Creating a navigation
A navigation is a consistent piece of content that appears at the top of each page in a site. Enterprise-grade navigations typically include links to different pages and sections, such as product offerings, solutions, use cases, company information, and more.
Navigations follow the rules of content hierarchy. If you define a navigation at the global level, it flows to the site level, then the section level, and finally the asset level.
The following illustration shows how Brightspot renders a navigation.

To create a navigation:
- Click > Admin > Sites & Settings.
- Select the site for which you want to configure a navigation.
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Click , located to the left of , and type
Navigation
. - Using the following tables as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
- Click Save.
Field | Description |
Navigation |
Choose Select from the list, then, in the second list, choose Create New.
Note
This second dropdown list is also where you can select and apply an existing footer.
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Internal Name | Enter an internal name for this asset. Brightspot uses this name internally, such as in the search panel and recent activity widget. This name is not visible to visitors to your site. |
Items | Click and select one of the following options from the list:
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Simple Navigation Item fields
Field | Description |
Main tab | |
Title | Select one of the following options from the list:
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Text | Enter the name of this simple navigation item's link or text. |
Description | Enter a description of this simple navigation item to accompany its link.
Note
Description is only available for simple navigation items that are links.
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Link | Select an internal or external asset for the simple navigation item's link.
Note
Link is only available for simple navigation items that are links.
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Sub-Navigation tab | |
Sub Navigation | Click and select one of the following options from the list:
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Styles tab | |
Navigation Dropdowns | Select a number from the list to set the number of dropdown columns in the simple navigation item. |
Navigation as Button | Toggle on to convert the simple navigation item from link text to a button. |
Social Navigation Item fields
Field | Description |
Social Service | Select a social network provider from the list. Brightspot displays the icon of the social service provider you select. |
Text | Enter text to accompany the social network provider icon. |
URL | Enter the URL of the post from the social network. |
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