Update the Footer navigation

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This article explains how to update the Footer navigation menu for your website from Pangea CMS.

NOTE: Footer navigation is one of the core navigation elements on Pangea websites.

What is the Footer navigation?

The Footer navigation appears at the very bottom of every page on your website. This space typically provides links to Infopages that are not regularly updated (such as your 'About' and 'Contact us' pages). In the Footer navigation, every item consists of a title and a collection of links. Items are displayed as follows:

  • Mobile: Each item is an expander. Visitors can tap the title to reveal the links.
  • Desktop: All titles and links are directly visible.



Update the Footer navigation

To get started, go to Settings > Navigation menu > Footer navigation.

On the Footer navigation list in Pangea CMS, every item is represented as follows:

  • (A): Title
  • (B): Links

NOTE: After you update the Footer navigation, it might take up to 5 minutes before your updates are visible on the public site. A delay is possible because of the caching rules that are configured for Pangea websites. Learn more.

The following actions are available:

To add a new item to the Footer navigation (title and links):

  1. Select Add new.
  2. Under Title, enter the title for the item.
  3. Hit + Add subitem.
  4. Define the first link. Then, hit Add.

Repeat steps 3-4 for each link that you want to include in the item. After adding all the links, hit Save & close.

The item is added to the Footer navigation. It appears as the last item by default. You can change the position of the item (see the section below for instructions).

To add a new link to the Footer navigation (inside an existing item):

  1. Hover over the item title, and hit Add subitem.
  2. Define the link. Then, hit Save & close.

The link is added to the item. It appears as the last link by default. You can change the position of the link within the item (see the section below for instructions).

The order of the items on the Footer navigation list in Pangea CMS reflects the order of the items on the public site.

To change the position of an item, use the selector that is next to the title. For example, if you select 1, the item will be positioned first.

The following options are available:

  • (A): To move a whole item (including all links), use the selector next to the item title.
  • (B): To move an individual link within an item, use the selector next to the link title.

If you hide an item, the item is no longer visible on the public site. You can hide an item temporarily, and if needed, start showing it again with just a single click.

To hide an item:

  1. Hover over the title.
  2. Hit the Disable button.

The Disabled icon signals that the item is hidden.

To show the item again:

  1. Hover over the title.
  2. Hit the Enable button.

The following options are available:

  • (A): To hide a whole item (including all links), hit Disable next to the item title.
  • (B): To hide an individual link within an item, hit Disable next to the link title.

If you remove an item, the item is no longer visible on the public site.

To remove an item:

  1. Hover over the title.
  2. Hit the Remove button.

The following options are available:

  • (A): To remove a whole item (including all links), hit Remove next to the item title.
  • (B): To remove an individual link within an item, hit Remove next to the link title.



Define links

The Footer navigation can contain links to the following types of pages on your website:

  • Category pages
  • Section pages
  • Infopages
  • Special pages (such as your Subscribe, Podcast, and TV Schedule pages)

The Footer navigation can also contain manual links. A manual link might point to any URL. For a manual link you can also choose how the link will open:

  • Open in new tab: The link will open in a new tab. You might use this option for links to external sites.
  • Open in same window: The link will open in the same tab. Always use this option for links to your own site.

For each link, you need to add the following settings:

  • (A): Link: The type of page you want to link to (Category, Section, Infopage, Special page, or Manual link).
  • (B): Link text: The link text that is shown on the public site.
  • (C): Category / Section / Infopage / Special page: The specific page you want to link to. Click inside the box and start typing to quickly find a page.

For a manual link, add the following settings:

  • (A): URL: The URL for the link. For pages from your own site, you can enter a relative URL (such as /home). For pages from external sites, you need to enter the full URL (such as https://rferl.org).
  • (B): Link option: How the link will open.



Update Follow us navigation

The Follow us navigation contains 'Follow' buttons for social media. These buttons provide access to your social media accounts. The Follow us navigation is displayed:

  • In the Primary navigation
  • In the Footer navigation

The buttons in the Follow us navigation are uniquely configured for every site. To update your site's Follow us navigation, contact Pangea Customer Care.