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random0xff - 5/13/2009 4:11:44 PM

Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document

It is my understanding that you have to create a page for your homepage in order for it to show up in the navigation on the first level. But then that link in your navigation points to the alias path of that document (usually /home.aspx) instead of the actual root of your website.

Corporate Site ASPX
- Home <<<<< Is this one necessary?
- Page
- Page

Thanks for explaining!

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random0xff - 5/18/2009 7:21:14 AM

RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document

No answer for 5 days, does this mean it is not possible?

I tried some things using the CMSListMenu control, but I can't get a link to the / document without creating a /Home document.

I noticed that the Kentico homepage has this problem too:

http://www.kentico.com/Default.aspx
http://www.kentico.com/Home.aspx

Do you know this is bad for SEO, as well as bookmarking and content duplication?

Kentico Developer

kentico_martind - 5/25/2009 5:31:57 AM

RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document

Hello,

You could eventually clear the 'default alias path' field in settings and instead of that add following URL into 'Content -> Properties -> Menu -> URL redirection' field for root node: ~/home.aspx

You could also use RenderedHTML property of menu control placed in the web part to change the HTML code generated by web part as you need (e.g. replace link to home page with link to root).

Best Regards,

Martin Dobsicek


Member	eyesea69-gmail - 6/14/2009 5:21:01 PM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document kentico_martind wrote: Hello, You could eventually clear the 'default alias path' field in settings and instead of that add following URL into 'Content -> Properties -> Menu -> URL redirection' field for root node: ~/home.aspx k Clear the 'default alias path' field in which settings?


Kentico Support	kentico_radekm - 6/17/2009 12:56:01 PM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document Hello. You can find this property in Site Manager -> Settings -> select site from drop-down menu -> Web site -> Default alias path. Best Regards, Radek Macalik


Member	WavyDavy - 7/13/2009 7:12:28 PM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document kentico_martind wrote: add following URL into 'Content -> Properties -> Menu -> URL redirection' field for root node: ~/home.aspx Thanks for the advice. Where do I find this?


Kentico Developer	kentico_helenag - 7/14/2009 3:05:11 AM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document Hello, you may find it in document Properties. Please go to CMSDesk -> Content -> select the node and there is a Properties tab in the right frame. Then find Menu -> URL redirection. Best regards, Helena Grulichova


Member	WavyDavy - 7/14/2009 8:03:28 PM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document kentico_helenag wrote: you may find it in document Properties. Please go to CMSDesk -> Content -> select the node and there is a Properties tab in the right frame. Then find Menu -> URL redirection. Thank you for taking the time to reply Which node do I select, the corporate site or homepage node?


Kentico Support	kentico_zdenekc - 7/14/2009 8:37:42 PM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document Hi, select the "Corporate site" node, because the URL redirection needs to be set there, not in homepage node. Regards, Zdenek C.


Member	danielrae - 11/30/2010 9:51:39 AM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document Hello, I'm using Kentico 5.5 and also want to remove the "top level" (level 1) navigation from the tree view menu. Changing the "Default alias path" in Site Manager and also changing the URL redirection field in CMS Desk didn't remove it. Did anyone find an answer to this question?

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kentico_zdenekc - 11/30/2010 10:57:46 AM

RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document

Hi,

Do you mean to have the structure without root node (with site name) in CMSDesk in content tree?

Current design allows only to have the tree restricted to specific path using "Starting alias path" setting for particular User.
Setting URL redirection in CMSDesk for the page (menu item) won't change this.

Regards,
Zdenek C.


Member	danielrae - 12/2/2010 2:14:56 PM RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document I'm still unsure how to show "Home" in the main menu, using the Corporate Site Theme for example. I've ticked "show in navigation" from Corporate Site > Properties > Menu but it doesn't show.

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kentico_zdenekc - 12/13/2010 9:48:54 AM

RE:Show homepage in menu without adding an extra document

Hi,

Well, it's important to understand the current design and also what exactly you want to achieve. Root and Home nodes are different nodes in Kentico CMS, and if you wish to display "Home" in menu, ensure that "Show in menu/navigation" is enabled for Home node (that's present in sample Corporate Site), not for root node.

Another thing is to have the home node with url matching the main domain - like "www.mydomain.com". It is possible to achieve that using several steps (redirection, web.config setting, etc.), depending on the IIS version you're using.

Does it make sense?

Regards,
Zdenek