Creating a New Page
1. On the main menu at
the top of the Dashboard, click Pages.
You are now in the Pages section of the admin area.
2. Find the section (parent page) under which you’d like to add a new page, then click on Actions.
This menu will drop down:
Click on “Create a child page.”
“Create a page” menu opens.
3. Enter the following information for the new page:
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Name (mandatory field) |
The page name that you use here is used by the
system to create auto-generated navigation links, and will be the page title
you see in the Pages section of the admin area. This name should be as
concise as possible. Example: Volunteer Info |
|
Put
this page… (button group) |
When you create a child page, you will not have to
change this option, since the parent page you are creating this page
underneath will already be selected automatically. |
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URL |
The URL is
automatically generated based on the page name that you have chosen, and the
hierarchy of the page (the URL of its parent). The URL determines the new
page's website address. You can choose a
custom URL by clicking the Change button and
entering the new name in the input field that appears.
Most of the time,
you won’t need to change this, but you can change it if it will help keep the
URL more concise. For example, you could drop the “-info” part of the URL and
just use “volunteer.”
This overwrites
the automatically generated URL. To commit the change, simply click
anywhere outside the text box. When you enter a
custom URL, the URL of the page no longer changes when the place of the page
in the hierarchy changes. To restore to the automatically generated URL of the page, click Change » Edit URL structure » Restore to default structure. |
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Show
in navigation |
If you deselect the Show in navigation checkbox, the
page is not displayed in the automatically generated navigation. That means
the page will only be accessible if there is a link to it on another page. Example:
You might have a separate page for a Volunteer Interest Form that you only
want to be accessible by clicking a button on the Volunteer Information
page. In that situation, you would not
show the form page in the navigation. |
|
Group page |
Group pages serve
as containers for other pages and do not have their own content. Example: If your site has
only one page for Advertising, this option would be used. |
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Page redirect |
If you select the checkbox for This page redirects to another page, instead of creating an actual page, this will create a navigation item
that points somewhere else, such as another website. Generally, this option will not be used. One situation where you could use it is to link to
the website of an annual event. To select the
page this navigation link will point to: 1. Click the Set page to redirect to button. 2. Select one of the following to link to: ·
Page from this site ·
Web address Always check the box to Open this link in a new window. 3. Click Done. |
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Title
for search engines |
This is the page title used by
search engines, displayed in the browser title bar, and used in bookmarks. It
will be automatically generated based on the page name you have chosen, but
to increase SEO, we will always
need to modify this to include “MPI” and your chapter name before the page
title. Example: MPI
New England Chapter – Volunteer Information |
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Template |
Select
your chapter template. The default is to
use no template, but you always
need to select your page template here. There will be 3
templates to choose from, or the option of “No template,” but you will always use “ChapterTemplate[ChapterName].”
You may not be
able to see your chapter’s name on the template title, but you’ll know which
one it is based on the number of pages that use the template. Click on the
template to select it.
One it is
selected, it will be highlighted in blue and have a green check mark icon:
After the
template is selected, click the check box for “Use
the selected template as a default template when you create a new page.”
With this option selected, new pages will always default
to using the correct template moving forward, but it is always a good idea to
double check. Click “Done.” |
|
Description |
To add a description of the page, click Description, Keywords. The description is used by search engines to provide
a summary of the webpage in search results. This is optional, but it is always a good idea to
include a description, especially on pages that don’t have any copy
explaining what the page is about, such as a simple list of past presidents. |
|
Keywords |
To add keywords, click Description, Keywords. Keywords are optional as well, but may have some SEO
benefits. Separate keywords with commas. |
- Create and go to add content
The page is created, and then opens in content editing mode so you can customize the layout of the page and add content using widgets
- If you click Create and return to Pages
The page is created and saved as a
draft with no content. The system returns you to Pages.
- Back to Pages
Return to Pages without creating or
saving the page. Any information entered will be lost.
Other Page Utilities
in the “Actions” Menu
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Delete |
Deletes a page. If you accidentally click this, there is a confirmation
that pops up to make sure you really want to delete the page. |
|
Publish / Unpublish |
If a page has
been published, you will see the Unpublish option. This will allow you to take the page down without
deleting it. If the page is in the Unpublished state, you will see the Publish option here. |
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Duplicate |
If there is a
page that has a structure you’d like to reuse with different content, this
option allows you to duplicate it, then edit the content. |
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Share preview link… |
If you have
created a page, and need to share it with someone who does not have access to
the backend of the CMS, you can use this to create a sharable link for them
to view the page before it goes live. |
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Content |
Takes you into
content editing mode for the page. |
|
Title & Properties |
Edit options
defined during page creation. |
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Permissions |
Define who can
edit content on the page, add widgets, create child pages, etc. |
|
Revision History |
Sitefinity saves
a history of previously published version of pages you can restore to if you
make any mistakes. |
|
Move… Up / Down |
These options
will move a page up or down in the navigation hierarchy. |
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