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Add Custom Link

You can easily use custom links to NXD QuickIcons to link to a certain manual or external / admin page.

1. Create Module Instance

First we may need to create a new Module Instance. After the Installation navigate to Content >> Administrator Modules:

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Next Click the "new" Button on the upper left corner of the screen:

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Here you have to select NXD Custom QuickIcons as Module Type:

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Now you will see the Module Edit Screen:

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Best Practice: Add a Title, Select a Position and Safe the module instance.

2. Add new Item

Now click on the plus Icon to Add your First Link to the Module:

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The Label will be shown on the Card, to set additional Parameters enable the Show Settings Toggler, this option has only a Backend Effect and helps you to better organize the items on this view. To add an Url we need now to toggle the Show Settings option:

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As you can see now there are a few options you can set for every link item. To add a link we can now set the Link Type to "URL" and enter the URL into the URL field:

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You can select one of the over 400 Icons after a click on the Select Icon Button:

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Use the Searchfield or scroll through the icons, if you like one - select to set it.

 If you save your module now you will see it in the Dashboard:

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 To add another Link simply reproduce the steps above - the module will flex the items on the Dashboard up to three columns (like the other modules does)

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