Ingeniux CMS Tips: Adding Left
Side
Navigation Links
The left side navigation links are most often
generated by
the Navigation-Page: set to either
“Children”
or “Siblings” In addition, or if
navigation is
set to "none” other links to xml and
non-xml pages
may be added. This process is accomplished by adding
Link
Groups.
Located in the Content Store, under Shared Internal
Components,
are the existing Link Groups (both Internal and
External)
already built and ready to be reused.
If the Link Group is already created: - Check
out the page to which the link group is going to be
added,
- click and drag the group to the
Navigation-Links box,
- the name will appear with the x no.,
- Save the
page, and preview.
Your new link group appears below the maroon line,
after any
children (or sibling) links.
If you wish to create a new Link Group consisting of
XML
pages from the Content Store:
- Right click on the appropriate Link Group folder
(or create
a new folder with the office or appropriate name),
- choose
New, Component
- Name – type in words that reflect the office
and/or
purpose – ex. Positions available
- Type: use pull down arrow to select Link Group
- Click ok.
Click and drag into the Link boxes the xml page(s)
from the
content store you wish to add, in the order they
should appear
on the text page to which the group will be finally
added.
To add more link boxes to the group:
- Under Tools, add special – element,
- type in the name
as Link [or External Link caution: be sure to type in
exactly
as labeled],
- Type = pull down to ICMS Link (for internal link)
or ICMS
component (if external link is desired),
- click ok,
and the
link is added to the top of the list (be aware of
order of
your links)
- Save it.
If you are done creating links, reopen the page the
navigation
was created for, click and drag the new link group to
the Navigation-Links: .
Creating External Links (any non-xml page) to be part
of Link
Groups:
- In Link Box name type the text of the link
(remember this
is going to be in a navigation column)
- URL = full path
- Rollover – only added for certain page
types, and should
briefly explain the link
- Save it.
- Open the Link Group that this external link will
be a part
of, click and drag the External Link into the box
labeled
External Link.
- Save it
- Reopen the page that the navigation was created
for, click
and drag the new link group to the Navigation-Links
box
.
Additional Navigation-Links boxes can be added to the
Group.
- Under Tools, Add Special, Element,
- Name = Navigation-Links (type in name exactly),
- Type = Navigation Component, click ok, and the new
one
appears at the **top** of the page.
- Repeat process above for creating the additional
link
group.
As always, please remember to save your work, preview
it, check it in, mark for publish, and publish those
items
ready
to go live!
Please be sure to refer to the webguide http://abacus.bates.edu/webguide/navigation/linkGROUPS.html
for additional policies and practices.
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