Page editing
Page settings
Each page houses its own set of properties and attributes to control its title, description, if it appears in the navigation, etc.
You can access a page's settings using the gear/cog icon next to the edit/pencil icon in the top left of the page or via the sitemap within the dashboard.
When you load the menu you will be presented with the "composer" view along with a number of page attributes/fields. For a live web page, these fields will already have data in them which you can edit.
Typical settings
As all websites are set up to client specifications, the below fields will vary and so will the functionality they control.
- Page name – The title of the page. This is what shows up in your navigation and can be altered through the CMS.
- Description – Enter a one or two-sentence summary of your web page here. This field is normally used within the navigation, related links or page lists to provide a quick overview of a page's content.
- URL slug – This is what will show up in your browser's address bar and is normally the same as the page title with a "-" in between each word.
- Page template – This allows you to alter the page template that has been pre-defined for your website.
- Thumbnail image – This allows you to attach an image to a web page that can be used in menus and page lists to provide some further context to your page.
Full list of page settings
- Composer – View top level page settings and attributes.
- Design – Choose a page type or template.
- SEO – Search Engine Optimisation options and metadata.
- Location – Change the URL structure or create a custom URL redirect to the page you're editing.
- Attributes – View a full list of additional page attributes you can set.
- Caching – Control the cache settings for a page or purge the cache. These settings are set by DP globally and should not be edited unless you know what you're doing.
- Permissions – Remove guest permissions to put the page behind a login only screen or add an editor group to get access to edit content.
- Versions – View, compare, publish and delete previous versions of the page.
- Mobile preview – See a simple preview of your page on different screen/device sizes.
- View as user – View the page as a guest would currently see it. Useful for testing when new content is added.
- Delete page – Moves the page into the CMS trash folder – requires manual restoration (chargeable by DP).