Site Index
Digest
A Site Index is a form of Dynamic Navigation represented by an alphabetical listing of all pages on a site. Site indices may also be created for individual sections of a site.
Technical
Creating a Site Index Via Index Blocks
When creating your index block for a site index, select the following options:
- Index Type - Select Folder Index.
- Index Folder - Select the main folder for your site.
- Depth of Index - This is dependent on how many levels deep your site goes. It's typically best to choose a large number (100 or higher) to ensure that as your site grows, the site map will continue to render all pages.
- Max Rendered Assets - This is dependent on the number of pages in your site. Because you want the site map to render every page, it's best to enter 0 for unlimited assets to avoid any problems as your site grows.
- Indexed Asset Types - For most site maps, only pages and links need to be indexed.
- Rendering Behavior - Select Render normally, starting at the indexed folder.
- Page XML - Select Do not render page XML inline.
- Block XML - Select Do not render block XML inline.
- Indexed Asset Content - For most site indices, only User Metadata is needed.
- Other Indexed Information - Do not check any options.
- Sort Method - Select Alphabetical.
These options will provide you with a usable index block that can then be plugged into a page region at the template, configuration set, or page level. Because a site index is typically used on only one page, it's best to add this block at the page level.
The index block should be assigned to a page along with a XSL or script format to style and filter the results rendered by the index block. Examples are included with Cascade Server and can be found in the default database.