General settings

Here you can find the general settings of a menu.


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General Settings > General Settings


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  • Open Dropdown on:
    • Hover
    • Click
  • Effect for panel / dropdown
    • None
    • Fade
    • Slide
    • Push - site content is pushed down
  • Speed of panel rendering: Fast / Medium / Slow
  • Line Height: Defines the height of the hover background
  • Shadow
  • Logo: Link to Logo image file
  • URL: Target link when click on logo
  • Cache Time: Time before Menu structure is updated
    • Greater values can improve performance
  • Menu Position:
    • Show Menu above standard Jive header bar
    • Show Menu below standard Jive header bar
    • Merge Menu with standard Jive header bar

General Settings > General Settings: Main Navigation : Main Menu - general


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Main Navigation (Top Level)

  • Preview
  • Menu Height
  • Menu Width (set 40 px less than Global Theme width configured)
  • Menu Background Color
  • Menu Padding
  • Menu Border

General Settings > General Settings: Main Navigation : Top Level Menu Items


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Top Level Menu Items

  • Font: Family - Supports various font families, Size, Color, Text Transform, Weight, Decoration, Alignment
  • Font hover: Color, Weight, Decoration
  • Background Color, can be single color or a gradient from/to shade: on Menu hover and when active
  • Item Spacing
  • Item Padding (left, right)
  • item Divider: Enabled/Disabled, Color and Opacity

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General Settings > General Settings: Dropdown Panel: Panel Settings


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Dropdown Panel

  • Preview
  • Panel background
  • Panel width in percent
  • Panel padding
  • Panel border: Color and size
  • Column Padding

General Settings > General Settings: Dropdown Panel: Grid (Column)



Grid (column)

  • Title: Family, Size, Color, Transform (Normal/Capitalize Words/UPPER CASE/lower case), Weight (Light/Bold/Normal), Decoration(None/Underline), Align (Center/Left/Right)
  • Font: family, size, color, transform, weight, decoration, alignment
  • Padding
  • Border

General Settings > General Settings: Dropdown Panel: Sub-level 1



Sub-menu item (Level 2)

  • Item Title: Family, Size, Color, Transform (Normal/Capitalize Words/UPPER CASE/lower case), Weight (Light/Bold/Normal), Decoration(None/Underline), Align (Center/Left/Right)
  • Item Font (hover): color, weight, decoration
  • Item Background
  • Item Background (hover)
  • Item Padding (top, right, bottom, left)
  • item Border

General Settings > Gen+eral Settings: Dropdown Panel: Third Level Menu Items



Third Level Menu item

  • Item Title: Family, Size, Color, Transform (Normal/Capitalize Words/UPPER CASE/lower case), Weight (Light/Bold/Normal), Decoration(None/Underline), Align (Center/Left/Right)
  • Item Font (hover): color, weight, decoration
  • Item Background
  • Item Background (hover)
  • Item Padding (top, right, bottom, left)
  • Item Border

Save configuration on page.

Confirm all settings with Save Advanced Navigation Settings.