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Modifying Site Navigation
The Top and Side Navigation Menus are linked. Adding a page to the Top Nav automatically adds it to the Side Nav.
Follow the steps below to add, move, or delete entries from either the Top or Side Navs.
STEP 2: Select Site
Select the website to edit by using the Site Selector.
The Site Selector field works as both a dropdown list and a search bar.
STEP 3: Select the Desired Display in Navigation Option
Select the asset to change.
Edit the asset and confirm or change its Display in Navigation option.
This step must be done individually for all assets whose Display in Navigation option you wish to change.
STEP 4: Select the Containing Folder
Select the folder which contains the folder(s) and/or webpage(s) to reorder in the navigation by clicking the Folder Select Arrow next to it in the Explorer.
Cascade remembers previous user sessions. Even if a page or other asset is highlighted, it may not actually be selected. Always make sure to select the correct asset.
In the screenshot to the right, to reorder any of the folders in the training site, the base folder for _training2015 was selected, and its contents displayed in the Workspace.
STEP 5: Click Order to Sort
Click the Column Header titled Order to sort the contents of the selected asset by order in which it appears in the navigation.
In the screenshot to the right, notice that the numbers ascend correctly now as opposed to before sorting by Order.
STEP 6: Drag and Drop to Reorder
Hover the cursor over the names of any assets in the Name Column. The cursor will change into a hand icon.
Click to "grab" a specific asset.
Drag and drop to reorder.
ALTERNATE STEP 6: Select and Reorder
Alternatively, you can also check the select box for the desired asset to move, and then use the move icons to change its relative position.
STEP 7: Email Web to Publish
The last step involves emailing the dangerously charismatic web team to republish the containing folder.
Email them at web@sandiego.edu with the subject Please Republish.
The body of the email should include the URL for the page or site that needs to be republished.
STEP 8: Add Comment
Any time Display in Navigation is changed, add the following note to the Comment Field.
Type in Added Page to Navigation or Removed Page from Navigation.
This comment informs Developers to publish the page. Unlike standard content changes approved in Workflow, any navigation change requires a Developer to specifically publish the site. Otherwise, the navigation changes will not appear until the site's normal, once a week, publication.
Troubleshooting Navigation
If the modified page is still not appearing in the navigation menu, or if it is still appearing after being removed, ask these questions. The answer to all of them should be "yes."
- Were the steps above followed correctly?
- Did a Developer publish the page?
- Is the Display in Navigation setting for the page's parent folder set to Yes?
- Does the page's parent folder have a page titled index (with a lowercase "i") in it? If the modified page is titled index, then this counts as "yes."
- Is the Display in Navigation setting for the index page that shares the same parent holder set to Yes? If the modified page is titled index, then this counts as "yes."
If the answer to all of these questions is "yes," then email web@sandiego.edu for assistance. Make sure to clearly state the issue, and to provide a link to the page that isn't displaying correctly.