Districts have the option of displaying frequently used websites under the Custom Links area of the Home screen. The Custom links menu options are used to maintain websites displayed as well as whitelist trusted websites.
Manage Custom Links
The Manage Custom Links options allows users, with the Custom Links role, the ability to maintain the district’s accessible websites that are displayed on the Home screen.
Create a Custom Link
From the ESS menu, click Manage Custom Links:
Click
Enter the website URL, description and website display order on how you want websites to appear on the Home screen.
Click
to create the custom link or 
to cancel out of the window without saving changes.
Custom Link Grid Options
The Custom Link grid allows Admin, District Manager or Custom Link Manager user the ability to search for existing custom links by clicking on the filter row in the grid columns and entering the desired information.
Available option in the grid include:
view entire custom link record 
edit a custom link record
deletes a custom link record
Manage Whitelist
Users with Whitelist Manager role may view trusted websites that are displayed on the custom links area of the Home screen. Users with ADMIN role only can whitelist existing custom link websites If a website has been whitelisted, once a user clicks on it from the Home screen, they will be taken directly to the new site on click. For websites that have not been whitelisted, a dialog box will appear to warn the user they are navigating to the website.
