Web page

Owned by Charlotte Armstrong
Last updated: May 17, 2024 by Katie McElroy

Create a Web page

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

The University of Waterloo website, with red boxes highlighting the Workbench and My Dashboard

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

WCMS 3 content types box, with Content types and Add Web page highlighted by red boxes

Required fields

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

  1. Enter a Description of content.

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.

  1. Select Save at the bottom of the page.

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:

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

  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 can be accessed through the Media drop down.

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

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 allows you to select a date and time to change the Revision state of your Web page.

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

Unpublish on allows you to select a date that the page will unpublish.

Publish/unpublished states

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

Delete (site managers only)