Navigation

Here you find the information on how to edit the header menu, footer, and site branding on the admin panel of BlastoDB (www.blastodb.com/admin).

Editing the Header

  1. Click Navigation in the left sidebar.
  2. Click Header Configuration.
  3. Add, edit, or remove items in the Header Items list. You can find a description of the fields below.
  4. Click Save. → The website will be updated automatically within a few minutes.

Please make shure the links are correct! If you do not specify the link correctly, the buttons in the header will go to a wrong or non-existing page.

Editing the Footer

  1. Click Navigation in the left sidebar.
  2. Click Footer Configuration.
  3. Edit the relevant fields. You can find a description of the fields below.
  4. Click Save. → The website will be updated automatically within a few minutes.

Please make shure the links are correct! If you do not specify the link correctly, the buttons in the header will go to a wrong or non-existing page.

Editing the Title and Logo

  1. Click Navigation in the left sidebar.
  2. Click Title and Logo.
  3. Edit the relevant fields. You can find a description of the fields below.
  4. Click Save. → The website will be updated automatically within a few minutes.

Header fields

Each header item is either a direct link or a dropdown with sub-links.

  1. Label required — The text shown in the navigation bar, e.g. Research Labs.

  2. File — The path to the .md page this item links to.

    • Must match an existing file exactly, e.g. content/labs.md.
    • Leave blank if the item is a dropdown with sub-items instead of a direct link.

  3. Items — Sub-links for a dropdown item.

    • Each sub-item has its own Label and File.
    • The File must match an existing .md file in the content/ folder.

Footer fields

  1. Description — A short sentence shown next to the logo, e.g. "The open hub for Blastocystis research."

  2. Funding — A funding acknowledgement line shown at the bottom of the footer.

  3. Footer Columns — A list of link columns in the footer. Each column has:

    • Column Title — the heading for that column
    • Links — a list of links, each with a Link Label and a URL
    • URLs can be internal (e.g. /datasets/) or external (e.g. https://github.com/Tsaousis-Lab/blastodb)

Title and Logo fields

  1. Site Title — The name displayed next to the logo, e.g. BlastoDB.

  2. Logo (upload) — Upload the site logo directly.

    • SVG, PNG or WebP on a transparent background works best.
    • If both an upload and a URL are provided, the uploaded file takes priority.

  3. Logo (URL) — A link to the logo image hosted elsewhere (e.g. on your server or CDN).

    • Used only when no file is uploaded.
    • At least one of the two logo fields should be filled in.