> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://joomtastic.gitbook.io/joomtastic-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://joomtastic.gitbook.io/joomtastic-docs/getting-started/setup-the-menu-structure.md).

# Setup the menu structure

Joomla uses language-specific menus. This means menus are not automatically linked across languages as this is not supported by the Joomla Core.

1. Create a separate menu for each target language in the regular joomla menu management.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Create a separate menu for each target language in the regular joomla menu management.**

<figure><img src="/files/wL3NxTyf0Zg2yqGleMk4" alt="Screenshot: Setup regular menus using the joomla backend"><figcaption><p>Screenshot: Setup regular menus using the joomla backend</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Configure the relations between source and target menus**

<figure><img src="/files/ZQF64AUGftdJQjmAQvAD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Add language relations for each menu </p></figcaption></figure>

As it is not possible to setup language associations for menus in the joomla core you need to configure the relations between the different menus of your site directly in the component settings.

**How it works:**

For each menu in the source language, you must:

* Create a relation
* Assign the corresponding menu in each target language
  {% endstep %}
  {% endstepper %}