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I've recently inherited a site built on concrete5 and am just starting the process learning about this CMS. I have to do a pretty extensive overhaul of the main nav on the site and have a very tight deadline. I fugured it would probably be easiest for me to build out a static version first, get it live before the deadline, and then go back and figure out how to integrate it with the auto-nav feature. I've hunted around a bit for some directions on how to do this, but can only find info on customizing the auto nav.

Any adivce on how I do this? Perhaps a link to info that I have missed? I don't need help with the actual building of the nav (the html/css portion), I'm more looking for how i structure it for concrete5, where to put the file etc.

Any help would be great!
 
everydaycoder replied on at Permalink Reply
everydaycoder
Well, if you're not familiar with c5, then this may seem alien at first. I would suggest watching the theme screencast [1]. The auto-nav is inserted automatically, in most themes, in an area titled "Header Nav". And the second-level navigation is dropped into the "Sidebar' area by default. If you look in your specific theme and rename those areas then the nav should go away. However, it is possible, I think, to insert the auto-nav block anywhere with code.

For starters, I would look at the php files in your theme folder and rename those areas I mentioned above. If your site uses a built-in theme, then you may need to create a localized copy of that before modifying.

[1]http://www.concrete5.org/help/developers-guide/how-tos/make-a-theme...