Compendium page

The 'Compendium page' content type is part of the Compendium navigation structure.

The compendium arranges topics and sub-topics into columns. Compendium pages create the second, third and fourth levels of the compendium.

See a compendium page

Use a compendium page when you:

• want to add new second and third levels to the compendium.

Don't use a compendium page:

• if there isn't a compendium on your site
• for pages that aren't included in the compendium.

Compendium pages can be created, edited and deleted by:

• editors
• site coordinators.

The compendium needs to be added to your website before you can use the compendium page content type.

A compendium can have up to four levels.

Level 1

These are menu links which point to a location within the Compendium. The ITS web team will create the top level of your compendium for you. On non-central sites you can change the level 1 items yourself.

You will then have to use compendium pages to add second, third and fourth levels to the compendium.

Level 2 and Level 3

To link out at the second level in the compendium, edit the main menu.

To create a second-level topic that leads to the third-level of the compendium, you will have to:

1. Hover over the Drupal 'Content' menu, then go to 'Add content' > 'Compendium page'.
2. Enter a title – this will create the second level of the compendium.
3. Select 'Link' under 'Link type'.
4. Click the 'Add new link' button – this will sit on the third level of the compendium.
5. Enter the link title and URL.
6. Use the 'Add another link' button to add more links to the third level of the compendium.
7. Click the 'Save' button to add your links to the compendium.

Level 4

To create a compendium page that leads to the fourth-level of the compendium:

1. Hover over the Drupal 'Content' menu, then go to 'Add content' > 'Compendium page'.
2. Enter a title – this will create the second level of the compendium.
3. Select 'Link group' under 'Link type' and click the 'Add new link' button.
4. Enter a title – this will sit on the third level of the compendium.
5. Under 'Links' add a title and URL – this will sit on the fourth level of the compendium. Use the 'Add another item' button to add more fourth-level links.
6. Click the 'Save' button to add the links to the compendium.

Once you log in to your website:

1. Click 'Content' on the black Drupal menu.
2. Select 'Compendium page' from the 'Type' drop-down menu and then click the 'Apply' button.
3. Locate the page you're looking for in the list of results, and click 'edit' to make changes.
4. Once you've made your changes, click 'Save'. If your site has a workflow process, you may need to change the moderation state to 'Published' or 'Ready to publish'.

Unfortunately, there is no way to preview changes to a compendium page.

• Use relative paths for internal pages.
• Use the 'Search' button when adding links to find the relative path for internal pages.
• Use absolute paths for external pages.

• Compendium

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