ASP .NET - Not having root node in SiteMap for use in menu?

Question

Using a SiteMap linked up to a Menu (first time for both).

I would like the menu to show horizontally with multiple main options which each have sub options.

So something like this:

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Right now I can only have a root SiteMapNode and then main/sub options.

Not like this:

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Do I need to change the SiteMap or the Menu settings?

Answer 1

I needed to set the 'StaticDisplayLevels' property of the menu to 2 from the default of 1. This enables the 'root' and 'main categories' to display horizontally instead of all grouped under the 'root'.

Answer 2

menu setting - Set it's orientation to Horizontal.