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title: "Joomla 2.5 Menu Items – List All Categories"
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. When creating new..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/list-all-categories/
date: 2012-05-18
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
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# Joomla 2.5 Menu Items – List All Categories

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).

When creating new menu items in Joomla 2.5, one of the available options is a **List All Categories** menu type. Creating a List All Categories menu item will create a link, that when clicked, will bring users to a page that list all categories within a specific parent category (which you can select).

**How to create a List All Categories menu item in Joomla 2.5:**

1. [Log into your Joomla admin](/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 create the menu item for, and then click **Add New Menu Item**
3. Next to **Menu Item Type**, click **Select** and then click **List All Categories** [![click-list-all-categories](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_list-all-categories_click-list-all-categories.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_list-all-categories_click-list-all-categories.gif)
4. Next to **Menu Title**, enter a name for the menu item
5. Next to **Select a Top Menu Category**, select the top category that you would like to show all categories within [![select-a-top-level-category](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_list-all-categories_select-a-top-level-category.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_list-all-categories_select-a-top-level-category.gif)
6. Click **Save** in the top right menu
7. Visit your Joomla 2.5 website, find and click on your new link, and you will then see a listing of all categories within the top menu category you selected![![new-link-has-been-created](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_list-all-categories_new-link-has-been-created.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edu_joomla25_list-all-categories_new-link-has-been-created.gif)