Link to External Site from Navigation Menu

You can setup buttons / pages on your Navigation Menu to re-direct to different website.  This is typically done when trying to link to something like a Blog, Forum, etc.

1. In the admin area, we first need to add a page that will be the link.  To do so, click on the "Pages" button from the menu on the left and then on the "Add New Page" button at the top, Enter a Page Name for this page and select Free Form (Do-It-Yourself) as the Page Type and then click on the Add Page button.

3. You will notice that the new page you just added is at the bottom of the Visible Pages list, and you will need to click on the corresponding icon under the "Edit" column, to edit this page.  From the links at the top of this page, click on the one that says "Edit Raw HTML".

4. Copy and Paste either of the following scripts (see below) into the box, depending on whether or not you would like the site to open in the same window or a new window.  *Note: If you use the script to open the website in a new window, please note that this may not open for those who may have a pop-up blocker enabled on their end.  When you are done, click on the "Process Page Update" button below, to save your changes.

7. You can now view your site and click on this page from the Navigation Menu to verify that the re-direct script was configured / is working properly.


RE-DIRECT IN NEW WINDOW (suggested)

<script>
window.onload = window.open('http://www.colony1.net','_blank');
</script>


RE-DIRECT IN SAME WINDOW

<script>
window.onload = window.location.replace('http://www.colony1.net');
</script>


RE-DIRECT IN NEW SIZE-ABLE WINDOW

<script>
window.onload = window.open('http://www.colony1.net','_blank','toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,location=1,
statusbar=1,menubar=1,resizable=1,width=900,height=900,left = 25,top = 25');
</script>