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I am using the structure module, which works great within my site.

{exp:structure:nav_sub start_from="/about-us" limit_depth="2"}

However I need one of my nav buttons to link outside of my site. “http://www.somewhere-else.com”

Can this be achieved using structure?

I’m guessing you’re trying to add an additional <li> element within the nav_sub created unordered list.

If so, it is not currently a feature in Structure. I added some code to Structure to do this exact thing for a client site and it worked very well. There are a few ways you could do this.

If you want the external link to be at the front or back of your list and the first and last <li> elements do not need specific styling then you could just add your link in its own unordered list right before or after your {exp:structure:nav_sub} tag.

You could also create a specific template just for that page and have the template have no code other than a redirect. A weird solution but it should work fine.

That said, I think this might be an “out of the box” feature with the next version of Structure.

@zork The next version will have include_ul=“yes/no” so you can not output the wrapping ul and add custom links. Erik’s suggestion of a template with a redirect is a good option as well.

I have to say thanks for structure.  It’s really nice.

Yes did think of those two solutions. For now I can get by. Most likely hard coding my <li> and formatting it with css.

In the future, what about incorporating some code involving the “Structure URI” field?  or maybe have an “External URI”?

@zork Glad you’ve got it working. I would like to include something like this down the road, but I’m apprehensive in it’s implementation and keeping things streamlined. Maybe someday!