saved in images/miniature.
  • Remote HTTP/HTTPS images are left pass-through.
  • The panel and columns have a breakpoint at 992px.
  • JSON-LD is printed only if enabled and if the menu is not empty.

Updates

The module uses a remote update server via mod_wmamenumax_update.xml in the repository root.

Online Demo

You can see the module in action on the WMA website:

Requirements

  • Joomla 6
  • PHP compatible with Joomla 6
  • GD or Imagick libraries for thumbnail generation

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