How to Create a New Right Column Link Box
The Right Column Links Box can be used for links such as Related Links, Learn More About or Departments. Below is an example of a Learn More About link box.
- Open the foundation page by clicking on the Open Page red dot below the Minerva symbol in the logo. This will reveal options for adding new and editing existing page pieces.
- On the right side of the page, in the purple area, click on the Manage Right Content red dot. This will open the Edit Link Element window.
- Select Create and Connect Page from the menu. This will open the Content Class Groups window.
- Select Content Pages from the Content Class Groups menu. This will bring up a list of Content Classes below the Content Class Groups menu.
- Select Related Links from the List of Content Classes box. This will open the Edit Headline window.
- In the Edit Headline box add the name of your site and current page in front of the content class name. Remove the 5-digit Page ID number at the end of the headline. Using consistently titled headlines will help you search for this page piece later if you want to add it to other pages.
- Click the OK button in the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to the SmartEdit window.
- You should see a new yellow box in the right column. This box will hold the text for the links.
- Click on the Edit Title red dot. This will open a new Edit Element window.
- Type in the title for the links box in the Edit Element field. The text you type in this field will display as a title above the list of links. The text will automatically be formatted as purple bold.
- Click the OK button on the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to the SmartEdit window. You should see the text you just typed on the top of the yellow box in the right column.
- Click on the Manage Links red dot below the title in the Links Box. This will open the Edit Link Element window.
- Select Create and Connect Page from the Edit Link Element menu. This will open the Edit Headline box.
- Enter the text for the first link in the Edit Headline field. The text that you type here will display in the Links Box.
Note: Each new link that you add will display on the top of the list. If you are adding several links you may want to add the one you want to display on the bottom of the list first. However, the link order can be changed later.
- Click the OK button in the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to the SmartEdit window. You should now see the text for the new link below the title of the Links Box.
- Click on the new link you just created in the Links Box. This will open the Linking Page window.
- Click on the Open to edit page red dot.
- In the External URL section click on the Add the full external URL, in the form http://www.url.com red dot. This will open the Text Editor window.
- Type in the full URL in the Text Editor.
- Click the OK button in the bottom right of the page. This will bring you back to the Linking Page window. You should now see the URL for the new link next to the External URL red dot.
- Click the Close to finish editing page red dot.
- Click the Back link at the bottom of the Linking Page. This will bring you back to the SmartEdit window.
- To add more links to the Links click on the Open Related Links red dot.
- Repeat the steps above, starting with Step 12, Manage Links.
- When you have finished adding links you should be back to the Smart Edit window. Your Links box is now complete and ready to be published.