1. Types of pages
2. Index pages
3. Secondary pages

Types of Pages

There are different types of page templates that serve different purposes.

They can be broadly grouped in 2 categorizes:

1. Index pages (or homepages)
2. Secondary pages

Index Pages

Index pages are often referred to as homepages. Every folder on a website should have an index or homepage.

For example, the index or homepage for Human Resources is: http://langara.ca/departments/human-resources-payroll/index.html.

Try clicking on the following links with and without the “index.html” portion:

With “index.html”
http://langara.ca/departments/human-resources-payroll/index.html

Without “index.html”
http://langara.ca/departments/human-resources-payroll

Notice that both links resolve to the same page? This is because web servers recognize “index.html” as the “human-resources-payroll” folder’s homepage.

When we visit the Langara.ca, http://langara.ca, we are actually viewing it’s homepage, http://langara.ca/index.html, but we don’t have to type the “index.html” portion explicitly because it is implied as the default page for the site.

Let’s go through the process of creating a new index page.

First, let’s create and name a new folder. For the purposes of this exercise, let’s create a new folder under “/departments/redundancy”.

1. Create a new folder: New –> Default –> Folder.

2. Enter the name of your folder in the “System Name” field.

3. Hit the “Submit” button. Your new folder should now appear in the left folder nav.

Now, let’s create an index page for this new folder.

4. With the folder selected: New –> Default –> Department –> Index Page.

The System Name field will be pre-populated with “index”. Do not change this. This is the name of your file that will be published to the website. Note that you do not need to add the “.html” extension — Cascade CMS will add the extension automatically.

5. Add a name for your page in the “Display Name” field. This is user-friendly heading that will appear at the top of your page. E.g. “About Us”.

6. Add content in the WYSIWYG editor. Some templates offer a sidebar option for right-hand column content. Add content in the sidebar as needed.

7. Add a note in the comments field describing what you’ve done. Adding notes will help you keep track of any changes you’ve made should you need to recall a previous version of your page.

8. Hit the “Submit” button to confirm your new page.

9. Click on the “Publish” tab, “Submit” again and “Publish”.

10. Open another browser tab and check your new page on the live site (e.g. langara.ca/departements/redundancy/about-us).

Secondary Pages

Secondary pages are similar to Index pages, except that they don’t have to be named index.html.

Let’s create a new secondary page that will allow visitors to find our contact information. We’ll call this page, “Contact Us”.

1. Click on the folder you wish to create a new page in or create a new folder.

2. Create a new page: New –> Default –> Department –> Page.

3. Enter the name of your page in the “System Name” field.

This is the name of your file that will be published to the website. E.g. contact-us.html. Note that you do not need to add the “.html” extension — Cascade CMS will add the extension automatically.

4. Add a name for your page in the “Display Name” field. This is user-friendly heading that will appear at the top of your page. E.g. About Us, Contact Us.

5. Add content in the WYSIWYG editor. Some templates offer a sidebar option for right-hand column content. Add content in the sidebar as needed.

6. Add a note in the comments field describing what you’ve done.

7. Hit the “Submit” button to confirm your new page.

8. Click on the “Publish” tab, “Submit” again and “Publish”.

9. Check your new page on the live site.