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Create a Web page

  1. From the administration bar, select Workbench then My Dashboard.

  1. In the Content types box, select the Add button beside Web page.

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Required fields

  1. In the Title field, type the page title using sentence case.

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  1. Enter a Description of content.

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Note: A Description of content must be brief and concise description of the page's content. No more than one or two sentences are recommended.
The Description of content is the information blurb which appears when the Web page is shared or searched.

  1. Select Draft from the Revision state field.

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  1. Select Save at the bottom of the page.

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Note: To add content to your Web page, this can be done via the Layout tab. You can review Block types: Content to view Block options.

Optional fields

Optional information can be added to Web pages found under the Edit tab of a Web page:

 Associated image

The Associated image functions as a thumbnail when sharing a Web page in social networks and other services.

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  1. Locate Associated image under Meta tag information for social media sharing/search/etc.

  2. Select Add media.

  3. Add an image or select an image previously uploaded to your site. To add an image:

    1. Select Browse... in the Add file box and choose an image from your files.

    2. Fill in the mandatory Name field (it will default to the original file name) and Alternative text field (guidelines can be found on the Brand page) field. You have the option of entering a caption to be displayed with the image in the Caption field.

  4. Select Save.

  5. If not already selected, select the image by checking its box from the image gallery.

  6. Select Insert selected.

 Media settings

Media settings can be accessed through the Media drop down.

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 Menu settings

The Menu settings drop down allows you to change whether Web page appears in the menu and how it appears:

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Checking Place in site hierarchy box enables you configure how your Web page appears in the menu.

  • Checking the Add menu link box will add your Web page to the main menu.

  • The Menu link title field allows you to edit the Web page title in the main menu.

Note: The title in the Menu link title field can be different from your Web page Title.

  • The Description field allows you to add a description that will show when hovering over the menu link.

  • The Parent link drop down allows you to choose where in the menu your page occurs.

Note: By default, the Parent link is set to Main navigation.

  • The Weight field allows you to choose the order that your menu items are displayed.

Note: Lower weights display before higher weights.

 Scheduling options

Scheduling options allows you to change the Revision state of your Web page.

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Publish on allows you to select a date that the page will publish.

Publish/unpublished states

select a date and time for the page state to be changed to Published/Unpublished.

 URL redirects

URL redirects allows you to add a URL redirect to your Web page.

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 URL alias

The Web page automatically generates a URL based on the page Title and its place in the site hierarchy. It is best practice to select Generate automatic URL alias for uniformity across your site. To create a custom alias:

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  1. Unselect the Generate automatic URL alias box.

  2. Manually enter a new URL alias.

Note: Do not add a trailing backslash (/) to the alias. Replace any spaces with a dash (-). When entering a custom URL make sure it is still reflective of the content that it will be displaying.

 Authoring information

Authoring information allows you to change the author information for the Web page. Authoring information defaults to the user who created the page and when the page was created originally.

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  • Filling out the Authored by field allows you to select a user to be displayed as the page author.

  • The Authored on allows you to manually sets the date and time the page was created.

 Promotion options

Promotion options allows you to edit how the Web page is promoted.

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  • Promoted to front page allows your page to be promoted to the front page.

 Page display options

Page display options allow you to optionally turn off site menus and titles for your Web page.

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Note: this option should not be used for accessibility reasons.

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 Revision log

The Revision log message is an option to comment on the update and changes to the Web page. This message will appear in the entry when viewing the Revisions tab of the Web page.

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Delete (site managers only)

 Delete a Web page

The Delete tab is only visible to site managers. The Delete tab permanently deletes a Web page and all associated content.

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Note: all links to this page will break.

To delete a Web page:

  1. Select the Delete tab.

  2. Select the Delete button.

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