The navigation bar is how visitors move around your Zoho Backstage event website, so it is worth setting up carefully. This guide covers adding and organising links and submenus, setting up buttons such as Register Now, and designing the bar itself, including how the active link is highlighted and coloured. It is based on Zoho's documentation for the navigation bar.
Every task below starts the same way:
| Task | How |
|---|---|
| Add a link or menu | In Navigation Link Settings, click Add Link. Enter a Link Title, then choose Page (an internal page from the drop-down) or External URL (with an optional Open in a new tab). Click Save. |
| Add a submenu | Click the menu icon next to the main menu, choose Add Submenu, and fill in the same details. |
| Edit a link | Click the menu icon next to it, choose Edit, change the title or destination, and Save. |
| Move a submenu to the main menu | Drag it back into the main menu section, or click the menu icon beside it and choose Move to main menu. |
| Change the order | Drag the handle beside a link or menu to a new position. |
| Hide or show a link | Click the eye icon beside it. Blue means hidden, and black means visible. |
| Delete a link | Click the menu icon beside it, choose Delete, and confirm. |
Open Navigation Buttons and click Add New Button, then use the Edit icon beside the button. On the Setup tab, choose a Button Type.
| Button type | What it does |
|---|---|
| Register Now | Sends attendees to registration. You can add an optional alternative registration link. |
| Get in Touch | Lets visitors contact you with a single click. |
| Add to Calendar | Lets attendees save the event date to their own calendar. |
| Print Agenda | Lets visitors download or print the schedule. |
| Get Directions | Shows the event location on an interactive map. |
| Custom | Links to a page, an external URL (with an option to open in a new tab), a speaker, a session, a sponsor, the event listing page, or tickets. For tickets you can preselect a ticket class and include an access or promo code. |
| Become a Sponsor | Invites businesses to partner with or fund the event. |
| Link a Custom Form | Lets attendees complete a form for enquiries, feedback, or other purposes. |
| Become an Exhibitor | Encourages companies to showcase products at the event. |
| Submit Abstract | Lets people submit abstracts. |
| Sign In | Lets users log in to their accounts. |
| Language | Lets visitors switch between available languages. It needs no extra settings. |
Most types also ask for Button Text. Click Save, then Republish. You can reorder buttons by dragging, delete one with its Delete icon, and use Reset to Default to restore the original settings.
On the Design tab of the Button Settings panel you can change:
Open the Navigation Bar Settings panel from the Settings icon.
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Navigation Bar Layout | Six arrangements of logo, links, buttons, and spaces, for example logo then links then buttons, or buttons at one end and the logo at the other. |
| Active Link Style | How the current page's link is highlighted: Box, Rhomboid, Pill, Underline, Upperline, or Border. |
| Submenu Dropdown Icon | Line Down Arrow, Filled Down Arrow, or Plus. |
| Menu Transition | Submenus open on Click or on Hover. |
Click Navigation Bar Colors in the same panel to set:
Click Republish when you have finished.