Web Help

Adding a Links Panel

Problem

You want to add a list of related links inside a small, gray inset panel, and you want to use it on more than one of your pages.

Solution

In the standard template, a small, gray links panel that contains a list of related links can be added to the page.

This links panel must first be created as a separate block in the WCMS, and then it can be inserted into one or more web pages. The block must be stored in a special folder named "links_panel_blocks," which is nested inside the "_content" folder.

Creating the links panel:

  1. In the Asset Tree at the left, select the folder at _content/links_panel_blocks
  2. Click on "New" in the top menu bar, and select Links Panel Block
  3. Type the text for the Panel Title
  4. Type the text for the label and the title attribute for the link
  5. The target for the link can be either another page within the WCMS, and external URL to a page on any other web site, or a file that you already uploaded to the WCMS
    • To select another page within the WCMS, click the Browse icon next to "Link to Internal Page," and then select the page you want
    • To link to a page on another web site, type its complete URL in the field labeled "Link to External URL"
    • To link to a file that you already uploaded to the WCMS, click on the Browse icon next to "Link to Internal File," and then select the file you want
  6. To add another link, click the small plus (+) sign
  7. Change the System Name to a name that you prefer
  8. Click the Submit button

Adding the links panel to a page:

  1. Select the page that will get the links panel
  2. Click the Edit tab
  3. Scroll down to "Links Panel Block," which is inside the Page Content section
  4. Click the Browse icon
  5. In the browser that pops open, select the links panel block that you want to insert
  6. Click Confirm
  7. Click the Submit button