Site Page

Basic Content Type

Summary

The Site Page is the most basic and most often-used content type. Unlike Landing Pages, Site Pages have a navigation menu on the right side of the page called the right rail. On mobile devices, the right rail menu appears at the bottom of the page against a core background color.

Audience

Editors, Publishers, and Web Managers.

How To

  • 1

    Create a Site Page

    Navigate to:

    • Content > Add Content > Site Page. 
    Navigation menu.

    Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

    • Title (*) —  Enter the page name here. Include important keywords in the title to improve the search results. The optimal title length is less than 60 characters, including spaces.
    Title field.
    • Main Image —  An image placed here will appear underneath the title and above the rest of the content on the page. Learn about Main Images here.
    • Click Add Media.
    Add Media button.
    • The minimum recommended size for a Main Images on a Site Page is 3840 × 750.
    • Summary — Add a brief description of the page content using 150 characters or less. The description appears in search engine results and help users determine the relevance of the page to their needs.
    Summary field.
  • 2

    Add Paragraphs

    Add content to Site Pages with paragraph types – pre-designed modules that allow you to create different types of content and place them in the order you want on your Site Page.

    Under Page Content:

    • Click the Add dropdown menu and select an appropriate paragraph type.
    • Use the default Text paragraph type to add content using the text editor, similar to using Microsoft Word.
    • Available paragraph types include:
      • Article Card
      • Callout
      • Contact
      • CTA Card
      • N.C. Map
      • Quick Links
      • Tabs/Accordion
      • Video Card
      • View Imbed
      • Webform Embed
    Paragraph Type menu.
    • Add as many paragraph types as needed and enter the appropriate content for each.
    • Click Display Date of Last Update, if desired.
    Display Date of Last Update checkbox.
  • 3

    Related Information

    To add Related Information:

    • Expand the Related Information section.
    Related Information tab.

    Documents

    • Click Add Media to include a link to a document.
    Add Media button.
    • You may upload an unlimited number of files.
    • The maximum size for each file is 256 MB.
    • The allowed file types include: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .csv, .txt, .rtf, .zip, .ppt, .pptx, .xml, .kmz, and .mp3.
    • A best practice for file types is to use .pdf format instead of Microsoft Office formats because all users may not have access to Microsoft Office.
    • Learn about uploading files here.

    Related Content

    To add links to Related Content:

    • URL — Enter a web address for the link.
    URL field.
    • Link Text — Enter text for the link.
    Link Text field.
    • Start typing the title of a piece of content to select it. You can also enter an internal path such as /node/add or an external URL such as http://example.com. Enter <front> to link to the front page. Enter <nolink> to display link text only. Enter <button> to display keyboard-accessible link text only.
    • Click Add Another Item, if desired.
    Add Another Item button.
    • Click Show Row Weights to change the display order of multiple items.
    Show Row Weights button.
    • Click Hide Row Weights to return to the default view.
    Hide Row Weights button.
  • 4

    Save

    • Select Preview to view the page before saving.
    Preview button.

    Current State

    • A Site Page can be in one of four (4) states:
      • Draft
      • Needs Review
      • Published
      • Unpublished
    • Draft is the default status of all pages. In Draft state, the page is saved but not visible to the public. Only site managers and content creators can see it when logged in. You may create a new draft of a page while the existing published version remains live.
    • Needs Review means that content is ready for publication. Pushing content from Draft to Needs Review signals that the content is ready for an authorized web manager to review and publish (or send back to Draft state for further revisions).
    • Published means the page is live and visible to anyone browsing the Internet.
    • Unpublished means the page not live and not visible to anyone browsing the Internet. 
    Current State menu.
    • Click Save to save the page and view results.
    Save button.
  • 5

    Menu Settings

    To add the Site Page to a menu (after the page is published):

    • Expand the Menu Settings tab.
    • Check Provide a Menu Link.
    Menu Settings option.

    Menu Link Title

    • The Menu Link Title is the name of the page.
    Menu Link Title field.

    Parent Link

    • The Parent Link is <Main Menu> by default.
    Menu Parent Link field.
    • Select the appropriate menu path from the dropdown.
    Menu Selection field.

    Weight

    • Pick a number to determine if the page appears higher or lower in the menu than the other pages in its section.
    • Menu links with lower weights are displayed before links with higher weights.
    Menu Weight field.