Kopf- und Fußzeilen

The website header is the top section of a web page and typically includes elements such as the logo, navigation menu, search bar, and sign-in or customer account button. The footer is displayed at the bottom of a web page and usually contains contact details, links, legal notices, and other useful information. Both can be customized as needed.

Kopfzeileninhalt

The header includes company information, quick-access buttons, and website menus to help users navigate the website effectively. Well-structured, user-friendly headers and menus also play an important role in improving search engine rankings.

Menü-Editor

The menu editor allows you to edit the website header and add menu items and mega menus.

To open the menu editor, go to Website ‣ Site ‣ Menu Editor. From there, you can:

• Rename a menu item or change its URL using the (Edit Menu Item) icon.

• Delete a menu item using the (Delete Menu Item) icon.

• Move a menu item by dragging and dropping it to the desired location in the menu.

• Create a regular drop-down menu by dragging and dropping the sub-menu items to the right, underneath their parent menu.

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You can also access the menu editor from the website editor. To do so, either:

• Select any menu item and click Edit Menu, or

  

• Navigate to the Style tab, and click Edit Menu next to the Header section title.

Menüeinträge hinzufügen

Standardmäßig werden Seiten dem Menü als Dropdown-Menüeinträge hinzugefügt, wenn sie erstellt werden. Um einen neuen Menüeintrag hinzuzufügen, befolgen Sie diese Schritte:

1. In the menu editor, click Add Menu Item.

2. In the pop-up window, enter the Title to be displayed in the menu.

3. In the URL or Email field, type / to search for an existing page on the website or # to search for an existing custom anchor.

   Bemerkung

   To add a menu item for a page that does not exist yet, enter the new URL or anchor and click Create Page in the Edit Menu pop-up. If you add the menu item without creating the corresponding page, the link leads to a 404 error page.

4. Klicken Sie auf Continue (Weiter).

5. Adjust the menu structure if needed.

6. Klicken Sie auf Speichern.

Menüpunkt-Design

To modify the menu items‘ design, click Edit in the upper-right corner and select the header. Then, go to the Style tab and navigate to the Navigation section. The following options are available:

• Adjust the Desktop Menu alignment for desktop devices.

• Adjust the Mobile Menu alignment and position for mobile devices.

• Choose whether Sub Menus open On Hover or On Click.

• Select a Link Style to highlight the current page in the menu.

Bemerkung

The options available in the Navigation section may vary depending on the selected template.

Hide a dynamic menu item for non-logged-in users

To hide the Shop menu item for non-logged-in users, restrict e-commerce access to logged-in users.

To hide other menu items related to dynamic pages (i.e., a menu item generated automatically by Odoo, for example, when installing an app or module, such as Events, Courses, etc.) to non-logged-in users, follow these steps:

1. Enable developer mode.

2. Gehen Sie zu Website ‣ Konfiguration ‣ Menüs.

3. Expand the list of menus for the relevant website if needed.

4. Select the menu item you wish to hide.

5. In the Visible Groups section, click Add a line.

6. Search for the group Name Role / Portal, and Select it.

7. Speichern.

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You can further customize the menu items on this menu item form. For example:

• Enable the New Window checkbox to open the page in a new tab when clicked.

• Add a Related Page or Related Model Page.

• Assign a Parent Menu, and/or Child Menus to create a hierarchy.

Siehe auch

Manage the visibility of static pages

Mega-Menüs

Mega menus are similar to drop-down menus, but instead of displaying a simple list of sub-menus, they show a panel divided into groups of navigation options. They are especially useful for websites with large amounts of content or e-commerce websites, as they can help include all of the web pages or e-commerce categories in the menu while keeping all menu items visible at once.

To create a mega menu, follow these steps:

1. In the menu editor, click Add Mega Menu Item.

2. In the pop-up window, enter the Title of the mega menu.

3. Klicken Sie auf Continue (Weiter).

4. Adjust the menu structure if needed.

5. Klicken Sie auf Speichern.

Mega menus are built using default building blocks, which means each component must be customized individually. To do so, click Edit in the upper-right corner, then select the mega menu. Then:

• Edit the text directly within the building block.

• Edit a menu item’s URL by selecting the mega menu item and clicking the Edit button.

  

• Verschieben Sie einen Menüpunkt, indem Sie den Baustein per Drag-and-drop an die gewünschte Stelle im Mega-Menü ziehen.

• Delete a menu item by clicking the (Remove) icon of the related block.

Mega menu design

To customize the general layout of the mega menu and its individual building blocks, open the website editor, go to the Style tab, and navigate to the Mega Menu section. The following options are available:

• Wählen Sie eine Vorlage aus.

• Wählen Sie die Größe: entweder Volle Breite oder Verschmälern.

• Toggle eCommerce Categories if applicable.

Header and footer design

To modify the header or footer design, click Edit in the upper-right corner and select the header or footer. Then, go to the Style tab and navigate to the Header or Footer section. The following options are available:

• Wählen Sie eine Vorlage aus dem Drop-down-Menü.

• Select a Background color by defining a theme style, a Custom color option, or a Gradient.

• Set the Content Width.

• Add a Border to the footer and customize its size, style, and color.

• Passen Sie die Runden Ecken an das Design an.

• Fügen Sie einen Schatten hinzu und legen Sie dessen Farbe, Absetzung, Unschärfe und Ausbreiten fest.

Header-specific design optionsFooter-specific design options

To further customize the website’s header, use the following header-specific design options in the Header section:

• Add a Scroll Effect to determine how the header behaves while scrolling the page. Hover over an effect to preview it.

• Choose the Header Position for the selected page: Regular, Hidden, or Over The Content. When Over The Content is selected, you can also customize the Background and Text Color.

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  • To hide the header on all pages, go to the Theme tab of the website editor. Scroll down to the Advanced section and toggle Show Header off.

  • Hidden elements, including the header when applicable, are available under Invisible Elements.

• Change the Default Accent Color to either the Primary or Secondary color to visually distinguish drop-down buttons in the header.

• Define a font.

• Set the Format size and add a color if needed.

To control the visibility of specific elements, navigate to the Show/Hide Elements section of the Style tab and click the option related to the element you wish to show or hide. You can show or hide:

• Visuals, such as the Company logo, Text Elements (e.g., a phone number), and Social Links for linking all social media accounts.

• Actions, such as the Search Bar, the Language Selector, the Sign in button, and the Header Button (a Contact us button by default).

• eCommerce-specific elements: the Add to cart and Add to wishlist buttons.

• You can enable a Background for navigation icons, such as the wishlist or search bar icon.

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You can also add Inner Content blocks to the header or footer for further customization, such as e-commerce-specific footer options.