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Anonymous
May 3, 2012
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Menu path above header not displaying

  • May 3, 2012
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On most topics there is a menu path, in what appears to be the area above the header, that can be used as a navigation aid. I say above the header because the header for this Master Page is blank. It is missing in some topics and I would like to find out why. Does anyone know how this menu path gets there/where it comes from?

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Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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May 3, 2012

Hi there

This is called a Breadcrumb Trail. You may selectively apply them by inserting a Breadcrumbs placehoder into a topic directly or by adding one to a Master Page, then associating the Master Page with one or more topics.

Or, you may globally apply breadcrumbs to ALL topics by enabling them in the Single Source Layout recipe.

Cheers... Rick

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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May 3, 2012

That "menu path" you refer to is called "breadcrumbs" - they can be configured in 2 different ways - through a placeholder on the master page or through the SSL recipe for your output.

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Anonymous
May 3, 2012

Thanks Jeff. I read up on breadcrumbs but still don’t understand why a few topics, that use the same master page as the rest of the project, would not show the breadcrumbs. The output is set to “Add Breadcrumb Links”.

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Anonymous
May 4, 2012

No, it doesn't really make any difference where the output location is placed (other than it shouldn't be pointed at a network location). Best practices usually dictate that your RH projects are happiest when they are located in c:\projects\project_name\ - then the output gets generated by default to c:\projects\project_name\!SSL!\WebHelp\starting_page.htm. Once generated, the whole WebHelp folder can be packaged up, moved, given to your developers, etc. for publication.

With your issue, we're just trying to see if you're actually looking at the generated output to see if the breadcrumbs are all there or not.


The datestamp is current with all others and I made a dummy modification to the file which came through.

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