How to Add, Copy, and Delete a Folder
With ProProfs Knowledge Base, you can organize and group pages in folders. You can also create hierarchies of folders and pages. Additionally, you can rename, copy, add restrictions, hide the folder, and enable/disable the URLs for folders.
Benefits of managing folders:
-
Group pages under similar categories
-
Maintain a hierarchy in the knowledge base
-
Enable/disable the folder without hampering the hierarchy
Here’s a preview of how folders appear in a knowledge base:
In this article, you will learn:
1. How to Add a Folder
2. How to Copy a Folder
3. How to Delete a Folder
4. Other Folder Management Settings
How to Add a Folder
Step 1: On your ProProfs Knowledge Base dashboard, go to + Add New > Folder.
Step 2: Click the ⚙ icon and select Rename. Type the name of your folder and hit Enter or click outside the text input to save the folder name.
How to Copy a Folder
Step 1: Hover over the folder name and click on the gear icon. Select Copy Folder.
Alternatively, right-click on the folder name and click Copy Folder.
Step 2: Provide the folder name and select the help site where you want to copy the folder. Click Save.
How to Delete a Folder
Step 1: Hover over the folder name and click on the gear icon. Select Delete.
Alternatively, right-click on the folder name and click Delete.
A confirmation message will appear asking for your consent to delete the folder. Click Yes.
Other Folder Management Settings
How to Rename a Folder
Step 1: Hover over the folder name and click on the gear icon—select Rename.
Alternatively, right-click over the folder name and click Rename.
Step 2: Enter the name and click outside the text input to save the folder name.
How to Enable/Disable Folder Content Page
You can enable or disable the folder content page. The folder content page ensures your folders have URLs similar to a help page.
The folder content page is always enabled by default. You can disable the same by right-clicking on the folder name and selecting Folder Content Page.
Select disable and click Save.
How to Expand/Collapse Menu
By default, folders in the TOC will remain collapsed after the page loads. If you want to keep the folder open by default after page loading, click Expand Menu.
If the folder is open and you want to keep it closed by default after loading, then right-click on the folder and select Collapse Menu.
How to Hide a Folder
You can easily hide a folder and all the items inside it. Only logged-in users can see the hidden folders.
Hover over the folder name, click the gear icon and select Mark Hidden to hide a folder.
Alternatively, you can right-click on a folder and then click Mark Hidden.
If you want to make the hidden folder visible, hover over the folder name, click the gear icon, and select the Mark Visible option.
Alternatively, you can right-click on the folder name and click Mark Visible.
That is all about creating and managing folders in ProProfs Knowledge Base.
Related Articles: