How to add buttons in Sitecore Experience Platform

In one of my project requirement, I have to add buttons in Sitecore Experience Platform screen.

Here are quick steps 

•  Login to Sitecore Desktop mode.
• Select CORE Database
• Open Content Editor
• Add a new group “My LaunchPad Group” under item “/sitecore/client/Applications/Launchpad/PageSettings/Buttons” which is inherited from “/sitecore/client/Applications/Launchpad/PageSettings/Templates/LaunchPad-Group”
• Add required number of button items under "/sitecore/client/Applications/Launchpad/PageSettings/Buttons/My LaunchPad Group" which is inherited from "/sitecore/client/Applications/Launchpad/PageSettings/Templates/LaunchPad-Button"

·         There are 4 fields in each LanuchPad-Button item

o    Text – Text which is display under icon

o    Icon – Image for LuanchPad-Button

o    Link – Redirect link on the button and text

o    OpenNewTab – If checked, open the link in new browser tab

I added 3 buttons – external link, internal link and image as

 

Launchpad Items

Note :-

When you specify external link, put link value with “http://” like http://www.google.com

While for internal link, provide link value as item path like “/sitecore/content/Home”

That’s it.

So after adding these 3 buttons, my Sitecore Experience Platform looks as

Buttons in Sitecore Experience Platform

I hope you like this quick Sitecore lesson. Stay tuned for more Sitecore related articles.

Till that happy sitecoring :)

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