Front-end Site Items will be automatically created if all of these are true:

• the JUGA System Plugin is enabled
• a Front-End page is accessed that does not already have a Site Item
• at least one JUGA>>Variable for this 'option' (front-end) has Auto-Add=YES

Admin-side Site Items will be automatically created if all of these are true:

• the JUGA System Plugin is enabled (only applies to Joomla! 1.5.x)
• the JUGA-enabled admin-side template is enabled (only applies to Joomla! 1.0.x)
• an Admin-side page is accessed that does not already have a Site Item
• at least one JUGA>>Variable for this 'option' (admin-side) has Auto-Add=YES

But let's say you want to create your own Site Item in JUGA>>Site Items (rather than let the JUGA System Plugin automatically create it for you).  For this tutorial, we'll refer to one of the content articles that comes with a standard Joomla installation, the "Joomla Overview" page.

Its URL for VIEWING the article on your Front-End is:

Having duplicate Site Items can cause JUGA to not perform as intended, so let's first confirm that you don't already have a Site Item for this article.

In JUGA>>Site Items, search for "19" and in thedropdowns filter by "Front-End" and "com_content".  If you have a record with the following "query" value, then your Site Item already exists!  Just assign it to your desired JUGA Group and be done with it.

Let's study this "query" value a little more, though, because that is the crux of JUGA.  Here are some things to remember when creating a Site Item "query"

1. Put the "option" first.  In this example, that means "option=com_content"
2. Do not include "Itemid" or "mosmsg" in your "query".  JUGA will ignore them anyway, so don't waste your time.
3. Alphabetize your variables after "option".  In this example, that means changing the order of the "id" and "view" variables.

So, to create your own Site Item, click "New" in JUGA>>Site Items and populate the fields according to this manual page.

Now you've successfully created a Site Item for your article!

HTH!