This task is for users with the following roles: OC Site Designer.
You can add top task links to your navigation menu to highlight popular pages on your site. This is available for all menu types, but remember that top tasks in navigation are best suited for mega menus and need to be styled and enabled in your theme before creating the top tasks.
While we recommend consulting with our team if you want to implement a tops tasks in your menu, you can configure these yourself if you have designer and developer experience.
There are two steps to implementing top tasks in your navigation:
This article details how to implement top tasks in your navigation from your theme. For more information on creating OC Top Task pages for your menu, check out Create or update the top tasks on your site.
Style your navigation menu top tasks
We recommend styling your top tasks before enabling them to ensure they're correctly styled before going live. You need to style your navigation top tasks in your theme:
- Go to More > Themes Management > your theme > Styles > Top tasks - Navigation. Select Update if you're working on a published theme.
- Select your basic styling options, including fonts, colors, margins, padding, and sizing.
- Switch to Advanced mode if you want to upload an icon for your top task links. Unlike homepage top tasks, you can only select one icon for all your navigation top task links, so choosing a ubiquitous icon such as a star or an arrow is best.
- Save when you're finished.
If you're happy with the styling for navigation top tasks, it's time to enable them.
Enable top tasks in your navigation
To enable top tasks in your navigation:
- Go to More > Themes Management > your theme > Layout. Select Update if you're working on a published theme.
- Select the gear icon in your Header row to open the settings.
- Under Top tasks, select Show in navigation.
- Select Apply and Save, then Preview your theme to make sure your top tasks look as they should.
- If you're ready, Publish the theme to make it go live.
As with all styling items, changing the settings for navigation menu top tasks can significantly impact visitors' experience of your site. Make sure you Preview your theme after applying any changes, in both desktop and mobile views, before publishing it.