Adding a navigation content element
To add a navigation content element, navigate to the
Modules
admin in the
Content hub
:
Click the module you want to add the content element to and navigate to the
Content elements
tab:
Select
Add content element
to display the
Select content element
screen.
And select the
Navigation
content element:
Select
Add
to add the content element. The
Navigation
content element is now displayed in your list of elements:
Once you have added your navigation content element, you can set the default navigation in the
Details
tab:
Click the
Default Navigation
drop-down menu to display all available navigations, and select which one you want to be the default navigation. Select
Save
to save your changes.
Using the navigation in content
Each piece of content will inherit the default navigation set above. If you want to change this, navigate to your profile drop-down>
Content hub
:
The
Navigation
field described below must be turned on at the module level.
In the content hub, navigate to the piece of content you want to add the navigation to and click
More actions
>
Edit content
:
Scroll down to the
Navigation
field:
Select the navigation that you want to display in this content item.
The navigation displayed by default has been pre-selected at the module admin level. If you would like to remove the navigation from this content item, select
None
from the
Navigation
drop-down menu.
Once you have selected your navigation, click
Publish
. Your navigation now displays in the content item:
Default Publication templates
Default Publication templates to enable you to change the layout of the content articles you produce. More options intend to provide more choice and flexibility for users, allowing for different templates to be used in different module types (e.g. News articles versus Insights articles etc.)
The names of these three templates are:
And each of the layouts will change with each of the new themes.
Please note that if you are an existing client, you may need to work with our Professional Services team to work on some minimal design details.
Examples of the templates are below:
We have also introduced customisable layouts to use for the design of an entire publisher instance. These contain key look and feel details from out-of-the-box themes that are easy to apply, with the added ability to make extra customisation changes to fonts, logos and colours with a few adjustments. This also saves time during the implementation process.
The names of these 3 themes are:
Examples of each theme can be found below:
If you want to test these items, we recommend you use a sandbox instance. For more information contact HighQ Support.
To manage a theme, navigate to
System admin
in your drop-down menu:
The
System admin
screen opens.Navigate to
System customisation
>
Themes
:
The
Themes
screen is displayed:
Within the
Themes
screen, you can
Edit
,
Preview
,
Restore to default
and
Apply
themes.
To
Edit
a theme, select
More actions
on the theme you want to edit and select
Edit Theme
:
The edit screen for the selected theme opens:
You can edit every aspect of the theme, including background colours, title colours, background images, headers, navigation, etc.
If you need more help to edit your Theme, please contact Professional Services for more information.
Once you have edited your theme, select
Save
to save your changes.
Please note that you can also add Javascript, CSS and fonts via the
Javascript, CSS and fonts
tab.
Preview a theme to view what it looks like before committing to using it. To preview a theme, click
More actions
, then
Preview theme
:
A new tab will open displaying what your instance will look like with the new theme enabled.
Please note that until you return to the themes page, your instance will remain within the preview of your selected theme.
Apply a theme to enable the selected theme on your instance. To apply a theme, navigate to
More actions
, then
Apply theme
:
The theme will be applied to your instance.
Restoring a default theme removes any additional changes you have made to a theme, and restores it to the out-of-the-box version we supply. To restore a default theme, click
More actions
>
Restore default theme
:
The default theme will be restored to its original settings.