Need way to have top level menu item not go to page but still trip submenu

Hey, folks.

Probably just too easy for me to see, but I have a menu with a few dropdowns. On some of those, I need to have the top-level menu item NOT link to a page of any kind but still trigger the submenu it contains. What obvious thing am I missing?

I’m using Revo 2.0.6 and Wayfinder 2.1.3. Menu works great...I just don’t know how to employ the above configuration.

Thank you in advance.

First off, let me admit that I realize what I am about to say does not answer your question.

Have you thought about having that top-level menu item go to a page that only contains links to the sub-menu items, possibly with a brief description of what they are? It seems like this would be helpful from a usability standpoint.

Quote from: bazzlevi at Jan 20, 2011, 12:19 PM

...Have you thought about having that top-level menu item go to a page that only contains links to the sub-menu items, possibly with a brief description of what they are? It seems like this would be helpful from a usability standpoint.

I did...kinda, sorta. I originally had in mind some sort of intro area, anyway. It’s the client who is insisting on making the top level menu item dead like that. I’m stuck with that.

Quote from: waizen at Jan 20, 2011, 02:32 PM

It’s the client

GROANNNN....

Again, not answering your question, but... how about making the top-level menu item a SYMLINK resource that points to the first sub-item. It’s still not completely dead, but at least it won’t go to some filler page...

Here you go...

&categoryFoldersTpl
default: NULL
values: name of template chunk
description: The categoryFoldersTpl is used when the item is a folder, and either has the template set to
blank or has rel="category" in the link attributes field. The children of the item must be displayed for this
template to be used as well.
available placeholders: Same as RowTpl.

Thank you, Susan, for responding.

I’m new to ModX and I’m sorry for the stupidity, but how do I use the information below?

Just to be clear, I do have other top-level menu items that I still want to go to pages, so I’m not looking for any solution that will render other top-level menu items to be made unlinkable. I need to have only a few top level menu items not go to pages because the client just doesn’t have content at this time for them.

Quote from: sottwell at Jan 21, 2011, 02:21 AM

Here you go...

&categoryFoldersTpl
default: NULL
values: name of template chunk
description: The categoryFoldersTpl is used when the item is a folder, and either has the template set to
blank or has rel="category" in the link attributes field. The children of the item must be displayed for this
template to be used as well.
available placeholders: Same as RowTpl.

Okay, I found clarification for what Susan offered. Long story short, I found the answer in the Wayfinder E-book, starting on page 47. The e-book, by the way, can be downloaded here:

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=34176.0;attach=9315

BTW: if you use that e-book, please note that it seems to have been written for Evo...change tag formatting accordingly for Revo tags.

Thank you to all who responded.

Sorry to whine again, but I just ran into another small snag:

Yes, the main menu is working great...just how I want it, but I just noticed a problem with a second menu I have in the footer of the site. That menu is supposed to feature ONLY the top-level menu items...no submenu dropdowns. However, the top-level menu item in the footer menu is still linking to the page. I would like it to still be a dead link, just not have any dropdowns.

So, in my Wayfinder call within my footer chunk, I have this:



This results in the top-level menu item in question still linking to a page.

Then, I change the call to:


(notice the level change)

This makes that footer top-level menu item work fine (makes it into a dead link, like in main nav at top of page) but results in submenu items to permanently appear (not hide).

I played with different combinations of level numbers and TRUE or FALSE settings.

What am I missing?

BTW: It probably doesn’t matter, but the Wayfinder call for my upper navigation, which is working great, is:

description: The categoryFoldersTpl is used when the item is a folder, and either has the template set to
blank or has rel="category" in the link attributes field. The children of the item must be displayed for this
template to be used as well.

I would leave the footer menu with a level=2, then use CSS to permanently hide the children.