Navigation Menu

Confluence is great for teamwork and managing projects, but finding your way around all the content can be tough. Cosmos Navigation adds a helpful navigation bar just under Confluence's top bar, making it easier to get to important pages and content quickly.

Locating the Navigation configuration

1. From your Confluence navigation bar, access Cosmos by selecting it from the Apps dropdown.

2. Within Cosmos, proceed to the Settings area.

3. In the Settings menu, locate the Navigation section and click on Configuration.

Navigation styles

Unlike the previous approach, where changes affected the entire menu, you can now select a specific style when adding a new entry. We've introduced three new styles in addition to the existing ones:

1. London and Sydney → These styles offer a familiar layout with minor design enhancements.

2. Denver → A visually oriented style featuring an image with multiple links, offering different image sizes (S, M, L) and design options (icon or plain text).

3. Palo Alto → Choose from a wide range of icons (including custom ones from /wiki/spaces/MAC/pages/18259300) to create a visually appealing menu.

4. Hum → A minimalistic style with a simple link – perfect for streamlined navigation

5. Houston → Engaging display of spaces within the navigation, ensuring users have quick access to the most relevant and important information source.

Steps to add new navigation entries

1. Click on the Add Menu Option button; a screen showcasing various navigation styles will appear.

2. Hover over each style to view a preview of how it looks.

3. Select the navigation style you wish to use by clicking on it.

4. Once selected, a navigation entry is created. At this point, you'll need to configure its layout and design. Each navigation style comes with its unique layout and design options.

5. Go back to the main navigation settings and find the newly created navigation entry. Here, you can start adding subentries, defining their design, and linking content.

6. Remember, the changes you make won't be visible to other users until you hit the save button located in the right bottom corner.

Personalize navigation entries

By setting view permissions based on Collections, admins can ensure that navigation entries are visible only to relevant user groups. Furthermore, admins have the ability to specify the Confluence spaces where each navigation entry should be displayed, providing a tailored navigation experience that aligns with the unique structure and needs of the organization.

Steps to customize navigation entry visibility

1. Click on the edit button for the desired navigation entry.

2. Find and click on the lock button located in the right upper corner.

3. Set the visibility options:

   • Determine if the navigation entry should be visible to anonymous users. (Only applied if the Confluence instance is opened for anonymous access)

   • Specify the Confluence spaces where this navigation entry will be displayed.

   • Use collections as an additional filter to define which user groups can view the navigation entry.

Publish navigation

Within the navigation configuration interface, there's a toggle feature that provides a straightforward way to enable or disable navigation for the whole Confluence instance. This functionality allows admins to easily publish the navigation once its configuration is complete, ensuring everything is set up perfectly before making it visible to users.

Additionally, this toggle offers the flexibility to hide the navigation from all users at any time, granting admins control over the availability and visibility of navigation options based on the organization's current needs or preferences. This feature ensures that navigation can be managed efficiently, keeping the user experience optimized and aligned with ongoing updates or changes.