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Navigation menu

April 15, 2026

Build the top-nav menu readers see on the public channel site.


Every channel has a navigation menu rendered at the top of the public site. Edit it from /en/usr/channel/<channelId>/navigation.

What you can add

  • Internal links — to articles, pages, or the channel home.
  • External links — any URL, opens in the same tab by default.
  • Dropdowns — group related links under a single label.

Storage

The menu is stored as JSON on the channel record. The public renderer and the MCP update_navigation tool read and write the same column, so changes from either surface show up instantly on the site.

Tips

  • Keep top-level items to 5–7. Readers don't scan long menus.
  • Put the most important call to action last — it reads as the terminal item.
  • Use dropdowns for deep content clusters (like this Help site).