Creating a navigation

A navigation is a set of menus and links 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.

To create a navigation:

Click menu > Admin > Sites & Settings.
Select the site for which you want to configure a navigation.
Click search, located to the left of more_horiz, and type Navigation.
From the Navigation list, select Select.
From the dropdown list, select Create New.
Using the following tables as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
Click Save.

Field	Description
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 add_circle_outline and select one of the following options from the list: Simple Navigation Item—Adds a link to an internal or external asset, like a page describing a use case, or a page outlining a solution you provide. Social Navigation Item—Adds a link to a post on a social network, like a tweet. User Profile Navigation Item—Adds a link to a login page, allowing the site visitor to authenticate. For details, see Login page.

Simple Navigation Item fields

Field	Description
Main tab
Title	Select one of the following options from the list: Navigation Link—Adds a link to an asset in Brightspot. Navigation Text—Adds simple text.
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.
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.
Sub-Navigation tab
Sub Navigation	Click add_circle_outline and select one of the following options from the list: Grouped Sub Navigation Item—Adds a grouping of navigation links that pop out underneath the parent simple navigation item. Navigation Link—Adds an asset as a link that pops out underneath the parent simple navigation item. Social Navigation Item—Adds an asset from a social network you select that pops out underneath the parent simple navigation item.
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.

User Profile Navigation Item fields

Field	Description
Main tab
Login Page	Select a login page from the list. For details on how to create a login page, see Login page.
Log In Navigation Text	Enter text that is displayed in the navigation that prompts the visitor to log in.
Profile Sub Navigation	Click add_circle_outline and select one of the following options from the list: Grouped Sub Navigation Item—Adds a grouping of navigation links that pop out underneath the parent simple navigation item. Navigation Link—Adds an asset as a link that pops out underneath the parent simple navigation item. Social Navigation Item—Adds an asset from a social network you select that pops out underneath the parent simple navigation item.
Styles tab
Preset	Retain Custom to configure navigation item styles, or select None to apply the default styling.
Choose how many navigation dropdown columns you would like	Select 2 or 3 from the list to add additional navigation dropdown columns.
Should this nav item show up as a button	Toggle on to render this navigation item as a button instead of text.

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