Multiple menus on one page

Squiz Matrix Support
1

I'm very new to MySource Matrix and I need to know if it's possible to have two separate menus on one page, or at least visually divide one menu into two sections. For example, on the home page I might want it to look like this:


Heading 1 <-- not a link

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Link 4



Heading 2 <-- not a link

Link 5

Link 6

Link 7

Link 8



I know this could be done with sub-menus, but that wouldn't suit the structure of the site, they need to be headings. I know I could also use static links to create the second menu, but it would be nice if both menus could be created dynamically.



Can it be done? Any ideas? Please let me know if I haven't explained myself clearly enough!



Thanks.

2

What is the structure of the site? How are those pages arranged in the asset map? You can create this structure very easily if Links 1 - 4 are child assets of Heading 1, with Links 5 - 8 as children of Heading 2:

    Heading 1
      |-- Link 1
      |-- Link 2
      |-- Link 3
      |-- Link 4
    Heading 2
      |-- Link 5
      |-- Link 6
      |-- Link 7
      |-- Link 8


Then, you can use the MySource_SUB menu block in your design:

    
       
       
       

       
          
               
  • ">
    •            
   

If you can't do it this way, we'll need to know how your site is structured to be of further assistance.
3

Sorry, I didn't explain it entirely clearly. Links 1-8 are sibling assets, all at the top level. Headings 1 and 2 are not assets, they are merely text headings that visually divide the menu into two distinct sections. Let's say I had a site about cats and dogs…


Here are some links to pages about cats: <-- Heading 1

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Link 4



And here are some links to pages about dogs: <-- Heading 2

Link 5

Link 6

Link 7

Link 8



All I want to do is make a visual distinction between the sections. As far as the background structure goes, they are all sitting in the same place.



Does that make more sense?



Thanks.

4

In which case, there is no way for Matrix to know that Links 1-4 should fall under one heading, while Links 5-8 are under another. Matrix is only aware of the structure within Matrix itself. In this case, I would recommend creating Cats and Dogs with child pages to create the structure required for Matrix to automatically build the appropriate menus.

5

Okay, thanks - I had a feeling that would be the case but it was worth asking. Cheers.