How to Add an External Link to your Top Menu


You can add a link to an external website as a menu item in your top menu. This can be useful if you wish to create an integrated link to an external webshop or other web based resources that are not within your Mamut eZ Publish website.

Adding an External Link

  1. Navigate to your website's frontpage.

  2. Select Link from the drop-down list in the administration menu and click Create here.

  3. In the screen that opens, enter the following information:

    Name
    : Enter the name of the link. The name will be displayed as a bread crumb link directly below the top menu. This text should correspond with the text you enter in the Text field below.
    Description
    : You can also add link description.
    Location
    : In the URL field, enter the address of the website to which you want to link. Enter a name for the link in the Text field. This text will be displayed on the link in the top menu.
    Open in new window
    : Check this option if you want the link to open in a new window.

  4. Click Publish.

  5. The link will now be displayed in your website's top menu.



    Tip! If you want to change the order in which the top menu items are displayed, click the Sorting button in the administration menu. Read more about the sorting feature here.

    Tip! If you want to edit or remove the link, click the  Enable menu link editing in the administration menu. Read more about the link edit tool here.

The external link is now available as an integrated part of you website.


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