Hi Getimo,

Menu modules are notoriously difficult with respect to CSS. I think what's happening is that because of the extra MetaMod "surrounding" the menu module, the CSS for the menu just doesn't work like it did before. Also, many modern templates do very clever things with modules and class suffixes, so even the HTML generated with the nested MetaMod and menu module may be quite different to when the menu module is placed on the page independently.

(1) The easiest way to fix this is to get MetaMod Pro, which removes the MetaMod's HTML from the page, leaving only the target module. This should solve the problem immediately.

(2) There's a chance that you may be able to do it without MetaMod, but be prepared for a lot of experimentation and hassle. Here's what I would try:

- ensure that the title of the MetaMod is turned off
- set the "style for included modules" to "raw"
- try setting a CSS Class Suffix for the MetaMod to something like "metamod", that isn't a css class at all. In some templates, this will cause the "outer" MetaMod to lose the styling, then only the inner target module gets styled. To be honest, looking at the HTML that's being generated on your page, I don't hold out much hope for this. But it's worth trying.
- you could also try the opposite approach: check the CSS class suffix for the target menu (probably _menu), and set that class suffix for the MetaMod. You might then need to remove that suffix from the target module - try both ways.

I hope you can get this working with (2), but at least (1) is available and provides an instant fix.

Best regards,
Stephen

Hi getimo,

I think that the problem with active menu not being highlighted may be the result of copying the menu. When you copy a menu it makes a copy of the original menu item for each item, and this has a different Itemid. Therefore even if the 2 menu items are pointing to the same article, for example, they will be strictly different pages.

To get around this, you should recreate your "copy" menu by adding new menu items to a new menu, 1 at a time. Each menu link that should be exactly the same as the 1st menu, should be a menu "alias" to the corresponding link on the 1st menu. In this way, Joomla treats the 2 menu items as being completely identical.

I think/hope that will help. Please write back if you need more help with it.

With regard to the MetaMod Pro license: you do not need to purchase it for every domain. You can use it for as many domains as you like, as long as you do the installation yourself. You can't give it to other people though. See http://www.metamodpro.com/metamod-pro-license for the fine print.

Cheers,
Stephen

Hi Getimo - sure, send me the URL. You can PM it if you don't want to put it on the forum.

If the site isn't officially launched yet, can you also turn on advanced debug mode on the MetaMods so that I can see the different Itemids? (or, if you have SEF mode turned off then that would work just as well).

Cheers,
Stephen

Wow, that is... great!!! I can't believe that it is such a simple solution
Thanks again!

getimo