Creating Dynamic Menus

Tiki can create dynamic "drop-down" and "fly-out" menus, by using CSS and PHP Layers.

Warning: Starting with Tiki 5.0, CSS Menus are used by default in place of PHP Layers. The PHP Layers feature will be deprecated and removed in later releases — you should use CSS instead.

Notice that your Main Menu module has changed. Instead of the suboptions for the Features being in a folder, they are now in a dynamic "flyout" menu.

Note: If the module does not appear, you may need to clear your browser's cache, or click Clear cache to clear Tiki's cache. Then refresh the page.

Types of Dynamic Menus

Tiki includes support for several types of dynamic menus. You can specify the menu type when assigning the menu to a module:

Menu Type	Syntax	Sample
Default PHP	{phplayers id=XX}
Default CSS	{menu id=XX css=y}
Vertical PHP	{phplayers id=XX type=vert}
Vertical CSS	{menu id=XX css=y type=vert}
Horizontal PHP	{phplayers id=XX type=horiz}
Horizontal PHP	{menu id=XX css=y type=horiz}

Tip: Replace the XX with the ID for your menu. The menu's ID is shown on the Admin Menus page.

Later, you'll learn how to use a dynamic menu with the Look & Feel feature to create a drop-down menu in the Tiki top bar.

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