Navpods

Use the Navpod content type to add a new sidebar Navpod to this site.

Note: The ala.org homepage only has room for three navpods displayed at a time in one row.

To create a Navpod, follow these steps:

  1. Log in and click the “Content” link in the admin menu.
  2. Click the “+ Add content” link.
  3. Click the “Navpod” link.
  4. Enter your text for the header for the Navpod in the “Title” field.
  5. Click “Choose File” from the Image section. Once you have selected the 150x150 pixel image file from your computer click “Upload”.
  6. Enter your text content into the “Body” area. For more on formatting your text, review the formatting content section.
  7. Enter action item text (i.e. Donate Now, Learn More) in “Link Title” field.
  8. Enter URL to link Navpod to in the “Link URL” field.
  9. Update “Weight” to determine what location navpod should appear (left=1, middle=2, right=3).
  10. Enter which pages to display navpod on in the “Pages” tab.
  11. Select “Only the listed pages”.
  12. Enter <front> to display on front page or enter page name (no slash “/’ before page name, i.e. “about”).
  13. Confirm Published is checked.
  14. Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.
  15. Flush Cache to see changes.
  16. Navigate to basic page associated with the navpods from step 10.
    1. Note: to place navpods on content types other than basic pages, contact support.
  17. Click the edit tab on the basic page.
  18. In the “Page Layout” tab, located “Navpod page location“ settings.
  19. Select one of the following locations for Navpod placement: "Below Main Page Content," "Above Main Page Content," or "Right Sidebar."
  20. Click save at the bottom of the page.
  21. Confirm that the Navpods appear in the selected location.