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How to build and display multi-level navigation menus on a website?

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The website navigation menu is a guidepost for users to browse the website's content. A well-designed multi-level navigation system can significantly improve user experience and help visitors quickly locate the information they need.A clear, intuitive, and easy-to-use navigation is a key element for the success of a corporate website, product showcase page, or content portal.AnQi CMS is a comprehensive and flexible content management system that provides an intuitive backend setup and powerful template tags, allowing you to easily build and manage multi-level navigation menus that meet various needs.This article will guide you on how to build and beautifully display your website's multi-level navigation from scratch in Anqi CMS.

Core Function Analysis of Anqi CMS Multi-level Navigation

In Anqi CMS, building multi-level navigation mainly depends on two core functions:Website navigation settingsandNavigation list tags (navList).

first, Website navigation settingsIs the core area where you manage the navigation menu structure in the background.Here, you can flexibly create different navigation categories, such as 'top navigation', 'footer navigation', or 'sidebar navigation', in order to classify and manage the menu according to the requirements of the website layout.Each navigation link can be fully configured with its display name, subtitle, description, and link type.Built-in link(such as the homepage, specific model homepage), directly linked to the articles or product categories you have createdCategory page linkand linking to any external websitesExternal linkIn addition, you can also set the "parent navigation" to clearly define the menu hierarchy and use the "display order" to adjust the arrangement of menu items.

secondly,Navigation list tags (navList)These backend configurations are the key to displaying them on the website's frontend page.It is a powerful template tag that can dynamically render the complete HTML navigation structure based on the navigation categories and hierarchical relationships you set up in the background.Combine the loop logic of the template, and you can easily traverse the navigation items, customize their display styles as needed, and even determine if the current page corresponds to a navigation item to achieve highlighting.

In addition to the aforementioned direct characteristics, Anqi CMS is flexibleContent modelandCategory list label (categoryList)It also provides the possibility of building a more dynamic navigation. For example, if you want to dynamically display all subcategories under a certain main navigation as a secondary menu, categoryListLabels can be put to use, making your navigation more automated and real-time.

Practical steps to build a multi-level navigation menu.

Building multi-level navigation in Anqi CMS usually involves two main parts: backend configuration and frontend template calls.

1. Backend configuration of navigation menu

  1. Enter the navigation settings interfaceLogin to the AnQi CMS backend management system, click on 'Backend Settings' -> 'Navigation Settings' in the left menu.Here is a default 'Default Navigation' category, you can also click on 'Navigation Category Management' to create new navigation categories, such as 'Main Navigation', 'Footer Navigation', etc., to better organize your menu.
  2. Add a first-level navigation link:

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