When creating a new UI element, you need to specify the following details:

 

•Display name - the name of the element displayed in the administration interface (i.e. in the settings, not in the final UI). It can be entered either as plain text or as a localizable string in the {$mystringname$} format.

•Code name - the name of the element used by developers in website code. It must be unique within a module.

•Parent element - using this drop-down list, you can change the hierarchical position of the element in the UI elements tree for this module. You can select either the name of the module (which places the element under the root) or one of the other UI elements (which places the element under the selected element).

•Element is custom - if false, the element is a native part of Kentico CMS. Set this value to TRUE for your custom UI elements.

 

Menu item settings

•Caption - the caption of the UI element displayed in the final UI. It can be entered either as plain text or as a localizable string in the {$mystringname$} format.

•Target URL - URL of the page which is the content of the UI element. You can enter both absolute (e.g. http://www.google.com) and relative (e.g. ~/CMSModules/Content/CMSDesk/Default.aspx) URLs.

•Icon path - the icon displayed next to the UI element caption - applicable only for menu items. You can enter either a full relative path begining with ~ (e.g. ~/App_Themes/Default/Images/CMSModules/list.png) or a short path begining under the Images folder of the current skin (e.g. CMSModules/list.png).

•Description - the description of the UI element.

•Size - the size of the UI element icon. Takes effect only for UI elements which are included in a ribbon-like toolbar.

 

Localization expressions actions, i.e. Localize other languages (), Remove localization () and Localize () on this page, are described in detail in the Localization expressions topic in the Development -> UI cultures and localization section of Kentico CMS Developer's Guide.

 

Detailed information about UI personalization within Kentico CMS can be found in Developer's Guide -> Development -> Membership, permissions and security -> UI personalization.