Configuring the Navigation widget

Use this widget to display website navigation. The widget displays only visible pages.

After you have dragged the Navigation widget on your page you must configure it to display navigation links. 

  1. To do this, click Edit button in the upper-right corner of the widget.
    The Navigation window appears.
  2. In What type of navigation to use? area, choose the type of navigation by selecting one of the following:
    • Horizontal
      The system displays links to the pages horizontally (one next to the other). There is no hierarchy (no links to children pages).
    • Horizontal with dropdown menus
      The system displays links to the pages horizontally. If you select a parent page or a group page, the system displays all children pages in a dropdown menu.
    • Horizontal with tabs
      The system displays links to the pages horizontally. If you select a parent page or a group page, the system displays all children pages in a tabstrip.
    • Vertical
      The system displays links to the pages vertically. There is no hierarchy.
    • Tree (vertical with sub-levels)
    • The system displays links to the pages in a vertical tree with all its nodes expanded. The Tree navigation type enables you to view the hierarchy of the website.
    • Sitemap divided in column
      The system displays links to top level pages horizontally. If a top level page is a parent page or a group page, containing other pages, they are displayed in a column below their parent page. Only the first two levels of hierarchy are displayed.
    • Sitemap divided in rows
      The system displays links to top level pages vertically. If a top level page is a parent page or a group page, containing other pages, they are displayed in a row below their parent page. Only the first two levels of hierarchy are displayed.
    • Custom Navigation
      Select this option to choose different than the predefined navigation types.
  3. When you are finished, click Save.
    The Navigation window closes and the Navigation widget is configured to display the navigation links you have selected.
  4. To style your navigation, perform procedure Style the navigation widget.

For more information about advanced configuration options, see Advanced configuration of widgets.

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