Setting up pages

Top level pages 

Top level pages are also known as parent pages. These pages should be created first. Top level pages usually consist of the homepage and the pages that are listed in the top navigation.   

Navigation and all page properties need to be set up for these pages. These settings will be inherited by child pages. 

Child pages 

Child pages automatically inherit properties from the top level page unless otherwise specified in their Title & properties. If you break inheritance, these new properties trickle down to any new child page created underneath.

Group pages

Group pages are mainly used for site organization. These pages have no content of their own, so site visitors can only navigate to the child pages under group pages.

Think of group pages as folders that group together child pages with related content. There is no content on a group page. Content only exists on child pages that are in the “group” (or folder). For this reason, group pages are not clickable in top navigation menus using the enhanced or horizontal navigation templates. This means that website visitors can only hover or focus on a group page instead of clicking on it. When a group page is hovered or focused on, a dropdown menu of its child pages displays. For other top navigation templates and side navigation, when site visitors click on group pages, they are directed to the first child page that exists in the group.

Redirect pages

These pages also have no content of their own so there is no landing page. When clicked, these pages will redirect site visitors to another page immediately. Pages can be internal to the site or external. 

Page navigation

Navigation is like a table of content for the website. Navigation can live at the top or side of every page, as well as the bottom of every page, which is called a footer. Navigation offers the user a list of all the sections within a website. Learn more about navigation.

Instructions for top navigation:  

1. On all top level pages, click “Break inheritance”. The default selection is “Top level pages (and child pages if template allows); this is our recommendation. 
2. Choose the level of pages you would like to show; our recommendation is 2. 
3. Select your navigation template; our recommendation is “Enhanced”.  

Instructions for side navigation:

The local footer is located right above the global footer, which is the same university-wide. The local footer is customizable for site builders. It can consist of a parent breadcrumb, a physical address, social media icons, and up to four columns of helpful links for site visitors. Learn more about local footers.

Parent website breadcrumb

Site builders can select their homepage breadcrumb here which will allow site visitors to click back to the homepage from the local footer. To use this feature: 

Please note: you only have to create this group one time as it is reusable content. Site builders can reuse the same item on all other pages.

This is also a reusable content type. Link groups can be created here as well as in the content tab on the dashboard in the same way as the social media icons. There can be up to four columns.

NOTE: You can select the groups (link groups) you’ve already created at this time. If you choose not to create link groups in the content area first, you can create them at this time. This will allow you to create the groups only; you cannot add links here. This is more of a place holder. The groups created can be maintained and links can be added in the “Content” tab at the top of the dashboard. This is helpful if you would like to set up your page footer properly but are unsure of the specific links at this time. You can set up the appropriate groups and maintain the links in the dashboard without the added stress of going into individual pages to make changes once you have the links figured out. 

To use setup the groups in your page properties:

1. Select the "plus" button.
2. Choose Create a link group.
3. Enter the office or unit name.
4. Number your link group according to columns. For example: OIT wants to have 3 link columns total in their local footer. There should then be three link groups created, one for each column. The “office/unit name” for those groups might be OIT 1, OIT 2, and OIT 3. These names are not public; they are intended to help site builders organize these columns.
5. Provide a Section label. This is the public label that appear above the links in the local footer. Site visitors can see this label and it should be descriptive of the links in this group. For example: Resources, Services, etc.
6. Add a link if you want the label to be clickable and direct site visitors to an associated page.
7. If applicable, choose whether you would like that link to open in a new window (external pages only).
8. Publish the link group.
9. Repeat until you have up to four link groups. 
10. Once you see the groups listed, assign the proper group to each column. 

Please note: you only have to create these groups one time as they are reusable content. Site builders can reuse the same item on all other pages.

Later, when you are ready to add additional links to your link groups, you will be able to do so in the Content tab at the top of the dashboard.  

1. Click Content at the top of your dashboard and select "Link Groups".
2. Select the name of the first group to begin adding links to that group (or column).
3. Click “Create a link” and name the link as it will appear on the website and provide the link. This could be an internalp page using the page selector or an external page by providing the URL.
4. Number the link to create a sort/display order and Publish.
5. Repeat until you have all completed all of your link groups.

This is usually the name of the department, division or website. This name is inherited to all child pages unless specifically changed on a webpage’s properties.

A second line can be displayed below the website/unit name to show hierarchy or an approved partnership. This text is limited to a single parent unit or partner affiliation. This is also inherited. No taglines, promotional copy or other text may be used.  

Sitewide Notification Banner

This option allows site builders to display pertinent information to site visitors across the top of webpages. Visit this page for additional details, an example and instructions.

Select all appropriate campus tags. 

This is usually Webmail, UCDAccess and Canvas. This should not be changed by site builders but you can request this to be changed based on your audience needs via Cherwell ticket.  

Description

Enter in a sentence to describe the type of content present on the page. It should be 150 characters or less. 

Keywords 

Enter in words related to the content of the page. Separate keywords with a comma and space. This should be 450 characters or less.

Google Tag Manager container id

All domains and subdomains will receive their own analytics properties and Google Tag Manager event tracking. Make sure you add the proper Google Tag Manager container ID to all top level pages in page properties using the “Google Tag Manager container id” field. This can be accessed through the “Title & Properties” on any page. If the value is left blank, analytics will be tracked by the default CU Denver container.

Custom CSS or JavaScript files:  

You will not have access to this section in page properties. You should work with Web Services to find solutions for your website needs instead of trying custom solutions. If you a looking for new functionality submit a feature request.