New Media Lab

Creating a New Page

Mar. 6, 2012 by tbatchoo

Before you create a new page you will need to determine where the page will fall in the navigation
- Remember a page will appear in the navigation based on what folder it is in
Highlight the folder where you will be putting the new page
note: if it is in the main navigation high light the Base Folder
To create a new page you will need to use an asset from the New menu in the blue bar at the top of the screen
- Select “Second Level Page”
  - your site may have different page assets for each folder
  - if you have questions email nmlhelp@wesleyan.edu
In the New Page screen enter
- System Name: the file name used in the url (do not enter the .html). For example, if you are making a awards page, make the system name “awards”
- remember to use good web naming conventions
  - no spaces; use underscores instead (e.g. student_awards)
  - no special characters
  - use capital letters sparingly
- enter your content in the main box under Information
- use the wysiwyg editor to format your text
after entering/formatting your data click the Metadata tab

In the User Metadata section enter:
- Display Name: the name that will appear in your navigation (e.g. Student Awards)
- Title: the title to appear on the top of the window in your browser. Format as Name of Page, Department or Office (e.g. Student Awards, Psychology)

click the System tab
- System Name: the file name used in the url (do not enter the .html); likely this is already filled in from when you entered the system name on the New Page screen
- Parent Folder: be sure the correct folder is listed if not click on [/] to change; use the navigation box that appears to select the correct folder
- Publish: if you do not want this page to be published you can uncheck the publish box
- Index: if you do not want this included in the navigation uncheck this
to save click Submit

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