External page
An external page represents content hosted outside of Brightspot. It gives that content a presence inside Brightspot so it can appear alongside Brightspot-hosted content in lists and search results.
When you create an external page, you enter the full absolute URL of the off-site content (for example, https://www.example.com/article) in the URLs widget. On publish, Brightspot generates an on-domain permalink that redirects visitors to that external URL. This lets you include external content in curated lists and dynamic results while keeping link handling consistent with the rest of your site.
Creating external pages
To create an external page:
- In the header, click .
- From the Create list, select External Page.
- Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
- In the URLs widget, enter the full absolute URL of the external page (for example,
https://www.example.com/article). Brightspot generates an on-domain permalink that redirects to this URL when visited. For details, see URLs widget. - Complete your site's workflow and publish the external page.
- Main
- Overrides
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Internal Name | Enter an internal name for this asset. Brightspot uses this name internally, such as in the search panel and recent activity widget. This name is not visible to visitors to your site. |
| Promo Title | Enter a title for this asset. This title is visible to the visitors to your site. |
| Promo Description | Enter a description that describes this asset. This description is visible to the visitors to your site. |
| Promo Category | Enter a promo category for the external page. |
| Promo Image | Enter a promo image for the external page. |
| Exclude from Dynamic Results | Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules. For details, see List module. |
| Exclude from Search Results | Exclude from Search Results |
| Section | Select the section to which this external page belongs. |
| Secondary Sections | Select the secondary sections associated with this asset. This selection is not visible to the visitors to your site. For information about creating a section, see Section. |
| Tags | Select the tags associated with this asset. This selection is visible to visitors to your site. For information about creating a tag, see Tag. |
Promo Overrides
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Promo Category Link | Link associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed. |
Layout Overrides
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Secondary Navigation | Select one of the options to override the inherited secondary navigation. For details, see Creating a navigation. |