Here's a handy reference that describes what you can do with custom links in the main navigation bar using the theming interface. You can have a total of four preset and custom links in the navigation bar and drag-and-drop them to change their order on the bar.
Single or multiple custom links are useful for linking to pages inside or outside of your community. Be aware that if you use these custom links, you'll need to provide your own translations if your community is delivered in multiple languages by clicking Provide other translations for each link that you add.
| Nav Bar Option | Links to |
|---|---|
| Single | Use this to customize a single link's title and URL. For example, it might be helpful to your users to link to your CEO's Blog here. Or, you could use this option to change the name of an existing Preset page. For example, you might rename the People button Our Users, or change News to 411. Note that if you do this, the URL does not change, just the text on the navigation bar. |
| Multiple | Use this to create a dropdown menu with a unique title. For example, a Supportal button might drop down to Knowledge Base, File a Case, and Feedback. Or a Sales button might drop down to Create an RFP, Check the CRM, and Latest Wins. |
The Preset links are useful for linking to existing preset pages in your community such as Content, People, or Places. When you use any of these Preset options as is, they will be localized automatically for all of the application's supported languages. You could also change the navigation bar label of these Preset options by using the Single link, as described above; but in that case, you would need to provide your own translations by clicking Provide other translations.
| Nav Bar Option | Links to |
|---|---|
| Content | /content |
| People | /people |
| Places | /places |
| News | /news (note that you'll need to be running version 8.0.1 to be able to rename, remove, and sort the News button) |
| Browse | Creates a dropdown menu that will contain at least one of the following predefined links: Content (/content), People (/people), Places (/places). |
You can make some modifications to the following system links, including moving them around (in the case of the Create menu), or not showing them at all.
| Nav Bar Option | Links to |
|---|---|
| Home | The Home button will show in the main navigation if the Welcome/Home page () is enabled. Home will always appears as the left-most navigation item. |
| Create | The Create menu will show in the main navigation when the Basic header is enabled. Otherwise, the Create menu appears in the secondary navigation area to the right. Note also that the Create menu must be enabled at . For more detail about the header options, see the Theming Options Reference. |
| Apps | Opens up the Apps menu when clicked. The Apps navigation button will only show outside of the theming interface if the apps market is enabled () and the user is not anonymous. |