1 Minute Video: Managing the Horizontal Navigation Bar

Based on support requests it seems it's not particularly clear how to manage the links in EditMe's horizontal navigation bar - the bar of links beneath the site's title that, by default, links to Home. As a quick solution, we've created a 1 minute video to show you the ropes. It's really quite easy. Hopefully this will clear things up for those that have been stumped by it.

Click the image above for a high quality version of the video in Quicktime. If you don't have Quicktime or have a slow connection, check out the YouTube version instead.

Tutorial: Managing the Horizontal Navigation Bar

For those who prefer to read, here's the scoop.

The links in EditMe's navigation bar are managed using the Organize tab. The Organize tab manages relationships between pages. Every page can have multiple parent pages and multiple child pages. The child pages can be put into a specific order via drag and drop. The horizontal navigation bar displays the child pages of a hidden page named NavBar1.

You can manage NavBar1's children using the Organize tab of the editing screen. The quickest way to get there is to click one of the links already in the navigation bar. Click Edit and then go to the Organize tab. You'll see that NavBar1 is one of the Parent pages. Click the >> link next to NavBar1 to manage that page's relationships. Then you can manage NavBar1's Child pages by adding a new page, removing a page or reordering the children with drag and drop. Remember to click Save when you're done arranging the child pages.

There are two other ways to get to NavBar1:

• Click Special Pages (or select Special Pages from the General Settings menu in Site Settings). Select the Hidden page type, and then select View from the drop down next to NavBar1. Then Edit and click Organize.
• Or you can select Look & Feel -> Current Skin Settings. You'll see a link to manage the navigation and will find a link directly to the Organize tab for NavBar1.

Hopefully this tip will help you get started building your wiki faster and with less hassle!