Menu style customization

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Menu Style Customization

    Menu style customization allows you to modify the appearance of the navigation menus on your site using CSS. By accessing the style sheets throughContent Management > Design > Style Sheets, you can implement changes to enhance the user interface without the need to create an entirely new menu system.

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    Key Features

    • CSS Customization: Modify existing menu styles using CSS class selectors and rules.
    • Example Code: Various example codes demonstrate how to style submenus and super menus, including layout, margin, padding, and background properties.
    • Flexibility: You can overwrite default CSS settings by adding unique classes to customize specific menu sections.

    Key Outcomes

    By customizing menu styles, you can create a cohesive and tailored user experience that aligns with your brand's design. You will achieve a visually appealing navigation system that enhances usability and can be quickly adjusted based on user feedback or design changes.

    You can customize menu styles in the style sheets your site uses.

    Navigate to Content Management > Design > Style Sheets to customize style sheets.

    Supplementary page navigation menu example code

    In the following example, look at the CSS class selectors and rules. Also, review how the block containers (div.cms_menu_section_blocks) are defined based on the outer container (TD.layout_content_submenu_column). The outer container is actually a part of the site layout.

    This concept is clearer if you compare the styles to the styles used in the super menu further down in the example. This example shows that there is no need to make a completely new menu system. You can use CSS to change the look and feel of existing menus.
    /*********************************************************************************************************************************************************
   SUB MENU VARIATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL MENUS - Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 156px;
    height: auto;
    float: left;
    position: relative;
    border-style: solid;
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 24px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.sub_menu_section {
    width: 156px;
    height: 20px;
    float: left;
    border-style: solid;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 0px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
SPAN.cms_sub_menu_list_link, TD.submenu_cell A   {
    color: #FFF;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column IMG.menu_bullet{
	display: none;
}
 
TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2, TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2 a, TD.cms_menu_tab_blocks_text h2 {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #42C4DD;
    font-weight: normal;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column a.cms_menu_block_item {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size:11px;
    color:#FFF;
}
 
TR.layout_content_submenu_row TD.layout_content_submenu_column{
	background: transparent url(sub_menu_background.gifx) repeat-y center top !important; 
}

    Super menu sections example code

    The following menu is a simple float grid. The defaults are written first. Then, below the "SUPER MENU VARIATIONS..." comment, the defaults are overwritten by adding a containing div with a unique class. In the code that renders the header for the base system, the bottom menu resides in a table cell with the class of cms_header_bottom_menu (refer to the TD.cms_header_bottom_menu CSS selector).
    /*********************************************************************************************************************************************************
   SUB MENU VARIATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL MENUS - Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 156px;
    height: auto;
    float: left;
    position: relative;
    border-style: solid;
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 24px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column DIV.sub_menu_section {
    width: 156px;
    height: 20px;
    float: left;
    border-style: solid;
    border: 0px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 0px;
    background: none;
    padding: 0px 12px 0px 12px;
}
 
SPAN.cms_sub_menu_list_link, TD.submenu_cell A   {
    color: #FFF;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column IMG.menu_bullet{
	display: none;
}
 
TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2, TD.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2 a, TD.cms_menu_tab_blocks_text h2 {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #42C4DD;
    font-weight: normal;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
 
TD.layout_content_submenu_column a.cms_menu_block_item {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size:11px;
    color:#FFF;
}
 
TR.layout_content_submenu_row TD.layout_content_submenu_column{
	background: transparent url(sub_menu_background.gifx) repeat-y center top !important; 
}


4.2 2. Super Menu Sections Example Code

This menu is essentially a simple float grid. The defaults are written first. Then, below the "SUPER MENU VARIATIONS..." comment, the defaults are overwritten by adding a containing div with a unique class. In the code that renders the header for the base system, the bottom menu resides in a table cell with the class of "cms_header_bottom_menu" (note the TD.cms_header_bottom_menu CSS selector).

/*******************************************************************************************
   Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*******************************************************************************************/
div.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 260px;
    height: 260px;
    float: left;
    border-style: solid;
    margin: 0px 0px 12px 12px;
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
    padding: 10px;
    background: url(blue/portal_horizontal_bkg.pngx) repeat-x center bottom; 
}
 
p.cms_menu_separator {
    border-top:1px dotted #ccc;
    margin-top: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}
 
td.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2, td.cms_menu_section_blocks_title h2 a, td.cms_menu_tab_blocks_text h2 {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    font-size: larger;
    font-weight: normal;
    color:#444;
}
 
a.cms_menu_block_item {
    margin:0;
    padding: 0px;
    color:#999;
    font-size: inherit; 
}
 
/*******************************************************************************************
   SUPER MENU VARIATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL MENUS - Section Blocks Menu (cms_menu_section_blocks UI Macro)
*******************************************************************************************/
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu .cms_menu_super_menu_bar { /*style the super menu drop down bar */
   z-index: 199;
   float: left;
   background: none;
   margin-left: 44px;
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu div.cms_menu_section_blocks {
    width: 200px;
    float: left;
    border: 0px;
    margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;
    padding: 0px;   
    background: none; 
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu p.cms_menu_separator {
    border-top:0px dotted #ccc;
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu  .cms_menu_super_menu_bar_item {  /*style an item on the super menu drop down bar*/ 
   z-index: 200;
   float: left; 
   padding-left: 12px; 
   padding-right: 12px;
   padding-bottom: 8px;
   padding-top: 4px;
   cursor: pointer;
   cursor: hand;
   font-weight: bold;
   color: #000;
   border-left: 1px solid #FFF;
   border-top: 1px solid #FFF;
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu  .cms_menu_super_menu_bar_item_selected {  /*style a selected item on the super menu drop down bar*/ 
   z-index: 200;
   float: left; 
   padding-left: 12px; 
   padding-right: 12px;
   padding-bottom: 8px;
   padding-top: 4px;
   cursor: pointer;
   cursor: hand;
   background: #fff url(super_menu_bkg.gifx) no-repeat left top;
   font-weight: bold;
   border-right: 0px solid #CCC;
   border-bottom: 0px solid #CCC;
   border-left: 1px solid #DDD;
   border-top: 1px solid #EEE;
 
}
 
TD.cms_header_bottom_menu  .cms_menu_super_menu_content { /* style super menu content block */
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 999;
   height:260px;
   display: none;
   padding: 18px;
   background: #dedfe0 url(super_menu_bkg.gifx) no-repeat left top;
   border-right: 1px solid #CCC;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
   border-left: 1px solid #DDD;
   box-shadow: 5px 5px 6px #666;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 6px #666;
   -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 6px #666;
   filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.dropShadow(color=#666, offX=5, offY=5, positive=true);
}
 
TABLE.super_menu_video_table {
    background: #787878 url("grey_background.pngx") repeat-y scroll center top;
	width: 184px;
}