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title: "How to link to your VirtueMart store front 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 our previous..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/link-to-virtuemart-store-front/
date: 2012-04-11
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5", "VirtueMart"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
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# How to link to your VirtueMart store front 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 our previous tutorial we [installed VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/install-virtuemart/). The next thing we will want to do is **create a link in our main menu to our VirtueMart store**.

**To create a VirtueMart menu item in Joomla 2.5:**

1. [ Log into Joomla 2.5 Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, hover over **Menus**, hover over the menu you want to place your VirtueMart link in, and then click **Add New Menu Item[![click-add-new-menu-item](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edu_joomla25_link-to-virtuemart-frontpage_click-add-new-menu-item.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edu_joomla25_link-to-virtuemart-frontpage_click-add-new-menu-item.gif) **
3. Next to **Menu Item Type**, click **Select**
4. Under **Select a Menu Item Type**, find and click the **frontpage** link under the **VirtueMart** header[![click-front-page](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edu_joomla25_link-to-virtuemart-frontpage_click-front-page.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edu_joomla25_link-to-virtuemart-frontpage_click-front-page.gif)
5. Next to **Menu Title**, enter the text for the link. In our example, we entered **Shop Online**
6. In the top right menu, click **Save & Close** Congratulations, you have successfully **created in Joomla 2.5 a VirtueMart menu item that links to your store front page**![![shop-online-menu-item-has-been-added](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edu_joomla25_link-to-virtuemart-frontpage_shop-online-menu-item-has-been-added.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edu_joomla25_link-to-virtuemart-frontpage_shop-online-menu-item-has-been-added.gif) We will now begin adding products to our online store, and we will start with first [adding new product categories](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/add-new-virtuemart-category/).