WebPlus Essentials User Guide - Serif

48 Developing Sites and Pages
Using dynamic navigation bars
Up to now, we've assumed that navigation bars are based on your site structure
and show static pages as menu items. However, for more dynamic navigation
bars, you can populate your navigation bar submenus with ever-changing forum
and blog article titles—simply click a title to view the relevant article.
We'll assume you're using an offsite link to connect to your forum and blog, and
that the offsite link is included in navigation.
To create a dynamic navigation bar:
• Right-click the offsite link in Site tab and click Offsite Link
Properties....
• From the Offsite Link dialog, change the drop-down menu in the
Smart Object Information section to add feed items (i.e., published
article titles) as children to the bar's submenu.
Each article title is clickable, launching the associated article in a
window, typically a separate window.
Checking your navigation bars
The Navigation Manager gives you an overview of all the navigation bars used
in your site from within the Site Manager. (To review navigation bar basics, see
Understanding site structure and navigation, p. 27)
To display the Navigation Manager:
• Click Site Manager on the Default context toolbar (or Hintline
at the bottom of your workspace), then choose the Navigation menu
option.
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