Now that you've learned some general features of SDL Tridion (see https://ysmweb.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=HELP&title=Introduction%20to%20Beatrix%20CMSSDL%20Beatrix%20CMS%20Basics and https://ysmweb.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=HELP&title=Introduction%20to%20Beatrix%20CMSNavigating%20SDL%20Web for more), you can begin to think about how to organize and build your website with the instructions below.
The way Pages and https://ysmweb.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=HELP&title=Introduction%20to%20Beatrix%20CMSStructure%20Groupsare organized in the Root folder will determine how users navigate your site.In the following instructions, you will learn how to create a page within a Structure Groupdirectory:
For specific instructions on how to create content items and insert them onto pages, visit the Schemas and Templates section.
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Pages are built to display content on your website. For any content to appear on your site, whether it be text, images, documents, maps, etc., a content block or item containing that content must be placed on a page.
You will use page groups (see https://ysmweb.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=HELP&title=Introduction%20to%20Beatrix%20CMSStructure%20Groups for more information) to create the various sections of your site for specific categories of content, then use individual pages to display the content within that section.
Creating a Page
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To create a new Page:
Navigate to the Pages folder where you'd like to create a new page.
In the Context Nav (…) tab (highlighted in red above), click Create Child Page.
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Enter the properties for the Page in the pop-up.(shown below):
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Finding and Adding Content Items
Click on Edit Page Content to add or create content to your page.
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For more information on creating Content Items, see the following instructions:
Introduction to Beatrix CMSComponentsCMS Content Blocks
To display content on your page, click either on Browse for Content or Create Content.
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Locate the folder with the first item you'd like to add to the page.
Select the component by clicking once.
You must also select a Template from the drop down menu
These templates are explained in full in the Schemas and Templates instructions).
After you have selected the content item and the Layout View (or template style), hit the Add Content button.
The Content Item will now appear in the Page.Repeat steps 1-4 until you've listed all of the components you need on the page. Some pages may only contain one component.
When you are done adding components, you may
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Any changes made to your pages or content will only appear online when those pages are published, for more information on Publishing, visit these instructions: Introduction to Beatrix CMSPublishingCMS: Publishing |