{"id":4722,"date":"2025-05-22T09:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:02:03","slug":"where-did-my-landing-page-go-navigating-cutheme-menus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/2025\/where-did-my-landing-page-go-navigating-cutheme-menus\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Did My Landing Page Go? Navigating cuTheme Menus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Where Did My Landing Page Go? Navigating cuTheme Menus\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Good website navigation is key to a great user experience. cuTheme was designed to make navigation more intuitive and accessible, especially when it comes to top-level menu items with subpages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-top-level-menu-items-work-in-cutheme\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Top-Level Menu Items Work in cuTheme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In cuTheme, top-level menu items with subpages are <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\"><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">not<\/em><\/strong> clickable landing pages. Instead, clicking the top-level item opens a drop-down menu with the subpages. This widely used design makes navigation easier and more accessible by letting users go straight to the content they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-to-do-if-you-used-to-have-a-landing-page\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Do If You Used to Have a Landing Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re migrating to cuTheme and previously used top-level landing pages (like an &#8220;About&#8221; page), here are a few ways to restructure that content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"1-use-a-custom-link\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Use a Custom Link <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the simplest option and closely mimics your old setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a <strong>Custom Link<\/strong> with # as the URL (go to Appearance &gt; Menu &gt; Custom Link).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Label the custom link with the same name as your original landing page &#8211; &#8220;About&#8221; in this case. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, take your former About page and move it under the custom link with a new label like \u201cOverview\u201d or \u201cOur Mission.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"2-reorganize-under-a-new-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Reorganize Under a New Heading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create a new top-level heading, such as &#8220;Our Department&#8221;, using the custom link method described above. Then nest the original About page (and any other relevant content) underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"3-break-content-into-multiple-pages\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Break Content into Multiple Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your original page was long, consider splitting it into several shorter, focused pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.carleton.ca\/\">School of Architecture<\/a> used to have a single, long About page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the migration, it was broken into five distinct subpages, all listed under a custom link called &#8220;About.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"4-add-a-stealth-landing-page\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Add a &#8220;Stealth&#8221; Landing Page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to preserve an overview page for SEO or content flow, you can create a hidden or \u201cstealth\u201d page that doesn\u2019t appear in the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/finance-admin\/about\/\">Finance and Administration<\/a> uses an About page to display introductory content from its former landing page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping the title <strong>About<\/strong> can support SEO, even if the page isn\u2019t linked in the main navigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Use this option carefully. Hidden pages can be forgotten during updates and may clutter your site over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"final-thoughts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"testanchor\">cuTheme is built to support a more user-friendly and accessible navigation experience. With top-level items acting as containers for subpages, you have a few flexible ways to restructure your content. Whether you&#8217;re breaking up long pages, adding custom links, or reorganizing under new headings, these strategies will help your users find information easily \u2014 and keep your site clean and intuitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need a hand figuring things out? We&#8217;d be happy to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/support-training\/\">Visit our Support Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good website navigation is key to a great user experience. cuTheme was designed to make navigation more intuitive and accessible, especially when it comes to top-level menu items with subpages. How Top-Level Menu Items Work in cuTheme In cuTheme, top-level menu items with subpages are not clickable landing pages. 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