Let’s
start off by taking a look at this new feature named as “managed metadata
navigation”.
Now
one of the big challenges to navigation inside SharePoint is a fact that we
need to set it up in each site so the problem is if i remove any links then I need
to go in each site by site and delete the links or make any changes. On top of
that, I have limited control over those links, relatively static i.e. modify
each and every link by referring every site collection.
But
I am looking out for the ability to have my links a little bit flexible and hierarchical.
My capability is to do things like that are limited in certain situations.
What are the challenges?
1. Limited control
over links
2. Search engine
optimizations issues like
·
URL
with spaces
·
Pages
with query strings
·
Buried
pages
How managed
metadata comes to rescue in this situations?
1. Enable navigation
via Term set
2. Terms becomes nodes
·
Terms
can point to pages, catalog items, simple URL’s
Enabling managed
metadata navigation:-
Couple
of things needs to consider like-
1. Enable SharePoint
Publishing feature at the site collection level.
2. Enable managed
navigation at the site level
3. Configure navigation
structure inside the Term Store.
How
to setup? Let’s see now-
Phase-1
1. Open your
SharePoint 2013 site
2. Site settings
3. Site collection
administration
4. Site collection
features
5. Activate SharePoint
publishing feature.
Phase-2
1. Open your SharePoint
2013 site
2. Site settings
3. Under look and Feel
4. Navigation
5. Will see two
options i.e. Global navigation and Current navigation
6. Global navigation
means top navigation and Current navigation means left navigation.
7. Scroll down
8. Will see the
section “Term Set”
9. By default “term
store management” is selected. Hit OK.
By
means of this, all the links can now be managed by Team Store.
Phase-3
1. Open your
SharePoint 2013 site
2. Site settings
3. Site administration
4. Term store
management
5. There is a Term
group “Site collection-nameofyoursite”
6. Underneath – Team site
navigation
7. Make sure the check
box named as “Use this term set for site navigation” is always ticked.
That’s
it- we are done. Simple and easy!
Please
let me know in case of any queries/questions. I would be more than happy to
help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.
