IntroductionConfluence comes bundled with the Left Navigation theme. This theme has a navigation menu on the left-hand side of the screen, which can be customised to contain additional links, sections and even macros. Creating a custom navigation page
By default, the left-navigation theme just displays the space icon (or profile icon for a personal space), and three menus: page operations, browse space, and add content. To add your own content to the top, create a page in your space called 'Navigation'. Put content there that you want to appear on the left navigation menu. A couple of tips:
ExamplesAs an example, create a page called 'Navigation' with the following content: h1. Search engines * [Google|http://www.google.com] * [Yahoo|http://www.yahoo.com] * [MSN|http://search.msn.com] This will give a left navigation menu like the image on the side of this page. You can see another example of customised left-navigation theme on the Codegeist space with its associated Navigation page.
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Feb 13, 2008
Jeff Branc says:
When you choose the Left Nav as your global theme, it has an extra configuration...When you choose the Left Nav as your global theme, it has an extra configuration item: Navigation Space.
What is its intended functionality? I was hoping it would let you set one Navigation page that every space using the Left Navigation theme would use, so i didn't have to manually manage one per space, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Feb 14, 2008
Ming Giet Chong says:
Hi Jeff, The Navigation Space is use to specify the space where you define the ...Hi Jeff,
The Navigation Space is use to specify the space where you define the navigation page.
Regards,
MG
May 25, 2008
Anonymous says:
Hello, when I use left navigation theme, I'm missing the "tools" Menue, t...Hello,
when I use left navigation theme, I'm missing the "tools" Menue, thereofre I can not use the word export feature.
Any idea for me?
I like to run the left hand navigation plus pagetree2 macro
Joe
May 25, 2008
Ming Giet Chong says:
Hi Joe, If you are using the Left Navigation Theme, the Word export feature is ...Hi Joe,
If you are using the Left Navigation Theme, the Word export feature is accessible via Page Operations->Info->Export As->Word.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
MG
Jun 13
Anonymous says:
Hi, I'm using the left navigation theme with the pagetree2 macro (http://www.ad...Hi,
I'm using the left navigation theme with the pagetree2 macro (http://www.adaptavist.com/display/builder/pagetree2+macro).
If the tree expands the navigation area (page operations, browse space ) move down and with large trees its quit hard to get the most used buttom "edit".
Any idea how I can give the edit button an additional place on top of each space but still using the left navigation theme?
regards
Joe
Jun 17
Ming Giet Chong says:
Hi Joe, The PageTree2 macro is a third party plugin which is out of our support...Hi Joe,
The PageTree2 macro is a third party plugin which is out of our support scope. For customization, I would advise you to direct your questions to our forum and mailing list as there might be other user/developers who have already implemented it and should be able to share their ideas with you. If you have any technical issues regarding Confluence, you can always raise a support ticket at our issue tracker:
Regards,
MG
Jul 10
Anonymous says:
Q: Is there a way of adding Page Operations, Browse Space and Add Content on top...Q: Is there a way of adding Page Operations, Browse Space and Add Content on top of the site using Left Nav format?
Jul 11
Azwandi Mohd Aris says:
Hi there, If you meant to put the custom menu at a position other than the top,...Hi there,
If you meant to put the custom menu at a position other than the top, you might want to modify main.vmd in WEB-INF\classes\com\atlassian\confluence\setup\atlassian-bundled-plugins.zip\confluence-leftnavigation-theme-X.Y.Z.jar\templates\leftnavigation directory to rearrange the position of the menus.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Azwandi
Jul 11
Anonymous says:
Have a look at the Top and Left Navigation Theme. It allows the Default me...Have a look at the Top and Left Navigation Theme. It allows the Default menu to appear across the top.
Jul 14
Azwandi Mohd Aris says:
Hi there, I am afraid that may require more advanced customisations. You might ...Hi there,
I am afraid that may require more advanced customisations. You might want to contact the author of Top and Left Navigation Theme to discuss more on the issue. Otherwise, you can always direct your question to our forums or mailing list as there might be other users/developers who can share the knowledge with you.
Cheers,
Azwandi
Jul 14
Anonymous says:
In 2.8 the left nav looks horrible, at least under IE6 and FF2. I went to ...In 2.8 the left nav looks horrible, at least under IE6 and FF2. I went to the Codegeist site to make sure I wasn't screwing it up and Codegeist has the same problem. The h1's have a big grey gap under them (which they did not have in previous versions of Confluence). Also they've lost the left padding they used to have so now the titles are right up against the edge of the browser.
Aug 18
Anonymous says:
I am also having the same problem, i have just upgraded my version of 2.7.2 to 2...I am also having the same problem, i have just upgraded my version of 2.7.2 to 2.8.2 and eventually 2.9 but all the themes that i have installed, i.e. Top and Left Navigation Theme, also the Alternative version all seem to render the navigation on the left hand side really weird, as you have described. Also the new and improved action buttons dont appear i.e Edit, Add and Tools. The only work around is to use the "Default Theme". Does anyone know how to get these other themes that I have mentioned working with 2.8.2, I had a similar result with 2.9 also. Any help would be appreciated.
Aug 18
Azwandi Mohd Aris says:
Hi there, If you are having the same problem in Left Navigation Theme, please r...Hi there,
If you are having the same problem in Left Navigation Theme, please raise a support ticket at http://support.atlassian.com and attach some screenshots to it.
Cheers,
Azwandi
Sep 24
Pam Cole says:
Many of our spaces use the Left Nav theme, so we are holding off upgrading...Many of our spaces use the Left Nav theme, so we are holding off upgrading from 2.7 until this bug is fixed....anybody have any luck with it yet? Thanks! Pam
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