[BUG FIXED] Navigation Menu - All items require links

davidweaverdavidweaver Registered Users Posts: 681 Major grins
edited August 16, 2013 in SmugMug Customization
In the navigation menu (using ZOE) every item requires a link. If I leave the link location empty it will default to http:\\\ thus giving me an error.

When nesting navigation the top level item will often not have a link.

I want to turn off links for some of the menu navigation. Having a "none" option in the 'Settings>Menu> Links >Link To' seems reasonable.

For example I have menu items:
Archive
>>>>>>Events
>>>>>>>>>>>2013
>>>>>>>>>>>2012
>>>>>>>>>>>2011
etc...

I don't want the 'Archive' item to have a link associated with it.

Help please, and thanks for the new site.
Thanks,
David
http://images.weaver.net/

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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2013
    davidweaver wrote: »
    In the navigation menu (using ZOE) every item requires a link. If I leave the link location empty it will default to http:\\\ thus giving me an error.

    When nesting navigation the top level item will often not have a link.

    I want to turn off links for some of the menu navigation. Having a "none" option in the 'Settings>Menu> Links >Link To' seems reasonable.

    For example I have menu items:
    Archive
    >>>>>>Events
    >>>>>>>>>>>2013
    >>>>>>>>>>>2012
    >>>>>>>>>>>2011
    etc...

    I don't want the 'Archive' item to have a link associated with it.

    Help please, and thanks for the new site.
    Thanks,
    David
    http://images.weaver.net/
    I clicked in the link box to clear it and left it blank. They all work here, "no click".
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • davidweaverdavidweaver Registered Users Posts: 681 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    I clicked in the link box to clear it and left it blank. They all work here, "no click".

    Ther is no 'link box'. There is an 'URL' box available when I select 'Custom URL' from the 'Link To' selection dropdown.
    Could you be more specific please. I'm obviously missing something here.
  • davidweaverdavidweaver Registered Users Posts: 681 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    davidweaver wrote: »
    Ther is no 'link box'. There is an 'URL' box available when I select 'Custom URL' from the 'Link To' selection dropdown.
    Could you be more specific please. I'm obviously missing something here.

    From a Hero:
    Thanks for contacting SmugMug. Unfortunately, to my knowledge this is not something that can be accomplished with CSS, sorry! I see how it would be beneficial to have top-level nav bar items NOT link anywhere, and we have logged your email as a feature request for this. We'll see if this can be implemented in the nav bar content block in the future. Thanks for passing along the suggestion!

    If there's anything else we can do to help, please let us know. Thank you, and have a great day!

    So there is no way to turn off a link in the navigation bar setup.
    hmm...
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    With all the awesomeness of creating a nav bar w/o having to code it all SM really dropped the ball on this one... I cannot unveil this site or my personal site until I fix this somehow.
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    I clicked in the link box to clear it and left it blank. They all work here, "no click".

    Please link me to your NEW SM site so I can see this in action.
  • snakeey11snakeey11 Registered Users Posts: 88 SmugMug Employee
    edited August 6, 2013
    Thanks for the feedback. This is indeed a limitation in the existing menu content block that will be addressed as soon as possible.

    -Mike
    SmugMug Sorcerer
    (and an avid landscape photographer - view my website)
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    Please link me to your NEW SM site so I can see this in action.
    I have not unveiled so I don't think you can see it.

    None of the years are clickable in the first drop. On this page a # is added to the end of the link.
    http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds/Least-Tern-Project/Experimental-Least-Tern#
    See that at bottom corner of browser when menu hovered.

    When I open the link tab and look at 2013 I see this for the URL.
    http://www.example.com
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    Just did a quick test... your method works on the nested levels, just not on the main level or top level of the flyouts.ne_nau.gif
    That's about the dumbest thing I ever heard...
  • snakeey11snakeey11 Registered Users Posts: 88 SmugMug Employee
    edited August 6, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    Just did a quick test... your method works on the nested levels, just not on the main level or top level of the flyouts.ne_nau.gif
    That's about the dumbest thing I ever heard...

    Yes, this is an issue that will be fixed.
    SmugMug Sorcerer
    (and an avid landscape photographer - view my website)
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    Just did a quick test... your method works on the nested levels, just not on the main level or top level of the flyouts.ne_nau.gif
    That's about the dumbest thing I ever heard...
    I left the drop URL blank and added this URL with ending # to the top level. Both work.
    http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds/Least-Tern-Project/Experimental-Least-Tern#
    Seems to work for no click with the # at the end.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    I left the drop URL blank and added this URL with ending # to the top level. Both work.
    http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds/Least-Tern-Project/Experimental-Least-Tern#
    Seems to work for no click with the # at the end.

    OK, now I got it... is was putting /# at the end instead of just #

    No I don't... it just takes me back to home page if I use www.onbroadwaydancers.com#
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    OK, now I got it... is was putting /# at the end instead of just #

    No I don't... it just takes me back to home page if I use www.onbroadwaydancers.com#
    My link was not the homepage but somewhere deep in with the #. Maybe that makes a difference.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    My link was not the homepage but somewhere deep in with the #. Maybe that makes a difference.

    Tried that too. No dice.
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    Tried that too. No dice.
    I'm using Firefox22, maybe that's the difference?
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • davidweaverdavidweaver Registered Users Posts: 681 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2013
    snakeey11 wrote: »
    Yes, this is an issue that will be fixed.

    Thank you! Looking forward to it! clap.gif
  • JamesbjenkinsJamesbjenkins Registered Users Posts: 435 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2013
    snakeey11 wrote: »
    Yes, this is an issue that will be fixed.

    5 days later. Still no fix? This has got to be an extremely easy solve on your end. EVERY other platform I've ever used has "container for other links" or "not clickable" as an option.

    I can't unveil my site until this is fixed. It's a total deal breaker. Currently sitting twiddling thumbs...
    Website: www.captured-photos.com
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  • snakeey11snakeey11 Registered Users Posts: 88 SmugMug Employee
    edited August 12, 2013
    This has been fixed.

    -Mike
    SmugMug Sorcerer
    (and an avid landscape photographer - view my website)
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2013
    snakeey11 wrote: »
    This has been fixed.

    -Mike

    So if I just leave the link box blank I get the dead link?
  • snakeey11snakeey11 Registered Users Posts: 88 SmugMug Employee
    edited August 12, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    So if I just leave the link box blank I get the dead link?

    That's correct.
    SmugMug Sorcerer
    (and an avid landscape photographer - view my website)
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2013
    Blanks work great, thanks.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • jeffscrajeffscra Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited August 16, 2013
    Same Problem
    How was this fixed? I have the same problem. My menu structure is:

    Galleries
    Landscape
    Portaits
    Family

    And I can't get the Galleries link to lead me down to the other menu items. I tried clicking in the custom url field to clear it out and I get the /# at the end of the page link when you try to click on it and it does nothing.

    Thanks
    Webpage: http://jscranton.smugmug.com
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2013
    Did you indent the sub/drop Galleries links?
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
  • jeffscrajeffscra Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited August 16, 2013
    Yes
    allen wrote: »
    did you indent the sub/drop galleries links?
    Webpage: http://jscranton.smugmug.com
  • jeffscrajeffscra Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited August 16, 2013
    I think I figured it out.....so far.....Thanks as always Allen!!!

    I didn't have the links below Galleries set to Custom Url.... Seems to make them show now...
    Webpage: http://jscranton.smugmug.com
  • brandofamilybrandofamily Registered Users Posts: 2,013 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2013
    they fixed the bug
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2013
    brandofamily wrote: »
    they fixed the bug
    I changed the thread title to indicate this.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
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