Harvard Historical Society
Adding a Navigation Page
To add a new Navigation Page, duplicate the one most similar to what you want.
Simple Navigation Page
- Shows all the posts in a specific Topic, e.g. People.
- Not shown in the “Related Sections”
- Usually accessible through the Topics menu.
Categories
- CAT-navigation: check
- CAT-hide-in-related: check
- CAT-Hide-in-reviewers review list: check
- Uncategorized: check
Topics and Featured
Do not check any Topics or Featured. However, make sure the appropriate topic is selected in “Related topic” in the “Related posts Section“
Search Exclude
Normally a navigation page is included in the search. However, you can hide it if you prefer.
Slug
The slug can be something like navigation-buildings but doesn’t have to. Churches is perfectly OK.
Excerpt, featured image, content,…
Update the excerpt and upload a featured image. You can also add any content blocks you want.
Hierarchical Navigation Page
- Used to create a hierarchical navigation by making a link between two topics (see illustration below):
E.g. Navigation page show all the Shaker Recipes and appears itself whit the topics Shakers and Recipes
- It is usually shown in the “Related Sections” of the parent topic:
E.g. In this case it would be shown in the Related topics Shakers and Recipes. - Usually not accessible through the Topics menu, but accessible when listing all topics.
Categories
- CAT-navigation: check
- CAT-hide-in-related: uncheck
- CAT-Hide-in-reviewers review list: check
- Uncategorized: check
Topics and Featured
Check only the parent topic and make sure the child topic is selected in “Related topic” in the “Related posts Section“
Search Exclude
A hierarchical navigation page should be included in the search. However, you can hide it if you prefer.
Slug
The slug can be something like navigation-buildings but doesn’t have to. Churches is perfectly OK.
Excerpt, featured image, content,…
Update the excerpt and upload a featured image. You can also add any content blocks you want.
xxs-navigation
Is a generic navigation page used when clicking on a topic link in the Related Section.
That generic page will look for a specific navigation page. If it finds it, it will clone the content. If there is no specific page, it will display all the posts with the given topic.