The Main Navigation Menu in the Drupal toolbar should be used with caution. The only time you should ever need to use the Main Navigation Menu is for three things:
- Changing the order a page appears in within the navigation
- Disabling a biography, news article, or event from the navigation
- Enabling a main parent page to display subpages within the navigation
The following actions should not be done using the Main Navigation Menu:
- Nesting a page within the navigation
- Moving a page under a new parent page
- Renaming a page in the navigation
- Creating a new link within the navigation
Removing a Page from the Navigation
All pages, including those you'd like to hide from the navigation, need to be nested within the navigation first. This will ensure that breadcrumbs and the URL are set up properly for your page. To learn how to nest a page within the navigation, please review Adding New Pages.
Important Reminder
Please note: The only pages that should be removed from the navigation are biographies, news articles, and events pages. All other pages on the website need to be visibly nested within the navigation.
To hide a published and nested page from the navigation:
- Click on the Main Navigation Menu option in the black toolbar at the top of the screen. This will show you the entire navigation of the website.
- Locate the name of the page you would like to hide from the navigation.
- Uncheck the box to the right of the page name.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Save.
Updating a Main Parent Page to Show as Expanded
In instances where a new primary parent page has been added to the main navigation, there is an additional step that needs to be taken to ensure the navigation operates properly and displays any subpages.
To know if a primary parent page needs this additional step added, check the following:
- The primary page has subpages
- The downwards carrot icon only displays next to the primary page title after a user has clicked into the section
- The subpages only appear under the primary page title when hovering over the section after a user has clicked into the section
If all of the above are true, the primary parent page needs to have a setting turned on to show as expanded.
To have a parent page show its subpage navigation as expanded:
- Click on the Main Navigation Menu option in the black toolbar at the top of the screen. This will show you the entire navigation of the website.
- Locate the name of the main parent page that needs to show its subpages.
- To the right of the page name under the Operations dropdown, click Edit.
- On the right side under Display Settings, toggle on "Show as expanded".
- Save your changes.