By default in SharePoint 2013, the top link bar only displays the hyperlink name of the first-level sibling site. This can be limiting if you want to see subsite names at other levels. In this article, we’ll show you how to create drop-down menus that make navigating to these subsites easy.
Step 1: Create a New Site
Go to the Central Administration page. From there, under Application Management, click on Create site collections:
Under Select a template, click on the Publishing tab and select the Publishing Portal template. Click OK.
You will have created a new site, as pictured below:
Step 2: Configure Navigation
Go to the Site Settings for the new site you created in Step 1. Under Look and Feel, click on the Navigation hyperlink:
Under Global Navigation, select Structural Navigation: Display the navigation items below the current site radio button.
Make sure that the following two options are checked:
- Show subsites
- Show pages
Step 3: Create a Subsite and Configure its Navigation
Create a subsite to the parent site created in Step 1. When selecting a template for the subsite, be sure to choose the Publishing site template. In this example, we have created a subsite with the name “Site 1”:
Go to the Site Settings for Site 1. Under Look and Feel, click on the Navigation hyperlink:
Under Global Navigation, select Structural Navigation: Display the navigation items below the current site radio button.
Make sure that the following two options are checked:
- Show subsites
- Show pages
Step 4: Add a Lower-Level Subsite
Create a subsite to the subsite created in Step 3 (i.e., “Site 1”). When selecting a template for the subsite, be sure to choose the Publishing site template. In this example, we have created a subsite with the name “Site 5.”
Step 5: Configure Navigation
Go to the Site Settings for Site 5. Under Look and Feel, click on the Navigation hyperlink.
Under both Global Navigation AND Current Navigation, select Structural Navigation: Display the navigation items as the parent site radio button.
Make sure that the following two options are checked:
- Show subsites
- Show pages
Return to your Top-level site. You will now see that there is a drop-down menu that allows you to navigate to your subsites:
Questions on how to configure drop-down menus on the top link bar in SharePoint 2013? Contact us or check out Bamboo’s Knowledge Base!
~Team Bamboo
