---
title: "How to create a new Menu and Menu Module in Joomla 2.5"
description: "Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In this tutorial, we..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/creating-a-menu-and-menu-module-in-joomla-25/
date: 2012-02-14
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to create a new Menu and Menu Module in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life [here](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of creating a new menu in Joomla 2.5. If you don’t have any previous experience with Joomla 2.5 menus, we suggest taking a look first at [An Introduction to Joomla 2.5 Menus](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/intro-to-joomla-menus/).

**To create a Joomla 2.5 menu:**

1. [Log into your Joomla Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu under **Menus**, click **Menu Manager**
3. Click the **New** button in the top right menu
4. Type in a menu **title**, **type**, and **description**. Then click **Save & Close** in the top right menu[![add-a-new-menu-in-joomla-25](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_how-to-create-a-menu_add-a-new-menu-in-joomla-25.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_how-to-create-a-menu_add-a-new-menu-in-joomla-25.gif)
5. Find and click **Add a module for this menu type** next to the menu you just created[![click-add-a-module-for-this-menu-type](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_how-to-create-a-menu_click-add-a-module-for-this-menu-type.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_how-to-create-a-menu_click-add-a-module-for-this-menu-type.gif)
6. Type in a **Title**, [choose a Position for the menu](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/how-to-move-module-position/), and then click **Save & Close[![type-a-title-and-choose-a-position-for-your-menu](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_how-to-create-a-menu_type-a-title-and-choose-a-position-for-your-menu.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/edu_joomla25_how-to-create-a-menu_type-a-title-and-choose-a-position-for-your-menu.gif) **

At this point, we have successfully created a new Joomla Menu. The menu is not going to show on our Joomla 2.5 site until we first add a menu item to it. For information on changing the display order of the menus, see our guide on [Joomla Menu Re-Ordering](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/changing-menu-order/)