Navigation Manager Features and Benefits

Automatically Update Web Site Navigation

Navigation Manager allows business users to automatically update Web site navigation from an easy-to-use GUI that’s integrated directly into Web Publisher. Navigation Manager will automatically update drop-down menus, left-hand navigation, bread crumbs, tabs, site maps, and more.

No Coding Required

Most modern Web sites use drop-down menus, tree controls, or other navigational elements that are written by Web developers in programming languages like JavaScript. This means a programmer has to get involved even in simple Web site changes. Navigation Manager can update these dynamic controls automatically – freeing your programmers to work on higher value tasks. Once Navigation Manager is configured for your Web site, you'll never have to write navigation-related code again.

Site Map View Within Web Publisher

Navigation Manager allows users to locate content within Web Publisher by navigating a tree that mirrors the site map on a Web site. This innovative approach makes using Web Publisher much easier than hunting for content in a cryptic folder structure.

Preview Changes Before They are Released

Navigation Manager lets you preview navigation changes before they are released to your production Web site. You'll be able to catch typos and misspellings before they go live.

Wizard-Driven User Interface

Navigation Manager’s wizard-driven user interface makes it easy to insert new Web pages into the navigation in a few simple steps.

Synchronize Changes to Content and Navigation

When navigation is managed manually, authors must coordinate very closely to ensure that content and navigation are published at the same time, and that one user doesn't publish another user's navigation components accidentally. Navigation Manager synchronizes content and navigation so that two people creating pages on two different parts of a Web site don’t cause problems for each other – and that each author's page can be published whenever it's ready.

Access Control

In large organizations, Web sites are often managed by several different groups, each with its own section of the site. Navigation Manager's permissions avoid confusion between groups by making sure that authors are only creating and editing content in their own section.

Images in Navigation

If your site design uses images in its navigation, we've got you covered. Navigation Manager can display a different image when a menu item is selected, and even supports rollover images.