Sub-site or separate site, that is the question.

Category: 

  • Question

I am building out a site with a lot of content and one of the sub-sections is turning out to be quite large, so the left vertical navigation has become quite long, and the people who have the content for the subsection don't want to see the left navigation for the higher level site when they are in their section. Can a sub-site be set up or do I need to get a whole new domain for the subsection and cross-reference the links?

3/26/14

One option worth exploring is the use of the Menu Blocks module. When you activate this feature (People -> Modules, scroll to the Other section, check the box next to Menu Block, then click Save Configuration), you can then create a new type of block (Menu Block) that allows you to load and display a portion of a menu, rather than the entire hierarchy. It's a nice enhancement to the default Drupal menu and block systems.

One common use of this feature is to configure the main navigation menu to only show the top-level items in a bar horizontally, and then show a menu block that shows levels 2+ in the sidebar.

3/27/14

They want the new menu to replace the other menu on the sidebar, except for the landing page. Is this possible? I did set up a new menu block to show up in sidebar first, and under pages I put in the url of the page on which the new menu is to start, however it doesn't replace the main menu. I suspect that what they want will require some PHP coding and I want to avoid that if possible so that the site can be maintained by others later on.

5/2/14

They want the new menu to replace the other menu on the sidebar, except for the landing page. Is this possible? I did set up a new menu block to show up in sidebar first, and under pages I put in the url of the page on which the new menu is to start, however it doesn't replace the main menu. I suspect that what they want will require some PHP coding and I want to avoid that if possible so that the site can be maintained by others later on.

5/2/14