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Page

Pages can be used to deliver assets organized around a single idea, product, or campaign. Good examples of pages are error pages, a privacy policy, a glossary, and an “About Us” page.

For a wire frame example of what this content type can look like on your site, see Page design.

Creating pages

To create a page:

  1. In the header, click .
  2. From the Create list, select Page.
  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the page.
  5. As necessary, add associated content to this asset. For details, see Creating associated content.
FieldDescription
Display NameEnter a display name. This name is visible to the visitors to your site.
Internal NameEnter 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.
DescriptionEnter a description that describes this asset. This description is visible to the visitors to your site.
LeadSelect or configure a lead, typically a page heading. This selection is visible to your visitors.

For more information, see Page heading.
SectionSelect the sections associated with this asset. This selection is not visible to your visitors.

For information about creating a section, see Section.
ContentEnter the asset's content by selecting and configuring a module. The module is visible to the visitors to your site.

For more information, see Modules.

Page headings

Page headings appear below the header and above the main content of a page.

To create a page heading:

  1. Search for and open the asset for which you want to create a page heading.
  2. In the Lead field, select Page Heading.
  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the asset.
FieldDescription
Hide TitleToggle on to hide the containing asset's Display Name field from the visitors to your site.
Hide DescriptionToggle on to hide the containing asset's Description field from the visitors to your site.
EyebrowEnter the text to display above the Display Name on your site. This text can be made clickable by your selection in the Eyebrow Link field, below.
Eyebrow LinkUnder Eyebrow Link, select one of the following:
None—The eyebrow does not contain a link.
External—The eyebrow links to an external asset or page.
Internal—The eyebrow links to an internal asset in Brightspot.

For Internal and External selections, you can set whether the URL opens in the same window or in a new window.
ImageClick and select an image. This image is visible to visitors to your site.

Leave this field blank to not have any background image.
LogoClick and select a logo. The logo is visible to visitors to your site, and appears above the eyebrow.
Call To ActionSelect None, Internal or External.
None—No call to action button is displayed.
Internal—A call to action button is displayed that links to an internal asset.
External—A call to action button is displayed that links to an external URL.

When setting up an internal or external call to action, you have the option to set how the link will behave. Select either Internal or External, then specify a target or, for internal links only, an anchor to which you link visitors.

Each option also allows you to define Name and Value attributes, the latter of which appends an additional parameter to the URL (for example, if you input Brightspot Home Page. into the Value field, appends Title="Brightspot Home Page" to the URL of the external link specified in the call to action).
Call To Action Button TextEnter text appearing on the call-to-action button. This text is visible to the visitors to your site.

Error pages

Visitors see an error page when they click on a link to a page that Brightspot cannot deliver. Common sources of errors are a broken link (error 404) or the site is temporarily unavailable (error 503). For a comprehensive list of error codes, see Client error responses and Server error responses.

You can design a customized error page for all error codes, or design a single page for all errors. Some publishers use error pages to enhance branding. For example, the error 404 page at brightspot prominently displays the company logo.

To create an error page:

  1. In the header, click .

  2. From the Create list, select Page.

  3. In the Display Name field, enter the page’s title.

  4. In the Internal Name field, enter a label Brightspot uses for the page in widgets (or retain the default).

  5. In the Description field, enter the page’s description.

  6. Under Lead, select Page Heading (or retain the default None value).

  7. Under Content, click into the selection field and choose one of the following (or retain the default Inherit value):

  8. From the Section selection field, do the following:

    1. Click .
    2. Select an existing section, or create a new one.
  9. Complete your site’s workflow and publish the page.

  10. Once published, configure error responses that will apply to this page. See Configuring error responses.