Shortcuts Menu

When you log in, you'll notice the Administrative Menu at the top left of your screen. It defaults to the Shortcuts menu, which includes multiple submenus. This guide explains each of the Shortcuts menu options.
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Table of contents
Menu Options
Add Content Menu
Manage Content Menu
Manage Media
Manage Alt Text
Manage User Permissions
Site Actions Menu
Manage Taxonomy
Manage Sorting
Edit Main Menu
Page Not Found Report
Google Analytics
Help Menu
Video Tutorial
Menu OptionsHome (this takes you back to your site's home page)
﻿ Add Content⁠ ﻿
﻿ Manage Content⁠ ﻿
﻿ Manage User Permissions⁠ ﻿
﻿ Site Actions⁠ ﻿
﻿ Help⁠ ﻿
If custom features were built on your site, there could also be an additional submenu with those custom features.
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Screenshot of the Shortcuts menu, which includes submenus of: Home, Add Content, Manage Content, Manage User Permissions, Site Actions, and Help.Screenshot of the Shortcuts menu, which includes submenus of: Home, Add Content, Manage Content, Manage User Permissions, Site Actions, and Help.
Add Content MenuThis is where you start if you want to create something from scratch, whether that is a new Flexible Page, a new Event or Event Series, a new News article, etc. Hover over the Add Content menu to view a list of all of the types of content you can add to your site. 
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Screenshot of the "Add Content" shortcuts menu, which includes options to: Add Flexible Page, Add Course, Add Event, Add Event Series, Add News, Add Person, Add Publication, and Add Research Area.Screenshot of the "Add Content" shortcuts menu, which includes options to: Add Flexible Page, Add Course, Add Event, Add Event Series, Add News, Add Person, Add Publication, and Add Research Area.
New Flexible Pages, Events, News items, People, Publications, and more can be created from this menu.
Manage Content MenuThis is where you start if you want to edit something that already exists, such as an existing Flexible Page or an upcoming Event that has already been created. Hover over the Manage Content Menu to display a list of existing content types that you can manage. 
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Screenshot of the Manage Content Shortcuts menu, which includes options to: Manage Flexible Page, Manage Courses, Manage Events, Manage Event Series, Manage News, Manage People, Manage Publications, Manage Media, and Manage Webforms.Screenshot of the Manage Content Shortcuts menu, which includes options to: Manage Flexible Page, Manage Courses, Manage Events, Manage Event Series, Manage News, Manage People, Manage Publications, Manage Media, and Manage Webforms.
If you click "Manage Content" you will be directed to a page that shows ALL of your content. 
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Screenshot of the content that was pulled up from selecting the "Manage Content" menu of a sample website. It includes a list of all pages, events, news items, etc. on that website.Screenshot of the content that was pulled up from selecting the "Manage Content" menu of a sample website. It includes a list of all pages, events, news items, etc. on that website.
Clicking a specific item in the menu list, such as Manage News, will pull up a pre-filtered list of that specific type of content. Here is an example when "Manage Event Series" is clicked:
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Screenshot of the content that was pulled up when selecting "Manage Event Series" menu option. A list of the website's 6 different Event Series is shown.Screenshot of the content that was pulled up when selecting "Manage Event Series" menu option. A list of the website's 6 different Event Series is shown.
All content will show here, whether published or unpublished. To determine the publication status of your content, look in the "Status" column where you will see "Published" or "Unpublished." You can also filter your content by publication status.
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Screenshot of the content that was pulled up when selecting "Manage Event Series" menu option. A list of the website's 6 different Event Series is shown. In this case, the filter for "published status" is highlighted, along with the status of each of the 6 different Event Series.Screenshot of the content that was pulled up when selecting "Manage Event Series" menu option. A list of the website's 6 different Event Series is shown. In this case, the filter for "published status" is highlighted, along with the status of each of the 6 different Event Series.
Manage MediaThere's also a Manage Media option within the Manage Content Menu. This page lets you find particular images or documents to rename or remove. This list can be filtered by media type and/or publication status.
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Screenshot of the content that was pulled up when selecting "Manage Media" menu option. The filter for "Embeddable" is selected, and a snippet of the list of results is shown.Screenshot of the content that was pulled up when selecting "Manage Media" menu option. The filter for "Embeddable" is selected, and a snippet of the list of results is shown.
Manage Alt TextFrom the Manage Media menu, you can select "Alt Text." This will pull up a list of all of the images on your website, regardless of whether or not they are included on a live webpage. From here, you can add or edit Alt Text, as well as easily rename your image files or edit the caption/credit.  
If you wish to view where a particular image is being used, click the caret next to the "Edit" button on the far right of the image row. You'll notice a button called "usage."
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Screenshot of the Alt Text menu. The top of the page features 3 filter options: Image name; alt text (with a dropdown for is blank/is not blank); search alt text. The first line item in this list shows a blue "edit" button that has been hovered over to reveal a second option: "Usage."Screenshot of the Alt Text menu. The top of the page features 3 filter options: Image name; alt text (with a dropdown for is blank/is not blank); search alt text. The first line item in this list shows a blue "edit" button that has been hovered over to reveal a second option: "Usage."
Read additional information about ﻿ ⁠⁠Using the Alt Text Tab on the Manage Media page⁠ .  
Manage User PermissionsClicking the shortcut for "Manage User Permissions," will take you to a page where you can view all of your site's users and their permission levels.
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Screenshot of the Manage User Permissions page, which pulls up a list of all users on the website.Screenshot of the Manage User Permissions page, which pulls up a list of all users on the website.
For more information about what you can do with the information on this page, see the wiki guide on  Managing User Permissions⁠ .
Site Actions MenuStart here for all other administrative actions to your site. The menu choices under Site Actions are options that are less frequently accessed.
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Screenshot of the "Site Actions" shortcut menu, which includes options to: Manage Taxonomy, Manage Sorting, Manage Users, Add User, Edit Main Menu, Page Not Found Report, and Google Analytics.Screenshot of the "Site Actions" shortcut menu, which includes options to: Manage Taxonomy, Manage Sorting, Manage Users, Add User, Edit Main Menu, Page Not Found Report, and Google Analytics.
Manage Taxonomy This allows you to modify or add categories like faculty type (associate professor, emeritus professor) or news category (awards, faculty news, student news). See the  Manage Taxonomy⁠  wiki guide to learn more.
Manage Sorting This allows you to change the order in which certain items appear on your website. A common use is to change the default sorting of People profiles to place a certain person ahead of others, for instance a department chair at the top of the faculty page or a DFO at the top of the staff page. Visit the wiki guide to learn more about  Changing the Display Order on your People Page⁠ .
Edit Main Menu This is where you can change the order of the site's pages using a drag and drop interface. Visit the wiki guide to learn more about ﻿ ⁠⁠Placing a Page in the Menu⁠ .
Page Not Found Report Provides a list of links to broken pages.
Google Analytics This link takes you to your site's Analytics page.
Help MenuThe Help Menu will direct you to one of three locations: 
our Wiki User Guide (this resource!)
Help Ticket
﻿ Stanford Office of Digital Accessibility ﻿
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Screenshot of the Help Menu, which includes links to the User Guide, Help Ticket, and SODA Accessibility site.Screenshot of the Help Menu, which includes links to the User Guide, Help Ticket, and SODA Accessibility site.
Video Tutorial﻿
https://youtu.be/IUWyvLeUYy8?si=TgUuThQOI9mKoTaP
Video Tutorial of the Shortcuts Menu.Video Tutorial of the Shortcuts Menu.
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