WMS: Manage footer content


OVERVIEW

Target audience: Site Administrators, Site Managers

The footer of a site is managed by the Site Administrator and Site Managers

Site Administrators can change the site contact information, branding image, social media links, call to action button, and footer menu links. Site Administrators can also hide the entire footer.

Site Managers cannot change the site contact information, branding image, social media links, or call to action button, but can manage footer menu links.

In this article:

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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.

Hide the footer

The site footer is enabled by default, but a site administrator can hide it on the site.

  1. From the Administration toolbar, go to Content > Site Settings.
  2. Beside Pre-footer, click Create setting/Edit.
  3. In Pre-footer uncheck the Display pre-footer checkbox.
  4. Save.

Manage footer components

Contact information

  1. From the Administration toolbar, go to Content > Site Settings.
  2. Beside Contact information, click Create setting/Edit.
  3. In Contact information enter your unit's contact information.
  4. Save.

Social Media Links

  1. From the Administration toolbar, go to Content > Site Settings.
  2. Beside Social Media Links, click Create setting/Edit.
  3. Complete the URL of each social media service your site is using.
  4. Enter a weight for each link to set the order they will appear in your site’s footer.
  5. Save.

Branding

To upload the Branding image:

  1. From the Administration toolbar, go to Content > Media.
  2. Click Add Media.
  3. Select Branding Image.
  4. Enter a Name for the image. You will use this name to search for the image when adding it to your footer.
  5. Click Browse to upload the image.
  6. Enter Alternative text for the image.
  7. Save.

To display the branding image in the footer:

  1. From the Administration toolbar, go to Content > Site Settings.
  2. Beside Branding image, click Create setting/Edit.
  3. Select “Display branding image in footer”.
  4. In “Use existing media”, search the name of the image you uploaded previously.
  5. Save.

Call-to-action button

  1. From the Administration toolbar, go to Content > Site Settings.
  2. Beside Call-to-action button, click Create setting / Edit.
  3. Enter the URL for the button.
  4. Enter the Link text of the button.
  5. Save.

 

Footer menu links

From the Administration toolbar, go to Structure > Menus. Click list links on the Footer line.

The drag-and-drop interface allows you to easily move pages around in the footer by clicking on the drag and drop icon and dragging the links up, down, left, and right.

Add an item to the footer

  1. Click on Add link at the top of the drag-and-drop Footer interface.
  2. Insert the Menu link title as you wish it to appear in your menu structure.
  3. To insert a Link that this footer item links to, input a URL, search for the title of content on your site, or enter “<nolink> ” to create a heading that is not clickable. It is required to have a heading in a column to show the links underneath.
    • Optional: Include a Description of your link so that when users hover over the link with the cursor, additional information is displayed.
  4. Select the Parent link.
    • Optional: Items in the footer are arranged in alphabetical order unless you assign them a Weight. If you assign a weight, items will follow the assigned weight's numerical order.
  5. Click the Save button once you are finished with your changes.

The structure should look like this:

footer structure

Translating footer links

  1. Click Translate beside the menu link you would like to translate.
  2. Click Add or Edit beside the language you would like to enter for the translation.
  3. Enter a Menu link title.
  4. Save.
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