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How to work with the Page content type

The Page content type is useful for working with unstructured content, from simple informational pages to complex pages that combine different content and components. (Also see Creating a new page in the Basics section for instructions on creating a simple page.)

Step 1: Create a page

1. Use the platform menu to navigate to Content > Add Content > Page.

Step 2: Add page content

1. Enter the name of the page in the Title field. The title will display by default as the page heading in the Top Region of the page (see Page Regions for details about page regions).
2. To replace the Title with a Top Region component, such as a Hero or 50/50 Cards component:
   1. Deselect the Show Page Title on Details Page checkbox.
   2. Select the Choose component button in the Top Region section.
   3. Choose a component from the list that appears (see Adding a component for instructions on how to add a component).
   4. Follow the instructions associated with the selected component (for example, Hero or 50/50 Cards). Make sure to provide a descriptive heading and set its Heading Level to H1 for a component that replaces the page Title.
3. Add content and components to the Main Region. Content and components added to this section will display within the main content area of the page.
   1. Click within the Body area. You can add content, images and quotes within this section (see Text Editor for details about using the toolbar and text input area). Add content for the page in this area.
      1. If you would like to add an image within your content, click on the media icon (see Adding an image for instructions for adding an image using the text editor).
      2. Format all of your content and images using the text editor.
   2. Add components to the Main Region by selecting the Choose component button in the Additional Content section (see Components Overview for a list of all available components).
4. Add components to the Bottom Region. Components added to this area will display full-width, below the Main Region content.

Step 3: Configure page settings

1. To provide a link to the page in the site menu, select Menu Settings and then select the Provide a menu link checkbox and provide the following details:
   1. Menu link title: The menu link is automatically set to the Title field but you can edit the menu link title if needed.
   2. Description: In most cases a link description is unnecessary. We recommend leaving this field blank.
   3. Parent link: Locate the page within the site menus using the Parent link menu. Select <Main navigation> to include the page as a top-level link in the main site menu. Select a section or subsection link as the parent link to include the page as a submenu item.
   4. Weight: The weight determines the order of the link within the selected menu. We recommend using the menu management features instead of weight values (see Managing menus for instructions on creating and configuring menus).
2. Add a descriptive Excerpt to display on search results.
3. We also recommend assigning taxonomy terms to pages, to help filter search results (see Taxonomy best practices and Managing taxonomies for guidance on creating and using taxonomies).
4. Add a Thumbnail to provide additional context about the person for site visitors.
   1. The optimal image size (in pixels) for a thumbnail image is 960 x 540 (see Image Sizes for more details).
5. The first time you save a page, we recommend you save as a Draft so that you can preview the page and its links before publishing it to your site (see Publish Status for details about different publication statuses).