How Do I Configure Navigation Items on the Grip Dashboard?

This guide will walk you through how to create, edit and reorder navigation items in the Grip Dashboard.

Navigation Page - Grip Dashboard

To access navigation items:

Go to the Grip Dashboard.
Navigate to Event Details > Navigation.

If navigation items have not been configured yet, you will see pre-populated default items. These can be edited, reordered or removed.

The page is divided into two sections:

Primary Navigation Items – Displayed when the side menu is expanded or collapsed.
Secondary Navigation Items – Displayed only when the side menu is expanded.

Creating and Editing Navigation Items

To create or edit a Navigation Item:

From the Navigation page in the Grip Dashboard, click Create Navigation Item.
- To edit an existing item, click the pencil icon next to it.

In the builder module, configure the following:

Name: The label that appears in the menu.
Item Placement: Choose Primary or Secondary.
Item Type: Choose from the following options:

Item Type	Description
Event Agenda	Shows all or filtered event sessions. Only available if sessions exist.
Floorplan	Requires ExpoFP premium. Use URL type for other 3rd party floorplans.
Main Stage	Links to virtual Main Stage streaming content.
Meeting	Displays either Scheduled or Pending meetings.
My Schedule	Combines Scheduled Meetings, Pending Meetings, and Sessions a participant has added.
Profile List	Shows Participants, Companies, or Items. Supports filtering and Custom Groups. Only list view* is supported in the mobile app.*
Network	Displays suggested connections based on mutual interest.
Speed Networking	Links to Speed Networking sessions.
URL	Links to external content or embeds pages. Also supports pre-filled email links and custom profile field links.
Video Library	Groups and displays videos within the event.
Teams	Gives access to team features like leads, contacts, and exports.
Session Scan	Enables sponsor session check-ins and data sharing.

After completing all fields, click Create Navigation Item to save.

Your new item will appear under either Primary or Secondary Navigation Items depending on your selection.

Currently, navigation item names cannot be translated in the mobile app.

Reordering Navigation Items

You can adjust the order of Navigation Items by clicking and dragging them to a new position within their section.

Navigation Items - MustMeet

When a platform is configured for a MustMeet event, some Navigation Items function differently.

Specifically:

Set a Network > Interested item to show the My Must Meet List / My Meet List (Interested).
Set a Network > Skipped item to show the My No Thanks List (Skipped).

These labels are fixed and cannot be renamed. A toaster message will display when creating/editing these items in MustMeet events to confirm the setup.

Including non-standard event platform pages

You can link to pages that are not available as default Navigation Items by using the URL option. This is helpful for adding functionality like:

Editing a profile
Managing meeting availability
Accessing "My Team" features
Exporting event data
Other platform features only accessible via URL

This is especially useful for browser-exclusive features that you want to integrate into the mobile app. By using Seamless Handoff with URL Navigation Items, participants can access these pages directly within the mobile app and will be automatically logged in when opening event platform URLs.

Steps:

Log in to the web platform and navigate to the desired feature.
Copy the URL from your browser’s address bar.
In the Grip Dashboard:
- Go to Navigation.
- Click Create Navigation Item.
- Select URL as the item type.
- Choose Website URL as the sub-type.
- Paste the copied URL into the field.

Special Tip for "My Team":

If you're linking to the My Team page, update the URL ending from /home to /create.

Example:
Instead of
🔗 https://matchmaking.grip.events/[systemname]/app/teams/home
Use
✅ https://matchmaking.grip.events/[systemname]/app/teams/create

🔒 Only assign this item to user types allowed to create or join Teams.

Create a Navigation Item:
- Go to the Grip Dashboard.
- Under the Navigation settings, create a new Navigation Item, select 'URL' as the type and 'Website URL' as the sub-category.
- Paste the URL copied in the previous step into the Website URL field
Optional: Enhance Accessibility with a Homepage Block:
- For even more convenient access, consider adding a Homepage block in the mobile app.
- This block can link directly to the newly created internal page, making it readily accessible right from the app’s main screen.

FAQs

Q: Why is a Navigation Item greyed out with the message “This is a fixed item on mobile and cannot be edited”?

A: Certain key features are included in the global menu of all event mobile apps, preventing duplicate Navigation Items. This locked menu includes:

- Home Page
- Chats: This replaces the Connections list. If an event participant hasn't made any connections on the platform yet, the 'Chat' section will show 'Start Networking' as the first option. This directs them back to the homepage to explore and find others to interact with. This feature cannot be changed.
- Schedule: This includes both 'My Schedule' and 'Event Agenda.'
- Notifications
- More: This section includes 'Interested in You,' 'My Interested List,' 'My Skip List,' all Badge Scanning pages, and 'My Calendar Sync,' if applicable.

Please note, you can still create Homepage blocks with the above items to display them more prominently within the mobile app.

Q: What does “Private” mean under Widgets visibility?

A: The "Private" setting controls whether a navigation item added under Widgets in the Grip Dashboard will be visible when the Widget is embedded on an external website.

By default, certain items—such as the event agenda, company list, or speaker list—are included in the Widget view. If a navigation item is marked as Private, it will not appear in the embedded Widget, even if it is visible within the main event platform.