015-01 Creating and managing pages
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Hi there. Today we're going deep, deep into how to create and manage different types of pages on your website. So what will you learn? Well, today is all about helping you understand what you can do in your website's backend. Whether you're setting up an About Us page, a page listing member, or volunteer activities, event listings, donations, or a page with all imaginable information about your organisation, your website backend is very important.
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So today we're going to cover the different types of pages on your website. The back end interface, creating a page and some advanced settings for those special advanced users.
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Let's talk website page types. You can create all kinds of website pages on SwiftFox to foster engagement with your audience. Depending on the selections you made during your initial website set up. Your site may already include essential pages such as home about contact, news, events, donate, and volunteer. Each page type is designed with a specific purpose. For instance, the about page lets you share the story and the mission of your organisation.
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Whereas the donate and volunteer pages are crucial for mobilising community support and participation. When you log into your website, you'll see the content panel. This panel acts as your primary navigation tool, where you can access and manage all the pages of your site. Expand any item by pressing the arrow button to the left to see its sub items.
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Selecting a content item brings you the content view by default. Here, you can directly edit the content displayed on the page and tweak various page settings to suit your needs. Switch to the info view to access useful links to your page and a detailed history of edits, which is invaluable for tracking changes and revisions. The action menu offers powerful tools for managing your content, such as copying and moving, or using the sort menu to organise pages within a folder or list systematically.
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The Save and Publish button, located at the bottom right hand corner of the interface, is your gateway to making your changes live. It also provides options to save your progress or unpublished pages if necessary. You can access the user menu by clicking on your profile photo or initials right here. This is where you can update your password and adjust other personal settings.
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Now you're familiarised and ready to be a creator. To add a new page, click the three dots next to your home page to bring up a variety of page options to create a straightforward single page, such as an About Us or a contact page. Select Premium Basic page. If you're managing multiple related pages like sections on the services up to create a page folder, you can then continue to add individual pages within this folder as needed to upload an image on a page.
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Select Add Block and choose image. You can then click to add or drag and drop the image. Adjust the image, crop or height if needed. Click create the arrow next to the Save and Publish button. Expands to offer additional options, allowing you to save edits without immediate publication or to completely unpublished page. Providing flexibility in content management.
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The web page title is what users will see when they search online for your page. A good way to increase visibility is to write your own web page, title and description, so that it can be found more easily. You can tailor how your pages appear on social media with open graph settings, perfect for uploading custom images and crafting compelling texts that increases user engagement.
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Employ Facebook's Sharing Debugger feature to preview and optimise how your page will look when shared to social media. This step ensures your content is engaging and ready for maximum impact. The Home Page Content settings features a custom code insert section where Google Analytics code is placed. This allows you to monitor visitor interactions and traffic effectively. If a Google Analytics code was provided during setup, rest assured it has been configured for optimal tracking.
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Thank you for joining us in this deep dive. Now it's time to create, customise, and manage your web pages.
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