In the daily operation of the website, the adjustment frequency of the navigation menu may be higher than we imagine.Whether it is to adapt to business development, optimize the user experience, or adjust the SEO strategy, it is a common demand for operators to manage the navigation structure flexibly and efficiently.Among them, adjusting the hierarchy and order of the menu through an intuitive drag-and-drop method is a feature highly favored in modern content management systems (CMS).Then, for our deeply familiar AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS), does its backend support such drag-and-drop operations?
As a senior website operations expert, I am well aware of the importance of a flexible and intuitive backend management system for improving work efficiency.In AnQiCMS backend, the navigation menu management feature is located under the 'Navigation Settings' module in the 'Background Settings' section.We can configure various navigation links for the website's front-end display here, including the main navigation, footer navigation, and other custom categories.
Regarding the core issue of 'dragging to adjust the layer and order', according to the official documentation of AnQiCMS, I can clearly tell you:Currently, AnQiCMS does not support adjusting the level and order of the navigation menu directly through drag-and-drop.The document also openly mentions, 'Support will be added later,' indicating that the development team has recognized the importance of this feature and has included it in the future development plan.
Although this is the case, it does not mean that AnQiCMS lacks management capabilities in the structure and arrangement of the navigation menu. The system achieves these goals through another logic that is rigorous and equally efficient.
InHierarchical ManagementEnglish, AnQiCMS supports creating navigation links up to two levels, that is, the main menu and the first-level submenu.When you add or edit navigation links, the system provides an 'Parent Navigation' option.You can clearly define the hierarchical relationship between the current link and the parent link by selecting an existing navigation item as its 'parent navigation'.For example, you can set 'About Us' as a top-level navigation and then set 'Company Profile' and 'Development History' as its sub-navigation.This method of clearly defining parent-child relationships through drop-down selections, although it is not as visually intuitive as dragging, is very clear in logic and helps to build a stable navigation structure.
AndSequence Adjustment上，AnQiCMS introduces the parameter “Display Order”.Each navigation link has a numeric "display order" value.This number determines the arrangement position of the navigation item within its hierarchy: the smaller the number, the closer it is displayed in the menu.This means that if you want a navigation item to be displayed first, just set its 'display order' value to a smaller number.This method requires manual input of numbers, but it provides precise control for scenarios with specific sorting requirements or the need for fine control of the relative positions of different menu items.When making large-scale adjustments, operators can pre-plan the numerical range to accommodate potential future additions to the menu items and maintain flexibility in sorting.
In general, AnQiCMS adopts a form-filling and numerical setting method for the level and order management of the navigation menu.The advantages of this method lie in its stability and accuracy in data processing, especially suitable for enterprise-level applications that require strict control over navigation structure.Although the intuitive drag-and-drop interaction method is currently missing, AnQiCMS, as a system developed based on the Go language and committed to providing an efficient, customizable, and easily scalable solution, is evident in its continuous optimization of user experience.Believe that the addition of drag-and-drop sorting functionality will further improve the ease of use and operation efficiency of the AnQiCMS backend in future versions.
Common Questions (FAQ)
Q1: If my website has many navigation menu items, would the current sorting method be very inconvenient?
Q2: Besides adjusting the hierarchy and order, what are some highlights of AnQiCMS in navigation menu management?
Q3: AnQiCMS will the drag and drop feature completely replace the existing digital sorting and hierarchical selection after its addition?A3: Normally, when the CMS system adds drag-and-drop functionality, it tends to enhance existing features as a more intuitive interaction method, rather than completely replacing them.This means that drag-and-drop operations may provide a visual interface in the background to adjust the order and hierarchy, but the underlying numeric sorting and parent selection logic are likely to remain to ensure data consistency and traceability.This can enhance the convenience of user operations while maintaining the rigor of system data processing.