Navigation module

About

Site navigation is the way visitors move through your site's pages and content. The navigation bar generally displays the pages and sections on your site that your visitors can click on and be redirected to..

Navigation style

1. Go to your Configuration Management console, and navigate to the Navigation module. Your link should look like this: https://{your_KMS_URL}/admin/config/tab/navigation.

   

   The module page displays.

   

2. Configure the following:

showNavigation - Choose if navigation should be displayed (the default is 'Yes').

The image below displays showNavigation set to 'No'.

The image below displays showNavigation set to 'Yes'.

navigationStyle - Choose whether you want a horizontal or vertical header. Vertical displays a hidden menu on the left side for all screen sizes, while horizontal shows a top menu on desktops and switches to vertical on smaller screens.

The image below shows the navigation style set to vertical.

showNavbarSearch - Choose if the search box in the header should be displayed (as shown in the image below). The default is 'Yes'.

includeCategories - Select 'No' if you don't want the categories to display in the main navigation and only want PRE and POST items to appear

Landing page

Set a special landing page for guests either by creating a custom page in the templatepages module or using an existing page like Global search. Add your page to the custompages module, then link it to the site navigation using the landingPage field (as shown below). Ensure the page is accessible to guests by setting it to Guest override or using a public channel page. 

• enabled - Set to 'Yes' to enable the landing page.

• type - Select the type of page to use from the drop-down menu:
• Playlist - Enter a playlist ID. This will redirect users to that playlist's page.
• Link - Enter any link to redirect users to (for static pages).
• Category - Choose a gallery from a drop-down list. This will redirect users to that gallery.
• Entry ID - Enter an entry ID. Will redirect users to that entry's media page.
• Channels page - This will redirect users to the Channels page (https://{Your mediaspace}.kaltura.com/channels).
• Channel - Choose a channel from the drop-down list. This will redirect users to that channel's main page.
• Custom page - Choose a custom page from the drop-down menu (added from the custompages module). This will redirect guests to the template page.

Page types other than 'link' must be in a video portal that has been set to allow anonymous users.

Depending on what you choose from the type drop-down list, other options will display as follows:

• value - Enter the relevant value for the selected type: URL for links, ID for Playlist. To add the homepage you created above, simply enter a slash (/) in the field instead of the entire slug.
• category - Click the blue Select Gallery button and enter the gallery name or ID.
• entryID - Enter an entry ID to redirect users to that entry's media page.
• channel - Click the blue Select Channel button and enter the channel name or ID.
• page - Select a custom page from the drop-down list (as shown in the example below). A custom page in status 'disabled' won't be shown on the menu.

Homepages

Here you can add one or multiple pages to your site's base URL for logged-in users. You can design a new page in the templatepages module, or use a page such as the Global search as your homepage. Just add your page to the custompages module, then link it to the site navigation here.

Click +Add "homePages".

In the section that displays, configure the following:

• enabled - Set to 'Yes' to enable the landing page.
• type - Select the type of page to use from the drop-down menu:
  • Playlist - Enter a playlist ID. This will redirect users to that playlist's page.
  • Link - Enter any link to redirect users to (for static pages).
  • Category - Choose a gallery from a drop-down list. This will redirect users to that gallery.
  • Entry ID - Enter an entry ID. Will redirect users to that entry's media page.
  • Channels page - This will redirect users to the Channels page (https://{Your mediaspace}.kaltura.com/channels).
  • Channel - Choose a channel from the drop-down list. This will redirect users to that channel's main page.
  • My Media - This will redirect users to the My Media Page, and will only show for permitted roles.
  • My Playlists - This will redirect users to the My Playlists page.
  • My Channels - This will redirect users to the My Channels page.
  • My content analytics - This will redirect users to the My content analytics page.
  • Custom page - Choose a custom page from the drop-down menu (added from the Custompages module). This will redirect users to the custom page, and will only show if the page is enabled. 
• value - Enter the relevant value for the selected type: URL for links, ID for playlist.
• allowedGroups - You can choose a group to display this homepage to. Leave it empty to show it to all users or users not in any homepage group. For users in multiple groups, the first homepage will appear. If no groups or alternative homepages exist, the first item from the Pre/Post navigation list they have access to will be shown.



• Click +Add "allowedGroups".
• In the new section that displays, click Select Groups.
• Type in a group name or ID.
• Click Submit.

Repeat these steps to add more groups.

'Pre' menu

Next is the Pre section. This is where you'll add menu items to the beginning of the navigation bar (before the galleries or 'categories'). Your video portal displays the items in the order you define here.

Configure the following:

name - Enter the label for the menu item. The label is displayed in the main navigation bar.

type - Select one of the options:

• Playlist - Enter a playlist ID. This will redirect users to that playlist's page.
• My Media - This will redirect users to the My Media page, and will only show for permitted roles.
• My Playlists - This will redirect users to the My Playlists page.
• Link - Enter any link to redirect users to. 
• Category - Choose a gallery from a drop-down list. This will redirect users to the gallery page.
• Entry ID - Enter an entry ID. Will redirect users to that entry's media page.
• Channels page - This will redirect users to the All Channels page.
• My Channels - This will redirect users to the My Channels page.
• Channel - Choose a channel from the drop-down list. This will redirect users to that channel's main page.
• Label - Only input text for a label. You can use this to organize content beneath the label in a hierarchy.
• Partner KMS URL - Enter a link to another Video Portal in the same partner. This enables logged-in users to access that Video Portal without needing to log in again.
• My Content Analytics - This will redirect users to the My Content analytics page.
• Custom page - Choose a custom page from the drop-down menu (added from the Custompages module). This will redirect users to the custom page, and will only show if the page is enabled.

Depending on what you choose from the type drop-down list, other options will display:

• value - Enter the relevant value for the selected type: URL for links, ID for Playlist. To add the homepage you created above, simply enter a slash (/) in the field instead of the entire slug.
• sameWindow - The default is 'No'. Select 'Yes' if you want the page to open in the same window.
• category - Click the blue Select Gallery button and enter the gallery name or ID.
• entryID - Enter an entry ID to redirect users to that entry's media page.
• channel - Click the blue Select Channel button and enter the channel name or ID.
• url - Enter the base URL of another video portal in the same partner. This enables logged-in users to access that video portal without needing to log in again.
• page - Select a custom page from the drop-down list. (A custom page in status 'disabled' won't be shown on the menu.)

allowedGroups - Choose the group that should see this item. A user who's not in that group won't see this page in their navigation menu.

If you choose a type which has a drop-down menu, you can add items to the dropdown by clicking +Add items.

The items section expands. Configure the following:

• name - Enter the name of the menu item. The name is displayed in the main navigation bar.
• type - Select one of the options from the drop-down list (see above). Depending on what you choose from the drop-down list, other options will display (see above).

To create the next 'pre' element, click +Add "pre" and repeat the steps.

Below is an example of 'Home' positioned as the first item in the navigation bar, using the homepage that was configured in the homepages section above.

'Post' menu

Next is the Post section. This is where you'll add items that come after the galleries (also known as 'categories'). Your Video Portal displays the items in the order you define here.

Click +Add "post".

Follow the steps in the Pre menu section above.

To create the next post element, click +Add "post" again and repeat the steps.

Below is an example of the Channels page as the main link, and the 'Survival skills' channel as the first item in the drop-down menu.

Finally, when you have finished your configurations, scroll down and click Save.