Browse Themes portlet

You will require this information if you would like to use the Browse Themes portlet.

What is the Browse Themes portlet?

The Browse Themes portlet allows you to create a section on a webpage which displays links to various research themes hosted elsewhere on the site.

Adding content in the Browse Themes portlet:

1. Navigate to the page that you would like to add the Browse Themes portlet to (you need to be logged in).

2. Once on the page, use the drop down menu on the right side of the edit bar that will be 'Your name'.

3. Select 'Manage portlets'.

4. You will now be taken to a page that allows you to select 'Primary portlets' and 'Secondary portlets'. Depending on the content type you can use, one or the other, or both. It is most common to use the 'Primary portlets'.

5. Using the ‘Add portlet' drop down menu under the portlet location that you require, select 'Browse themes.’ You will then be taken to a page where you can configure this portlet.

6. There are two headed sections in the Browse Themes portlet edit interface:

7. Content;

   1. Header

      1. This field defines the title of the Browse Themes portlet.

   2. Select label

      1. If the List Limit (described below) is exceeded, the content of this field will appear as a dropdown button on the portlet.

   3. Research section path

      1. Enter the path of a section relative to the site root. This will determine where specifically the content can be aggregated from. If left blank it will pick up tagged content from all across the site. 

   4. List limit

      1. This determines the limit of research Themes which can be displayed individually before they are contained within a dropdown menu.

8. Theming

   1. Box border

      1. This feature allows the user to deploy a border of their choice on either or both sides of the portlet.

   2. Box type

      1. This feature allows the user to deploy a highlighted background to the portlet.

Editing content in the Browse Themes portlet:

1. Click on your name in the top right of the edit bar to access the drop-down menu, ensuring that you are on the correct page, which hosts the portlets in question.

2. Select ‘Manage portlets’ from the dropdown menu

3. Click onto the portlet you wish to and edit any of the fields you would like to.

Removing the Browse Themes portlet

1. If you wish to remove the Blog posts portlet, click on your name in the top right of the edit bar to access the drop-down menu, ensuring that you are on the correct page, which hosts the portlets in question.

2. Select ‘Manage portlets’ from the dropdown menu

3. Click on the X button, next to the portlet you wish to delete.