Menus and Navigation
Several Menus are used throughout the site. The description field determines the mouse rollover text for the menu. In order for the drop down aspect of the menu to work for sub-items, you must check the 'expanded' checkbox for the parent item in the menus option within the administration panel.
Primary Links
The primary links menu controls the Top-level navigation of the NSDLRC Drupal site and is visible as a tabbed navigation at the top of the page below the search box. The Primary Links menu should contain links to the main sections of the NSDLRC website. All top level menu items should be expended for the drop down functionality to work. To adjust the ordering or naming of items in the Primary Links menu, go to the admin section for menus.
Secondary Links
The Secondary Links menu controls the small text-based links located below the Primary Links menu. The Secondary Links menu should contain links to personalized pages, such as the user's profile, group list and sign-in/sign out capabilities. To adjust the ordering or naming of items in the Secondary Links menu, go to the admin section for menus.
Footer
The Footer menu controls the links located in the footer of the page. The footer should contain links to general areas of the site and is available across all pages and subpages on the site. To adjust the ordering or naming of items in the Footer menu, go to the admin section for menus.
Additional Menus
Additional menus can be created and used for special purposes. Current menus created or used for the NSDLRC site include:
- Annual Meeting: A special menu was created for the Annual Meeting sub-section that takes the place of the Primary Links menu. More information about this menu is available in the Annual Meeting section of this manual.
- Editor-admin: a special menu only visible to editors, admins, and developer roles with quick links to useful administrative areas. This menu is at the bottom of every page.