Whats-New

 

What's New

Homeport has recently gone through a major redesign. Site visitors may notice changes to content layout, presentation aesthetics, etc.This page provides information on some of the changes you will find.

Enhanced Search

• Improved search functionality has been implemented to incorporate SharePoint search capabilities.
• Search bars have been consolidated into one main search at the top of each page.
• Previous searches (People, Vessel, Facility, etc.) are still present and can be accessed from the My Homeport page.

Better Navigation

"Mega Menu"

• Homeport 2.0 features a new "Mega Menu" that replaces the previous tabs and absorbs the legacy left sidebar.
• The menu uses multi-level drop down navigation to reduce the number of clicks necessary to navigate to your content.
• Reducing clicks and page loads enables faster access to the various areas within Homeport.

Notable Changes

• The Library tab has been removed and its contents moved under the Missions tab.
• A new My Communities tab has been created.
• The Port directory is now a drop-down menu.
• Featured links have been moved to a drop-down menu located to the left of the main search bar.

Footer

• Certain links have been reorganized within the Footer section of each page:
• Homeport Information Links
• Homeland Security Links
• Government Links
• Coast Guard Quick Links

News blocks

• Information from the Maritime Commons Blog is presented in the Homeport News block.

URLs

• Because of some of the restructuring of content, web addresses may have been updated or changed.
• Don't forget to check your bookmarks for potential changes.