10.9.1.1.2 Add App Links

Administrators are able to add external links to the Home Menu. This allows for users to quickly access any external applications or websites.

To add a new link, find the APPS_URL key in the advanced tab of the System Admin menu. Click on to edit the URLs.

The format should be in JSON.

Objects, denoted between brackets { }, should include these attributes:

• “url” – The URL of the target site or application
• “title” – The title displayed in the menu
• “icon” – The icon used next to the displayed name
• “children” – Optional, used to regroup elements together
  

Objects and attributes should be separated by a comma (,). All objects must be contained within square brackets [ ]. See code below for an example.

[
  {
    "url": "http://urlapplication.com/",
    "title": "APPS",
    "icon": "zmdi zmdi-apps",
    "children": [
      {
        "url": "http://www.cnn.com",
        "title": "CNN",
        "icon": "zmdi zmdi-yahoo"
      },
      {
        "url": "http://www.bbc.com",
        "title": "BBC",
        "icon": "zmdi zmdi-vimeo"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "url": "http://www.yahoo.com",
    "title": "Yahoo",
    "icon": "zmdi zmdi-yahoo"
  },
  {
    "url": "http://google.ca",
    "title": "Google",
    "icon": "zmdi zmdi-google"
  }
]

*Note that BBC and CNN will be children under APPS

Available icons can be found at: http://zavoloklom.github.io/material-design-iconic-font/icons.html

To apply changes, you must click on “Copy Link and Apply Changes”

The code will result in this menu:

To delete a link, simply delete the entire object denoted in brackets { }.