On some of the CMS home pages, you may have a navigation menu which appears horizontally across the top of your website. We call this the "Megamenu". While some of these are only editable by the Web & Digital team (usually these are high-level College pages) most are editable by you, and are really easy to edit.
Below in the image, you'll see what a Megamenu looks like on a College of Engineering Department page.
First, let's go over the Megamenu limitations
- The Megamenu options allow you to add up to five (not more than five) items in a top-menu on the site.
- It won't allow you to add dropdowns either. This will keep your page in line with our MSU-wide styles and methods.
- Megamenus are only for the homepage of your site. For the others you'll still utilize and edit your side navigation file (_sidenav.inc).
How do I get a Megamenu on my site?
You will need to Submit a Support Request with us at Web & Digital. Tell us where to find your website and why you would like a Megamenu. We will then help you decide if a Megamenu is right for you and help you implement it on your site.
How do I edit my Megamenu?
- First, you'll need to login to the CMS and be viewing the "Pages" view of the site section containing the page with your Megamenu.
- You should see a file called, "_megamenu.pcf." Click on that to edit. (If you see one called "_megamenu.inc", please submit a Support Request with us at Web & Digital as we need to edit it for you.)
- Now, you'll see a view of just your megamenu, and at the top you'll see an orange "MultiEdit" button. Click on it.
- Next, you'll see all 5 of the potential Megamenu links. You can change what the text and location of the links here. We highly recommend you use the Browse button (it looks like this:
) when creating your links so you utilize the Dependency Manager tags (they look like this: {{a:29567}} ). - When you're ready, Save and Publish this file, and then republish the page it appears on, and you'll see your changes!