Find a node ID
Every page in the content tree has two numbers:
| Number | Means | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| Node ID (location ID) | the page's place in the tree | menus (MainMenuID[], FooterMenuID[]), layout mappings, collection items of Layouts blocks, fetch('content','node', ...), /content/view/full/<node id> |
| Object ID (content ID) | the content itself, in all its places | relations, fetch('content','object', ...), /content/edit/<object id> |
A page with one place has one of each, and they differ: Showcase is node 192, object 190.
In the administration
Open the page in Content structure (or Media). The line under the buttons reads
Modified ... · Published ... · Version ... · <section> · Node 192 · Object 190 · Remote ID.
Also:
- the address of the page in the administration ends with
/content/view/full/<node id>; - the Locations tab lists every place of a page with its node ID (a page with two places has two node IDs; menus use the one you choose);
- the Content finder box under the tree (placeholder "Id, path or URL", button Find) looks a page up by any of the three.
On the site
The site's menu items carry the ID in their markup: id="menu-item-main_menu-location-id-<id>" and
data-location-id="<id>" (on this theme the first items show the reference site's IDs there, see
How the header is built).
Related pages
- Add a header menu item
- Footer menu items
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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