Introduction to Folders in Beatrix CMS

Owned by Denise Meyer
Last updated: Dec 09, 2024
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There are two main Folders in which work is done:

  1. Content: Where all website content items (in the form of Introduction to Beatrix CMS: Content Blocks) is built and saved.

  2. Pages: Where the Introduction to Beatrix CMS: Pages and Introduction to Beatrix CMS: Directories are saved and content items are added.

The following instructions provide an introduction to the Content and Pages folders in Beatrix CMS.

 

Table of Contents

 

Content Folder

The Content folder is where all website content items are built and saved. It houses all of the content which exists on the pages of your site. All content for a website lives within its associated content folder, with the exception of Shared content items.

  • Content block types provide ready-made templates for displaying information or assets (such as text, images, video, etc.) on the pages of your site. (For more information about Content types, please see these instructions: Introduction to Beatrix CMS: Content Blocks)

  • All items are built in the Content folder.

Within the Content folder, we recommend using folders that mimic the navigation of the site for ease in finding associated materials. For example, components which will be used for pages in the Research section of your site should be saved in a folder titled "Research."

Folder structure for Content Items

Pages

Page groups represent the navigation structure of the website. After building content items in the Content folder, those items are placed on pages within the Pages folder.

  • Think of pages as blank canvases which you fill with content by adding content items. This process will be covered in further detail in the following sections.

For more information on navigational groups and pages, visit these instructions:

Introduction to Beatrix CMS: Directories

Introduction to Beatrix CMS: Pages

 

 

 

On the first level within the site, the home page will be built and labeled as Home. The Home page represents the very top of the site's navigation structure.

The folders with the arrow are  navigational groups.

  • Navigational groups in the top level of the Pages folder, where the homepage is, will become the main navigation which displays at the top of the site.

Within each navigational group, there is at least one page. There may also be additional sub groups and pages.

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