Hi
This is more a 'can it be done' sort of question than 'how do I do it'. I want to learn but at the same time I can't think how I could achieve what I'm looking to do.
I want to have a navigation bar which I can create unlimited number of links from or should I say, allow an editor to create.
I'm thinking a text box called 'navigationText' and another text box called 'navigationURL'. The editor would enter in the text e.g. Contact Us and the url could be 'http://something.com/something'
They could then click a button to 'add more links' and each time they do this, the navigation would increase.
This might sound like a strange thing to be doing but I'll try and explain why. The main website will be hosted on a separate system so I need to be able to hardcode the links or give the editor this option.
Can this be done with Document Types or should I be looking somewhere else?
Not sure if I have explained myself very well but if you have any questions, please ask :)
This could very much be a doctype solution, it sounds like you have a good plan. May I suggest however that you have a look at Nested Content? It's pretty much the same setup as you where mentioning, however instead of having a singe child for every menu-option, they would all be listed on the 'Home' node for example. Have a look at Nested Content: https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/nested-content/
(Or you could consider to list the menu items in a List-View, depending on your structure.)
However a much simpler and in my opinion cleaner way of doing this is using a package called RJP.MultiUrlPicker property. It's pretty much exactly what you need: You can select an internal/external link, a title and a text, and that's it! No need for menu item doctypes.
I use this package for 90% of all my project menus: https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/multi-url-picker/
Thanks Dennis, I was going to look at packages but because I'm trying to learn how to use Umbraco from a dev point of view I thought I'd try and stay clear of packages just now.
Yes, it might add time to my project but the knowledge I will hopefully gain will be worth it.
I will look at the package though for future reference. I'll also look at nested content.
Document Type help.
Hi This is more a 'can it be done' sort of question than 'how do I do it'. I want to learn but at the same time I can't think how I could achieve what I'm looking to do.
I want to have a navigation bar which I can create unlimited number of links from or should I say, allow an editor to create.
I'm thinking a text box called 'navigationText' and another text box called 'navigationURL'. The editor would enter in the text e.g. Contact Us and the url could be 'http://something.com/something'
They could then click a button to 'add more links' and each time they do this, the navigation would increase.
This might sound like a strange thing to be doing but I'll try and explain why. The main website will be hosted on a separate system so I need to be able to hardcode the links or give the editor this option.
Can this be done with Document Types or should I be looking somewhere else?
Not sure if I have explained myself very well but if you have any questions, please ask :)
Hi Owain,
You can use the umbraco native related-links to get going.
Here is how you can use it related-links
On your document type, click to add property and choose related links data type.
Thanks for the quick reply. This looks perfect!
:)
Hi Owain.
This could very much be a doctype solution, it sounds like you have a good plan. May I suggest however that you have a look at Nested Content? It's pretty much the same setup as you where mentioning, however instead of having a singe child for every menu-option, they would all be listed on the 'Home' node for example. Have a look at Nested Content: https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/nested-content/ (Or you could consider to list the menu items in a List-View, depending on your structure.)
However a much simpler and in my opinion cleaner way of doing this is using a package called RJP.MultiUrlPicker property. It's pretty much exactly what you need: You can select an internal/external link, a title and a text, and that's it! No need for menu item doctypes. I use this package for 90% of all my project menus: https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/multi-url-picker/
Best of luck!
Thanks Dennis, I was going to look at packages but because I'm trying to learn how to use Umbraco from a dev point of view I thought I'd try and stay clear of packages just now. Yes, it might add time to my project but the knowledge I will hopefully gain will be worth it.
I will look at the package though for future reference. I'll also look at nested content.
Thanks.
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