On the demo page for ARI Ext Menu, you will observe that the submenus are flush with their parent menu; i.e., that first-level submenus appear directly underneath the top menu, and the second-level submenus line up vertically with the submenu item that is its parent.

To clarify what I'm talking about, see the demo page and mouseover ARI Soft >> Joomla! Components >> ARI Smart Content. The menu containing "ARI Smart Content" lines up with "Joomla! Components" and does not affect the display of the first submenu.

I am trying to get my submenus (both first- and second-level) to have the same behavior. I am developing my site locally and thus cannot provide a link.

When I downloaded ARI Ext Menu, I expected the default behavior to be the same as the demo.

Hello,

It can be a problem with site template styles. If you can provide a link to a page where we can see a problem, send page files of a page with a menu by email. This process is described here.

Regards,
ARI Soft