Adding section to "services"
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Add a new folder
Step 1
Ensure you're viewing the asset tree by clicking the Assets tab.
Step 2
Scroll down to the services folder, and click the + icon to expand it.
Step 3
Right click the services folder, then hover over New and click Folder.
Step 4
Name the folder, using the convention service-name.
If the folder is not already highlighted for renaming, right-click the folder and click Rename.
Hit the Return key to apply the change.
Important
Do not use spaces in folder names. Use lower case for each word, and separate words using hyphens.
Add a home page for the service
Step 1
Right-click your new folder, then hover over New and click Editorial Page.
Step 2
With the page highlighted for renaming, name the file index.htm.
Hit the Return key to apply the change.
Important
The file name index.htm must always be used here for a service home page.
Add the page to navigation
Step 1
Switch to the navigation tree by clicking the Navigation tab.
Step 2
Scroll to the bottom of the navigation tree to find your new page.
Information
Unless you edited the page properties when you created the new page, it will have the navigation title new-page.
Step 3
Click and drag the page to Services in the navigation tree.
This will expand the Services section.
Information
The new page will show at the bottom of the Services section. If the new page is not visible, right-click Service and click Refresh.
Step 4
Drag the page so it appears in alphabetical order within the services section.
Set page name
Step 1
Right-click the page, then click Rename.
Step 2
Enter the name of the service. This name will be the title that shows in navigation menus.
Hit the Return key to apply the change.
Advisory
While there may be exceptions, the name of a service would usually be treated as a proper noun, and would therefore have its initial letters capitalised.
Set page properties
Step 1
Right-click the page, then hover over Edit and click Page Properties.
Step 2
With the Standard tab selected, enter the name of the service in the Page title field. This would usually be the same as the navigation title you gave the page.
Step 3
In the Enter a summary of the content of the page field, add a short summary of the page.
Important
This summary should be no longer than 140 characters.
The summary you enter here may be used by search engines as a description of the page, so try and make it useful and friendly.
Information
Check guidance on tagging and summarising services pages for further information.
Step 4
Under Content Layout, ensure the page uses the correct content layout.
- If the page has child pages (sub-pages), set this to uhb-cl-one-col-fixed-review-date.scl
- If there are no child pages, set the content layout to uhb-cl-two-col-side-nav.scl
To find and select a content layout, click the name of the content layout currently in use browse to the content layout required using the folder structure. Content layouts are usually stored in layout > content-layouts.
If you know the name of the required content layout, you can also search by name using the Find item… field.
Information
There are other content layout types, but these are the currently the most commonly used and will cover most services.
Step 5
Under Page Visibility, check the following:
- Hide from site maps and 'List By' pages
- Hide from search engines and search results
- Hide page as internal link
Information
You can uncheck these when you're ready to publish the page.
Step 6
Click the Metadata tab.
Ensure the content of the Description for search engines field matches the page summary you added at step 3 or that you've added a search engine-friendly summary of no more than 140 characters.
Information
Check guidance on tagging and summarising services pages for further information.
Step 7
In the Keywords for search engines, you need to enter the keywords which will determine how the page displays in the services section on the live website.
Information
Check guidance on tagging and summarising services pages for further information.
Step 8
Click the Advanced tab.
Set the page layout to uhb-pl-breadcrumb.spl.
To change the page layout:
- Select Use Layout for Page Layout Type
- Click the name of the current page layout to open the dialogue box to choose another layout
Information
As with content layouts, you can browse page layouts using the folder structure, or use the search field to find a page layout by name.
Step 9
Click Save.
If you've changed the content layout or page layout in properties, this will open the page for editing in the Content view.
Populate the page (if the page has child pages)
Follow these steps if you set the page to use the content layout uhb-cl-one-col-fixed-review-date.scl.
Step 1
Open your page for editing. You can do this a number of ways:
- Click Save after changing any of the template files in the Properties view
- Right-click the page in the navigation tree, then hover over Edit and click Content
- Double-click the page in the navigation tree
Step 2
If you need to add introductory text, click and drag the box named Text from the Add Content dialogue box, bottom-left, to the upper editable zone. (Editable zones are denoted by the dotted green outer line.)
Step 3
Click Enter new text in the text block you just added to the page.
Step 4
Use the editor to add copy to the page.
Important
Please follow guidance on editing and formatting copy when populating pages.
Step 5
Click Save to save your changes.
Step 6
In the Add Content dialogue box, bottom-left, expand Blocks.
Step 7
Find the block named uhb-page-child-link-tiles.
Click and drag this block into the lower editable zone.
Step 8
Click Save to save the page without publishing, or Publish to publish your changes.
Important
Remember to uncheck the following in the Properties view when you publish a page. (You must click Publish again to apply the changes.)
- Hide from site maps and 'List By' pages
- Hide from search engines and search results
- Hide page as internal link
Populate the page (if the page has no child pages)
Follow these steps if you set the page to use the content layout uhb-cl-two-col-side-nav.scl.
Step 1
Open your page for editing. You can do this a number of ways:
- Click Save after changing any of the template files in the Properties view
- Right-click the page in the navigation tree, then hover over Edit and click Content
- Double-click the page in the navigation tree
Step 2
Click and drag the box named Text from the Add Content dialogue box, bottom-left, to the lower editable zone. (Editable zones are denoted by the dotted green outer line.)
Step 3
Click Enter new text in the text block you just added to the page.
Step 4
Use the editor to add copy to the page.
Important
Please follow guidance on editing and formatting copy when populating pages.
Step 5
Click Save to save your changes.
Step 6
Click Save to save the page without publishing, or Publish to publish your changes.
Important
Remember to uncheck the following in the Properties view when you publish a page. (You must click Publish again to apply the changes.)
- Hide from site maps and 'List By' pages
- Hide from search engines and search results
- Hide page as internal link