Navigation

A navigation is a set of menus and links that appears at the top of each page in a site. 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.

Creating navigations

To create a navigation:

1. In the header, click .
2. From the Create list, select Navigation.
3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the asset.

Main

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	See Navigation items.

Styles

Field	Description
Preset	Select: None—applies the default styling to the navigation. Custom—displays a field that allows you to set the alignment of the navigation.
Choose how to align the navigation within the header	Select Default, Left, Right, or Center.

Navigation items

Navigation items are the links that show up in the navigation to direct readers to different areas of content.

There are three types of navigation items you can add:

• Simple Navigation Item—A simple link to an internal Brightspot asset, website, or a site search.
• Social Navigation Item—A link to a page within a social media site, such as Facebook.
• User Profile Navigation Item—A link that prompts the reader to log in to a site to access additional content.

To add navigation items to the navigation:

1. Click in the Items field.
2. Select which type of navigation item you would like to add.
3. Depending on your selection, refer to the following table for more information about the navigation item.
4. Click Save.

Simple Navigation Item fields

Main

Field	Description
Main tab
Title	Select one of the following options from the list: Navigation Text—Adds simple text that is not hyperlinked; however, you do have the option to select a promo to include in the navigation. Navigation Link—Adds a link to an asset in Brightspot.
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.
Link	Select an internal or external asset for the simple navigation item's link.

Sub-Navigation

Field

Description

Sub Navigation

Click 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

Field	Description
Preset	Select: Custom—Exposes fields that allow you to configure how the navigation item is displayed. None—Applies the default styling to the navigation item.
Choose how many navigation dropdown columns you would like	Select a number to specify how many columns you want the items in your navigation divided into.
Check to choose a mosaic style layout for the navigation group	Toggle on, to order your links vertically in the navigation.
Should this nav item show up as a button	Toggle on to display the navigation item as 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

Main

Field	Description
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 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

Field	Description
Preset	Select: Custom—Exposes fields that allow you to configure how the navigation item is displayed. None—Applies the default styling to the navigation item.
Choose how many navigation dropdown columns you would like	Select a number to specify how many columns you want the items in your navigation divided into.
Check to choose a mosaic style layout for the navigation group	Toggle on, to order your links vertically in the navigation.
Should this nav item show up as a button	Toggle on to display the navigation item as a button.