302.2 Headers and Footers

Open the header, body, or footer

• To open the page header, open page editing. Then mouse over the header area and then click Edit header. Note: The User - Banner widget, which handles navigation, is located in the header.
• To open the body, open page editing. Then mouse over the page body and click Edit page.
• To open the page footer, open page editing. Then mouse over the footer and then click Edit footer. Note: The page Tour Tips widget is located in the footer.

Edit the Header, Body, or Footer

Open the header, page body, or footer in Edit Page mode. The editor appears.

Add a Widget to a Header

Some functionality within the Header cannot be edited.  

To perform this function, you must be Group Owner, or have permissions to edit a blog as appropriate.

When editing the Group or Blog Header, APAN recommends using the Generic Content widget.

1. Navigate to the group, or blog home page, and click Modify [x] theme.
2. Click Edit Page. The editable header area appears.
3. Click Edit Header. The editable header opens, displaying the widgets.
4. Drag the desired widget(s) into the header. 
5. After configuring the widget(s), save the configuration.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Header. The header is saved.

Edit the Group or Blog Footer

Some functionality within the footer cannot be edited.  

To perform this function, you must be Group Owner, or have permissions to edit a blog as appropriate.

When editing the Group or Blog Footer, APAN recommends using the Generic Content widget.

1. Navigate to the Group, or blog home page, and click Modify [X] theme.
2. Click Edit Page.  The editable footer area appears.
3. Click Edit Footer.  The editable footer opens, displaying the widgets.
4. Drag the desired widget(s) into the footer.  
5. After configuring the widget(s) save the configuration.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Footer.  The footer is saved.

Revert a header, footer, or page

In the case that you saved a page/header/footer version and want to undo those changes, you can click Revert. This button will only occur on modified areas.

1. Click Revert. The portion grid of the page appears.
2. Click the portion of the page to be reverted. Any changed or customized page will be indicated in the grid. You will be prompted with the following choices:
   1. Undo all unsaved changes - Any changes that have not been saved (from this edit session) will be removed.
   2. Revert to default - Changes made for the user/group/blog since the last save as default will be removed and the default page will be used.
   3. Revert every user/group/blog to the factory default - Any changes to the default as well as any changes in this editing session to the user/group/blog will be undone, and the factory default for the theme will be applied.
3. Click your choice. The chosen reversion will be applied.