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All department websites begin with the a basic NMSU template that consists of images, banners, etc. The Setup Block is one of these the pre-fixed components but that can be customized to have department-specific information in the Footer Contact and the Breadcrumb regions of your site.

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\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

Locating

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and Editing the Setup Block

  1. Click Site Content.

  2. Locate Setup Block towards toward the bottom of the Site Directory.

  3. Click Setup Block.

  4. Click Edit.

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Add a Breadcrumb

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A breadcrumb, or breadcrumb trail, allows users to keep track of their locations within websites and provides , providing a link to get back to a specified page quicklyquickly revisit a specific page. In the example below, the only breadcrumb takes you back to the NMSU Home home page. If you want to be able to go back to your department home page, these instructions will show you how.

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  1. After clicking Edit on the Setup Block, expand the Breadcrumb group.

  2. Click Choose File, Page , or Link and select the page for your breadcrumb.

  3. Enter a Label. (This is the name that will show up in the Breadcrumb breadcrumb trail.)

  4. Submit.

  5. Open one of your pages to see the new breadcrumb.

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  1. After clicking Edit on the Setup Block, expand the Footer Contact group.

  2. You can change the phone number, email address, and the address.

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The Department Name department name in the Footer Contact must be changed using a different method.

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  1. View your page and click …More (top right).

  2. Select Show Regions.

  3. Click FOOTER LOCATION and then click . Click <>footer-location.

  4. Click Edit in the Advanced editor window.

  5. Select the name of the department and enter a new name.

  6. Click Advanced Submit.

  7. Click Submit.

  8. Click Site Content and view your page to see the new department name.

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By default, the social media links are setup set up to link to the university’s accounts. You can change these Follow the instructions below to link to your department’s accounts instead.

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  1. Click …More and Select Show Regions Regions (same as above).

  2. Click FOOTER SOCIAL BUTTONS and then click . Click footer-social.

  3. Click Edit in the Advanced editor window.

  4. Select the existing link for each of the social media accounts:

    • Facebook

    • Twitter

    • YouTube

    • Instagram

  5. Paste your department’s social media links in their the correct place.

  6. Click Advanced Submit and Submit.

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