Browse groups portlet

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

What is the Browse groups portlet?

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

Adding content in Browse groups portlet:

1. Navigate to the page that you would like to add the Browse Groups 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 'Our team portlet'. You will then be taken to a page where you can configure this portlet.

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

7. Content;

   1. Header

      1. This field defines the title of the Browse Groups 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 groups 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 tile/portlet.

   2. Box type

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

Editing content in the Browse Groups 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 Groups 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.