Creating/Arranging Pages (Menu Items)
Quick Start
- When logged in, click the Pages icon in the Menu bar. The Pages Window
will appear.
- In the upper left portion of the Pages window, click the New Page button.
- In the Properties tab, enter the Name and other information for the page. A Page Design
must be selected.
- The main site menu is created by the pages on the site.
- The name of the page is what will show as a menu item.
- To make a page display on the menu, make sure to set Menu Visibility to Visible.
Creating a Drop-Down Menu
- Again, when viewing the Pages Window, each page you see will appear as a menu item in your main menu, as long as menu visibility is set to visible.
- Pages with other pages below them in the structure (creating drop-down menus) have unique icons showing a paper clip and a stack of pages.
- To add a drop-down or fly-out menu to a menu item, double click on a page. If this is a new drop-down menu, no pages will yet appear in the main window.
- Create or move a page here and save your changes.
- Navigate back in the Pages area by using the Now Browsing buttons at the top of the Pages Window.
- When you view your site, hovering over the initial page will now cause a drop down menu to appear.
Moving and Ordering Pages
- In the Pages Window, to change the order of items on your menu, simply drag and drop a page in front or behind other pages. Make sure you wait for the grey box to appear at the location you want to move the file before you drop it.
- To move a page from one menu to another, drag the page you'd like to move to the clipboard.
- Navigate to the area you'd like to place this page by double clicking on pages or using the Now Browsing buttons.
- Drag the page from the clipboard to the main window. Make sure to save your changes.
- New: You may also move pages to new menus by simply dragging and dropping them onto other pages or page groupings
Viewing a Page that does not display on the menu
- To view a page that does not display on the menu, select that page in the Pages window.
- In the Properties tab, beneath the Name field, the page URL
A URL is a website address. Example: http://www.SampleDomain.com
A URL is a website address. Example: http://www.SampleDomain.com
A URL is a website address. Example: http://www.SampleDomain.com
A URL is a website address. Example: http://www.SampleDomain.com
should display. Click the Go button to open the page.
Page Properties
- The Page Properties tab is located at the bottom of the Pages window.
- Name: Displays on the menu and on the page icon in the Pages window.
- Menu Visibility: If set to hidden, the page name will not display on the menu (the page can still be accessed through a direct link)
- SSL Secured: In the Pages area, check this checkbox to add SSL security (https) to the page.
- NOTE: SSL security is required for any page where financial data will be entered. (ex: Credit Card info). If you do not see the SSL Secured checkbox, please contact Elexio in a Support Request so we can set up a SSL certificate for your website.
- Redirect Page: if checked, a Browse button will appear so that you can link this page to another page, file, email address, etc.
- Design: Sets which page design
will be applied to the page.
- URL: The web address for this page. Check Custom URL to set a URL different than the page name.
Advanced Properties
- Title: Displays at the top of the browser window when viewing a page. Relevant page titles can be useful for Search Engine Optimization
.
- Keywords: Enter a list of relevant words for use by search engines (Keywords do not display). See Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips.
- Description: Enter a description of the page (usually a sentence or two) for use by search engines (Description does not display).
Access Tab: See Page Access and Security
Editing and Publishing Tab: See Drafts and Publishing