Create a custom option in the homepage sidebar to link to an external form.

Question

hi everyone, I'm trying to figure out the CSS code I need to create a custom homepage sidebar option that will link to a form on an external URL for a Sub-Account or courses within my institution. I'm a novice developer looking for solutions as requested by my faculty.  I have a staff member that is familiar with putting in CSS script and they can help if I have a possible script.  I'm happy to try to write it myself if someone can put me on the right track.

Please see the screen shot below that describes what I'm trying to do.  Any and all advice is welcome.

billkessler3 · Answer

Thank you!  the HTML code is easy enough to understand, butI'm not familiar with jQuery to traverse the DOM.  that being said, someone on our IT team has edited Canvas with som custom CSS and he might understand this as well.  I'm sorry about my developer ignorance, but I'm learning quick and I will be diving into the terms you mentioned this weekend.  Thank you again.

themidiman · Answer

This would be done via JavaScript override code. You would need to add in a new node with the following HTML code: Are you familiar enough with jQuery to traverse the DOM to insert the HTML node?