Customise shortcut menu

The shortcut menu is the light grey bar beneath the Admin menu. If you use a particular administration page frequently, it can save time to add a shortcut link here.

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Add a shortcut

  1. To add a shortcut simply go to the administrative page you want to link to

  2. Click on the plus icon in the upper right corner. This creates a link in the shortcut menu.

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Edit shortcuts

  1. To change the name of a shortcut menu item or the order of items, extend the Shortcut menu and click on Edit shortcuts on the right side.

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  1. Click on Edit to change a name. Click Save.
  2. Drag and drop menu items to change the order. Click Save changes.
  3. You can also add new shortcuts by clicking on Add shortcut and entering the name and path for the new shortcut. For example, if you frequently add pages enter the NAME Add page and PATH “node/add/page”. Click Save.

The default shortcut set is customised by the site maintainer but each user can create and customise his/her own set via the user account (Shortcut tab). The site maintainer also has the option to create different shortcut sets for different user groups.