{"id":12066,"date":"2016-06-06T11:02:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T15:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/?p=12066"},"modified":"2024-06-08T22:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T02:02:31","slug":"what-to-put-in-your-quicklinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/2016\/what-to-put-in-your-quicklinks\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Put in Your Quicklinks"},"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                        What to Put in Your Quicklinks\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>\u201cQuicklinks\u201d is a list of links placed on your website\u2019s homepage. In the current CMS template, quicklinks are paired with images and offer one-click access to content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quicklinks are quite ambiguous in the sense that the links can be anything you put your mind to (as long as they benefit your site\u2019s users of course!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the new template it&#8217;s easier than ever to <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/help-center\/homepage\/\">change your quicklinks<\/a>. &nbsp;When creating them&nbsp;make the title short and intuitive, always include a short description, and change up your images. &nbsp;You can choose from the preloaded images or upload your own, just make sure they are high quality and appropriately sized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"not-sure-what-to-put-in-your-quicklinks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not sure what to put in your quicklinks?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Content that\u2019s difficult to find \u2013 look at your Google analytics (which is now easily accessible in your dashboard!) to see what people are not looking that you had hoped they would<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popular or important content\u00a0\u2013 again, you can look at your Google analytics on your dashboard to see which pages are most often visited by your site\u2019s visitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call to actions \u2013 links to forms, applications, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>News stories that have been pushed down in your news feed that you want featured<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your blog series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"quicklinks-in-action\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quicklinks in Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an example from the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ccs\/\">CCS website <\/a>which uses a call to action (&#8216;subscribe&#8217;), a link to important content (&#8216;forgot your password&#8217;), a link to content that&#8217;s hard to find (&#8216;staff\/faculty email&#8217;), and a link to a blog series (&#8216;IT security tips&#8217;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2058\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM.png\" alt=\"CCS Website Quicklinks Screenshot - four boxes with the following content: subscribe to our newsletter, forgot your password, faculty and staff email, IT security tips\" class=\"wp-image-12067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM.png 2058w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-512x217.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-320x136.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-1536x651.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-2048x868.png 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-360x153.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-06-at-10.55.57-AM-200x85.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2058px) 100vw, 2058px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you use your quicklinks in a unique way? Let us know by commenting below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cQuicklinks\u201d is a list of links placed on your website\u2019s homepage. In the current CMS template, quicklinks are paired with images and offer one-click access to content. Quicklinks are quite ambiguous in the sense that the links can be anything you put your mind to (as long as they benefit your site\u2019s users of course!) 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