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The use of menu simplifies navigation through the site sections and pages. Bitrix Site Manager allows you to take full control over the site menu:
- you can create menu items linked to the site sections and pages;
- change text and links of menu items;
- assign display conditions to menu items and control their visual aspect;
- delete menu items.
Bitrix Site Manager does not place restrictions on the use of the site menu. Number and types of menus used on the site pages are defined by
the site design template. The appearance of the public section menu is defined by the menu template.
Menu types
A menu type is a conventional menu name. Menu types are used to display menus on a site page (i.e. the site template stipulates the menu display area; then, a menu of the required type is included into this area). Also the type is used as a prefix specifying files related to this menu, and for building the site map.
The system expects the following menu types (menu disposition):
- top menu; used to navigate through the site sections;
- left menu, used to navigate through the site subsections and section pages.
Note!
By default, the menu of the parent section is used in all subsections of a site unless these don't have their own menu.
For example, the top menu relates to the whole site and contains links to the topmost divisions of the site structure. Therefore, the main menu is created only for the root folder and is displayed in all site sections.
The left menu concerns site sections and contains links to pages and subsections of the main sections. Therefore, generally, the left menu is created for each site section individually.A site can also display other menu types, for example, the bottom menu. The menu types used on the site are specified in the Site Explorer module settings.
Menu editing modes
You can customise menu settings either from the public section or from the Site Explorer.
- To manage menus from the public section, you have to enable the display of include areas by clicking
on the administration toolbar, then click 
located in the upper
right corner of the menu or in the menu location area.
- To create a menu in the Site Explorer, click Add menu. To edit the section menu, open the section folder and click a link with name of the required menu, for example, Menu type "top".
The system provides for the two menu editing modes.
- Simple mode. The simple editing mode allows to quickly add new menu items by specifying a link to the target page and the order of menu items in the public section.
- Extended mode. The extended mode allows to specify extra links to highlight, specify conditions and parameters.
You can switch between modes by clicking the Simple mode/Extended mode button in the editing page menu.
- To manage menus from the public section, you have to enable the display of include areas by clicking
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