Menu link to one list

Hi,

I would like to link menus to specific lists of CB. How can I achieve this ? If I choose "User list" from menu manager it displays the first list with a dropdown on the right to select other lists. For example, I have 2 lists : Teachers and Students. I would like to have 2 links in the menu : "Teacher Directory" and "Students Directory". What's the trick ? Joomla 1.7.2, CB 1.7

With Joomla 1.5, there was a field "Basic Parameters" where it was possible to input list ID. That's the thing I'm desesperately looking for in 1.7...

Thanks

(By the way, whatether is the type of CB menu you select in the menu manager, menu item type shows "Logout Action". A bug ? Joomla 1.7.2, CB 1.7)

I have exactly the same issue. Can't select "user lists". When selecting it is shows "logout action"

Hans

Same issue. Looks like a bug.

There are no "Basic Parameters" to put a ListID in. I'm stuck doing "External List" menu items for 4 different lists, and that sucks for my stats component.

Its a bug. Was mentioned elsewhere in the forum. Still aplies to J! 1.7.3 and CB 1.7.1

Workaround:

1. Goto CB list manager
2. Create or edit your list. On top of the screen, you will find your list URL(s)
3. Copy URL(s) into clipboard
4. Goto your J! Menu
5. Just create a new menu item of type "external URL".
6. Give it a name and insert your list URL directly.

(Hint: 999 is just a placeholder for your actual listID)

Example list URL:
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=999

URL for search link to this list:
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=999&searchmode=1

A better work around if you're not afraid of SQL:

Make your menu items "comprofiler - User Lists" type.
Go to you database using myphpadmin or whatever.
Browse the j17_menu table.
Find your menu item. The "link" field will have "com_comprofiler" in it.
Edit it and stick "&listid=#" on the end where # is the list id of your list you want to open.
Ta-da, now your lists work AND your menus will activate correctly which DOESN'T happen with an "External URL" type.

Hope they fix this soon as it seems like something simple to put in with parameters.

pepperstreet wrote: Its a bug. Was mentioned elsewhere in the forum. Still aplies to J! 1.7.3 and CB 1.7.1

Workaround:

1. Goto CB list manager
2. Create or edit your list. On top of the screen, you will find your list URL(s)
3. Copy URL(s) into clipboard
4. Goto your J! Menu
5. Just create a new menu item of type "external URL".
6. Give it a name and insert your list URL directly.

(Hint: 999 is just a placeholder for your actual listID)

Example list URL:
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=999

URL for search link to this list:
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=999&searchmode=1

pepperstreet wrote: Its a bug. Was mentioned elsewhere in the forum. Still aplies to J! 1.7.3 and CB 1.7.1

Workaround:

1. Goto CB list manager
2. Create or edit your list. On top of the screen, you will find your list URL(s)
3. Copy URL(s) into clipboard
4. Goto your J! Menu
5. Just create a new menu item of type "external URL".
6. Give it a name and insert your list URL directly.

(Hint: 999 is just a placeholder for your actual listID)

Example list URL:
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=999

URL for search link to this list:
index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=999&searchmode=1

Hello again, what exactly is the issue with externalURL and menuItemID? I don´t see any problems on my installation (J1.7.3, CB1.7.1). The externalURL gets the correct ID... if it would not, you could also append the ID at the and of the URL like so: &Itemid=999 ... but as i mentioned before, it was not nessecary.

Thanks for your SQL hint... so, who is to blame here... CB or J! :evil: