Epicweb.Optimizely.QuickNavExtension

version 6 (2022-09-01)

An Optimizely addon that helps and adds menu items to the QuickNavigationMenu when logged in on public site, All configurable links to Search & navigation, admin, admin content type, and logout. Even custom links!

**This is the .net 6 version of : https://github.com/LucGosso/Gosso.EPiServerAddOn.QuickNavExtension ** <-- use this for CMS 11

Installation and configuration

Available on nuget.optimizely.com https://nuget.optimizely.com/package/?id=Epicweb.Optimizely.QuickNavExtension

This can be installed via the package manager console in Visual Studio.

Run install-package Epicweb.Optimizely.QuickNavExtension in package manager console.

Default menus are Admin and logout, to activate other menu items apply this appsettings.json: (they are sortable)

"Epicweb.QuickNav": "find,admin,contenttype,logout"

You can add custom menu items, Name and url with pipe in between. Name can be resource path eg /shell/admin/logout

"Epicweb.QuickNav": "Custom link|https://devblog.gosso.se,Custom Javascript|javascript:alert('Hey you'),find,admin,contenttype,logout"

To only show logout item, apply this appsettings:

"Epicweb.QuickNav": "logout"

Alternate way to register links:

Startup.cs

using Epicweb.Optimizely.QuickNavExtension;

   //add links in a simple way in startup. 
   services
       .AddQuickNav("Custom link", "https://devblog.gosso.se/", role: "WebDevs")
       .AddQuickNav("Custom Javascript", "javascript:if(confirm(\'R U SURE?\')){document.location=\'/\';}", role: "WebDevs")
       .AddQuickNav(QuickNavigator.FIND)
       .AddQuickNav(QuickNavigator.Admin)
       .AddQuickNav(QuickNavigator.ContentType)
       .AddQuickNav(QuickNavigator.LogOut);
           

Role Base Links

You can add a third pipe with rolename from Epi.

eg: “Link title|/urlForDevsOnly/|WebDevs” <= only WebDevs will see the menu

or “logout||WebEditors” <= only WebEditors will see the logout menu

Sandbox alloy app

Get this solution runing

1. Clone it

2. Unpack the /alloy/app_data/blobs-and-database.zip

3. dotnet run

4. log in to CMS with "admin" and "Test1234!"

Package maintainer

https://github.com/lucgosso