This tech tip is a preview of unreleased software. The details and appearances of certain elements may change between now and the final release.
WebLink 8 introduces the new WebLink 8 Designer which enables you to customize the look and feel of your WebLink site with an easy-to-use utility. You can customize the theme of your site, the Welcome Page, navigation buttons, the Document Viewer, how search results are displayed, and other search options without writing any code. This tech tip will be a preview of the Theme, Welcome Page, and Navigation tabs of this WebLink Designer. Next week we’ll cover the Document Viewer, Search Results, and Search Options tabs.
Theme
When first opening the utility, you will see the Theme tab where you can add new logos to and customize the basic colors of your WebLink site. You can customize further by changing each page to use different colors. For example, the text color on the Login Page can be blue while the text color in the Folder Browser can be green. Alternatively, you can customize all text of the Web site to be the same color.

Welcome Page
The Welcome Page is the first page users will see when opening the WebLink Web site. The Welcome Page tab enables you to customize the title of the page that will be displayed in the Web browser and the text that introduces users to the WebLink site. You can choose whether or not you want to display the Quick Search, add Bookmarks, add Search Forms, or do a combination of these. For example, if you want users to be able to access a specific document via a single-click rather than searching the entire repository for it, add a bookmark linking to that specific document to the Welcome Page and remove the Quick Search. If you want users to perform a date and entry name search, create a custom search form with these search types included, link it to the Welcome Page, and remove the Quick Search.
Bookmarks and a search form configured

Welcome page with the bookmarks and search form displayed

Navigation
You can customize whether you want links to the Welcome Page, the Folder Browser, and/or the Search Pane displayed below the WebLink logo. These links can help users navigate quickly to certain sections of your WebLink site.
The Welcome Page, Folder Browser, and Search Pane links are configured in the Navigation tab.

The three links are displayed in WebLink.

Tune in next week for a preview of the remaining customization options of the new WebLink 8 Designer.
- Document Viewer
- Search Results
- Search Options