Top Level Navigation

Beware: if you want any of the changes you make (edits, additions, removals) to apply to other campus sites, you must inform Kim Nguyen or submit a change request in the new campus skin issue tracker, otherwise no other site will show the changed items.

EDit existing Items via the configure panel

You can edit items to the top level navigation via the "uw oshkosh link control panel". Note you cannot ADD new items this way. 

1. Login to the website
2. append /plone_control_panel to your URL should look something like (http://www.uwosh.edu/yourSite/plone_control_panel)
3. Choose "uwosh Link editor"
4. Choose "Top Level Navigation"
5. Choose the item you want to edit.
6. Make your modifications then choose "save link"

Add new Items Via zmi

You can also add items to the Top Level Navigation but it needs to be done in the ZMI.  You'll need to have manager privileges or find somebody who does.

1. Login to the website.
2. append /manage on the URL. should look something like (http://www.uwosh.edu/yourSite/manage)
3. Choose "Portal Actions"
4. Choose "top_level_navigation"
5. Choose the checkbox to the bottom most link
6. Choose "copy" 
7. Choose "paste"
8. Your new link will take the name of "copy_of_nameOfOriginalLinkHere"
9. Choose the check box next to your new link
10. Choose "rename"
11. Name it whatever you want your link to be Note this name does not actually tell Plone to show in the Top Level Nav but makes it easy for you to later identify what that new "portal action" is for. Keep ths name simple and short.
12. Choose "ok"
13. Choose the text link for the new "portal action" you have created. 
14. You have a number of boxes here that you add information in but only 2 really that you need to modify. NOTE. be careful here I have completely hosed a website but not being careful so don't experiment or I predict a visit to the counseling center will be in your future.
15. Fill out the following
1. TITLE: This is the text you want your users to see. This can be different than the name of the "portal_action" you just changed but keep the name short. 
2. URL (EXPRESSION): There two different types of links you can add here, and "internal" link and an "external" link. If you have a page on your site that you have published and want to appear you are creating an "internal" link. If you are linking to a website like CNN a site you don't own thats an "external" link.
1. Internal Link: string: $portal_url/your_page
2. External Link: string: http://www.CNN.com
3. PERMISSIONS: for the most part leave this alone unless you want your new portal action to appear only when a certain type of user logs in.
16. Choose "save changes"
17. Test out your new link. If there are more than "7" items currently in the "top level navigation" then your new item will appear in the footer at the bottom of the page.

Re-Order Existing Items

1. Login to the website.
2. append /manage on the URL. should look something like (http://www.uwosh.edu/yourSite/manage)
3. Choose "Portal Actions"
4. Choose "top_level_navigation"
5. Choose the checkbox item you want to reorder.
6. Choose "up" or "down" depending on the order you want to show your users.