Remove link from specific top-level page with child pages

[Neo]

I am having the following simple site-structure and use the Markup Simple Navigation module for the menu, which works without problems:

HOME 

     - Page A

     - Page B

     - Page C

          - child c1

          - child c2

          - child c3

     - Page D

Now, as I don't want to provide an overview page / list view under Page C to display the different child pages,

I am searching for a way to remove the link of Page C from the menu. At the moment it still contains the link, which leads to the template specified for Page C.

How can I remove this specific link without affecting other top-level pages with children (for which I might need the overview)?

[Macrura]

it depends on how Page C menu item is supposed to behave - is it just a list element, a hash, or a javascript:void(0) ?

[Neo]

It's a simple list element:

<li class="has_children">
<a href="/processwire/page-c/">Page C</a>
   <ul style="visibility: visible; display: none;">
      <li><a href="/processwire/page-c/child-c1/">Child C1</a></li>
      <li><a href="/processwire/page-c/child-c2/">Child C2</a></li>
      <li><a href="/processwire/page-c/child-c3/">Child C3</a></li>
   </ul>
</li>

[Macrura]

not really, your markup shows a full link to page c:

<a href="/processwire/page-c/">Page C</a>

So you need a hash there instead of the url? will you menu work if the anchor tag is removed entirely? you should test the hardcode first maybe

[Neo]

The markup for the menu is generated by the Markup Simple Navigation menu:

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/1036-markupsimplenavigation/

Correct, I just need a hash for this menu item.

Removing the complete anchor will remove the item from the menu.  

[Macrura]

i'm not sure if this would work, but you could try adding a url override field to the template and then do this:

'item_tpl' => '<a href="{urloverride|url}">{title}</a>',

haven't tested, but if this doesn't work, it surely would be a good thing for MSN to support...

[Neo]

Unfortunately, this did not work.

A simple alternative could be to redirect to the first child within the template of the parent as suggested here:

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/15-how-do-i-create-a-page-that-redirects-to-its-first-child/?p=25 

<?php 

if($page->numChildren) $session->redirect($page->child()->url);

This, however, has the downside of a 301-redirection from a SEO perspective.

Isn't there a recommended solution how to deal with such a situation?

I am sure that is a common situation that users don't want to display a specific list view for a parent page. 

[Macrura]

just tested my method and works perfectly. you sure you did it right?

glad i know this works now, gonna come in handy!

1.) Create new field, call it url_override

2.) Add to your template

3.) on the Page C page, type a # into the field

4.) in your treemenu options make sure you have this:

'item_tpl' => '<a href="{url_override|url}">{title}</a>',

[Neo]

Sorry, now I got it. You're right; it works.

An additional redirect in the template might make sense for the case that the page-link is accessed directly.

[Macrura]

yes, definitely because someone might backhack to that page