Quick Links

Insert a Quick Links Item

1. Choose a sublayout placeholder area to add the Image rendering into.
a. Optimal sublayout will be a 4-4-4-sublayout if you wish it to display like example above.

2. Select the Featured Content Card tab, then select the Featured Content Card rendering.

3. Click the Select button. The Select Associated Content dialog box appears.

4. Select the Quick Links item, then select the Create link.

5. Enter the name of the Quick Links.

6. The Quick Links rendering will appear in the page, ready to edit.

Edit a Quick Links Item

The Quick Links rendering is made up of:
• Title
• Description
• Links

1. From the Quick Link toolbox, select the Insert a new link icon. The Insert Item dialog box appears.

2. Enter the name of the Quick Link you wish to add.

3. Select OK.
a. If you have not saved your changes, a message will appear asking if you want to Stay on page or Leave the page.
b. Select Stay on Page.

4. Save your changes.

5. Select the Edit Quick Links icon from the toolbox.
a. The quick links you just created are displaying in the left box.
b. Move the quick links you want displayed to the right box by double-clicking the titles.
c. Reorder them by selecting the tile and clicking on the up or down arrow to the right of the screen.
d. Keep No Border Variation checkbox unchecked if you want a separator in-between each quick link.

6. Save your changes.

7. Select one of the link items to edit. A toolbox displays.

8. Select the blue cubes icon.


9. Select a link option to any of the following:
a. Insert link - Hyperlink to a page within a Sitecore website
b. Insert media link - Hyperlink to a document file within the Sitecore Media Library
c. Insert external link - Hyperlink to a website page outside of Sitecore
d. Insert anchor - Hyperlink to an anchored title on the page
e. Insert email - Hyperlink to an email address
f. Insert JavaScript - Hyperlink to a JavaScript file (Not Allowed)
g. Follow - TBD (Currently does nothing)
i. Clear - Clears the contents in the field

i. If an internal link, select the page title from the content tree.
ii. Enter the title in the fly-out description field.

iii. If an external link, enter the link title in the Link Description field.
iv. Enter the full URL (i.e., https://business.ct.gov).
v. Change the Target Window dropdown to New Browser.
vi. Select Insert.

10. Select OK.

11. The page will refresh with your changes saved and displayed.

12. Repeat steps 8-11 until all the Quick Links are completed.

13. Click on the Quick Links Title to change it.

14. Click on the Quick Links Description to change it.
a. You can enter content directly into the area or select the pencil icon to launch the Rich Text Editor.

15. Save your changes.

Example of Quick Links when completed:

This view displays in the following sublayouts: • 3-3-3-3-Sublayout • 4-4-4-Sublayout (Optimal) • 4-8-Sublayout (in the smaller area) • 8-4-Sublayout (in the smaller area) • 6-6-Sublayout • Full-Width-Sublayout • Mobile view