OVERVIEW
Target audience: Site Administrators, Site Managers
Site Administrators and Site Managers can use the Menu administration to reorder the menu of a site in the Web Management System (WMS)
In this article:
NOTE: this article refers to a process to be used on sites that have already migrated to the New WMS.
If your site has not yet migrated see the Index of documentation for the McGill Web Management System.
NOTES:
- A page must be published before it will be visible in the Menu administration.
- Menu items must only link to pages on your site. This ensures usability and consistency across the WMS. Links to other sites, even if also managed by you, should only appear in content (pages, blocks, etc.).
- To add, remove, or edit links in the Footer, see Add, Edit and Manage Footer content in the WMS
Access the Menu administration
From the Administration toolbar, go to Structure > Menus. On the Main menu line, click list links.
Menu levels, and how they appear to the public
The Home page does not appear under the Menu administration since it cannot have any subpages.
Figure 1This image shows a menu with three levels of links; Visit is at Level 1, Groups/ Tours is at Level 2, and Guided Tours is at Level 3.
Figure 2This image shows the menu administration with three levels of links; Visit is at Level 1, Groups/ Tours is at Level 2, and Guided Tours is at Level 3.
Level 1 links
Level 1 links are the top-level links in your menu hierarchy. They generally appear in the horizontal navigation (sites that do not use the horizontal navigation will see these links in the left side vertical menu bar).
Level 2 links
Level 2 links appear in the left side vertical menu bar as subpages of Level 1 links.
Level 3 links
Level 3 links appear in the left side vertical menu bar as subpages of Level 2 links.
It is highly recommended to avoid having additional levels of links beyond Level 3 because doing so makes it difficult for users to navigate the website.
Creating a dropdown menu
Level 1 links that have child links under them can be set as a dropdown menu so that the Level 2 children are listed when a user hovers over the Level 1 link.
- On the Menu administration, click Edit next to the Level 1 link.
- Select “Show as expanded”
- Save.
