WCM websites are organized into channels visible on every page — hover over a channel name to see its sections in a drop-down menu, or navigate directly when only one section exists or the count exceeds the directory display threshold.
💡Quick answers
- How do I navigate to a section? Hover over a channel name in the navigation bar — a drop-down list of sections appears; click to go to your destination.
- Why might a channel not show a drop-down? Either the channel has only one section with Channel Homepage disabled, or the section count exceeds the template's threshold — a directory page displays instead.
- What is the typical directory threshold? 15 sections — channels with more than 15 sections show a directory page rather than a drop-down.
Channel navigation elements
The main site and each subsite contain channels or groups of information. These channels are visible on every page of your site or subsite and provide end users with consistent navigation. The channels on each subsite may be different from those of the main site or any other subsite. The default in a standard template is for the Home button to appear on the far left and the Calendar button to display on the far right of the Channel bar as shown in the image below.
Navigate to a section
Whether you are on your main site or one of its subsites, you navigate to each section on the end-user website in the same way.
Hover over a channel name. Generally, you will see a drop-down list of the sections in that channel like the one shown in the image below.
There are only two instances when you may not see a drop-down list for a particular channel.
- Only one section exists for a channel and Channel Homepage is not activated for that channel. In this instance, you click on the channel name in the Channel bar to navigate to the section homepage.
- The number of sections within the channel exceeds the value set in your site template to display a directory page instead of a drop-down list. The usual value for this setting is 15. A directory page like the one shown in the image below will display once the maximum number of sections is exceeded.