Difference between revisions of "Manage menus"

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Main Page > User manual > Administer > Manage menus

ICA-AtoM includes a menu customization feature that allows administrators to change menu labels, move menus to different positions on the page, create new menus and delete existing menus.

Menu list page

To see a list of menus, click the "Admin > Menus" menu. This will open the menu list page.

Some menus have a lock icon next to them; this means that they cannot be deleted, although they can be edited.

Menu edit page

Edit an existing menu

In the menu list, click on a blue menu link to edit the menu. This will open the menu edit page. You can edit the name, label, parent, path or description of the menu. Click "Save" in the button block to save the changes.

Move a menu

There are two ways to move a menu:

In the menu list page, click on the up or down arrow to the left of each menu link.
In the menu edit page, use the drop-down menu in the "Parent menu" field to select a new parent menu. For example, if you wish to make the "Archival institution" menu a sub-menu of the admin menu in the main menu, select "Admin" from the drop-down menu.

Add a new menu

Users may add new menus to link to items such as new static pages or external URLs (e.g. "http://example.com"). Users could also add menus to link to new actions or modules (such as new edit templates), but such actions or modules would need to be created first by developers working directly with the code.

Click the "Add new" button in the column header on the menu list page. This will open an edit page for the new menu.
Creating a new menu for a new static page called "exhibits"
In the "Name" field, enter a name for the menu.
In the "Label" field, enter the label (this need not be the same as the menu name).
In the "Parent" menu field, use the drop-down menu to select a parent menu.
In the "Path" field, enter the URL of the menu.
In the "Description" field, enter descriptive information about the menu if desired.
Click the "Save" button in the button block.
The "exhibits" static page menu has been added to the user menu, next to "home"
The new menu should be visible and should link to your static page or external URL.

Delete a menu

To delete a menu, click on the delete button in button block in the menu's edit page. Although this action cannot be undone, the menu can be restored as a new menu, see add a new menu, above.

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-__NOTOC__
+[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Administer]] > Manage menus
-<span class="pageTitle">Customize site information / appearance</span>
+ICA-AtoM includes a menu customization feature that allows [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]] to change menu labels, move menus to different positions on the page, create new menus and delete existing menus.
+<div class="clearfix">
+[[Image:menuList.png|500px|right|thumb|Menu list page]]
+To see a list of menus, click the "Admin > Menus" menu. This will open the menu list page.
+<div class="note">
+Some menus have a lock icon next to them; this means that they cannot be deleted, although they can be edited.
+</div>
+</ol>
-[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-7|UM-7 Administer ICA-AtoM]] > [[UM-7.4|UM-7.4 Customize settings]] > UM-7.4.1 Customize site information / appearance
+</div>
-[[Image:um7-4-2Site1.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit site information settings]]
+<div class="clearfix">
-[[Image:um7-4-2Site2.png|500px|right|thumb|Banner area after adding ]]
+[[Image:menuEdit.png|500px|right|thumb|Menu edit page]]
-[[Administrator|Administrators]] can control what appears in the ICA-AtoM banner area and how it displays. ICA-AtoM beta 1.0 currently provides a limited interface for controlling appearances ("theming"); for more extensive changes to styling, [[Developer|developers]] must work directly with the code. In a future iteration of the software, the theming interface will provide more functionality.
+== Edit an existing menu ==
+In the menu list, click on a blue menu link to edit the menu. This will open the menu [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]]. You can edit the name, label, parent, path or description of the menu. Click "Save" in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]] to save the changes.
-. Click the ''admin > settings'' tab.
+</div>
+== Move a menu ==
-. Click the ''site information'' [[Information area|area]].
+There are two ways to move a menu:
+# In the menu list page, click on the up or down arrow to the left of each menu link.
+# In the menu [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]], use the [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]] in the "Parent menu" [[Glossary#Field|field]] to select a new parent menu. For example, if you wish to make the "Archival institution" menu a sub-menu of the [[Glossary#Admin menu|admin menu]] in the [[Glossary#Main menu|main menu]], select "Admin" from the [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]].
+<div class="clearfix">
-. '''Site title'''
+== Add a new menu ==
-*Enter a title to display in the banner area.
-*Title will appear on the left of the logo.
+Users may add new menus to link to items such as new [[Glossary#Static page|static pages]] or external URLs (e.g. "http://example.com"). Users could also add menus to link to new actions or modules (such as new edit templates), but such actions or modules would need to be created first by [[Glossary#Developer|developers]] working directly with the code.
-. '''Site description'''
+# Click the "Add new" button in the [[Glossary#Column header|column header]] on the menu list page. This will open an [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]] for the new menu.
-*Enter a descriptive phrase or tag line to appear in the banner area.
+# [[Image:exhibitsLink.png|500px|right|thumb|Creating a new menu for a new static page called "exhibits"]] In the "Name" [[Glossary#Field|field]], enter a name for the menu.
-*Phrase will appear below the logo.
+# In the "Label" [[Glossary#Field|field]], enter the label (this need not be the same as the menu name).
+# In the "Parent" menu [[Glossary#Field|field]], use the [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]] to select a parent menu.
+# In the "Path" [[Glossary#Field|field]], enter the URL of the menu.
+# In the "Description" [[Glossary#Field|field]], enter descriptive information about the menu if desired.
+# Click the "Save" button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]].
+# [[Image:exhibitsLink2.png|500px|right|thumb|The "exhibits" static page menu has been added to the user menu, next to "home"]] The new menu should be visible and should link to your static page or external URL.
+</div>
-. Click the ''save button'' to save changes.
+== Delete a menu ==
-* In addition to changing the appearance of the banner area, the data will appear in users' browser title bar and tabs (''title - description'').
+To delete a menu, click on the [[Glossary#Delete button|delete button]] in button block in the menu's [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]]. Although this action cannot be undone, the menu can be restored as a new menu, see [[#Add a new menu|add a new menu]], above.
-. '''Logo'''
-* ICA-AtoM ships with a default [[application logo]] which can be replaced by an institution's own logo if desired. This can be done only by someone who has access to the web server files.
-* The logo is located at web/images/logo.png.
+[[Category:User manual]]
-* Replace this file with your preferred logo (in .png format), using the same filename and file extension. Note that the default logo is 95 pixels high by 440 pixels wide. Your logo should be no more than 95 pixels high, but can be greater or less than 440 pixels wide.
+__NOTOC__