Create a New (Basic) Page

Overview

A 'Basic Page' content type is what most pages on any given site are comprised of. You will always use this content type when creating a page that is NOT a person's profile, or a news item. One cannot create a new 'Basic Page' unless they completed the Advanced Publisher training and gained Advanced Publisher permissions.

If you do not have Advanced Publisher permissions please submit a request for a new page(s). 

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Steps

  1. In the top left-hand corner of your site, hover over 'Content' > 'Add Content' > then click on 'Basic Page'.
add content basic page selection screenshot

  1. Type the new page's title into the 'Title' field.

    Be specific. If you are adding a faculty page to the Dermatology Department, title the page "Dermatology Faculty".

The title box to fill in for a basic page.

  1. Add a 'Simple Billboard' Component:

    A billboard component must be added to the Site Studio Billboard section of the page, otherwise you will get an error code at the top of the page. A ‘Simple Billboard’ does not require any editing to function on the page. It can be a quick, temporary option until/if you decide to switch it out at a later point.

A Simple Billboard component

  1. Set the URL Alias:

    On the right side, locate the box with several drop-down options. Click on the drop-down labeled ‘URL alias’. Uncheck the box next to ‘Generate automatic URL alias’. (We DO NOT want an auto-generated URL.)

Unclick the box that reads Generate automatic URL alias

  1. Create the URL for Your Page:

    Critical Step for proper setup: In the ‘URL alias’ box, manually create the URL for your page. Do not use capital letters.

    Example 1: I am adding a new page to a section of a website about faculty. My new page is titled ‘Adjunct Faculty’. I want the URL to reflect what the page is about as well as what part of the site it falls under.

    My site already has a section for faculty that has a URL of /faculty

    So I will follow that same pattern when giving my new faculty page a URL. I come up with /faculty/adjunct

    Note: You want to make sure your URL does NOT repeat words. That is why my example url says ‘/faculty/adjunct’ and NOT ‘/faculty/adjunct-faculty’

    The fact that the page belongs with other faculty related pages is already indicated in the structure of the url. And if you ever need to add a second faculty related page, you would follow the same structure. Lets say you want to add a Past Faculty page. That page’s URL might look like ‘/faculty/past'.

    Example 2: If you were adding another page to a site whose URL looked something like:

    https://medicine.utah.edu/internal-medicine/epidemiology/parcka/research/conduit

    then you would make sure every level after the domain was included in the URL of your new page. Let’s say we want to add another sub-page concerning Research. It’s a staff page titled ‘Research Staff’. A possible URL for this new page (so it is organized correctly in Drupal) would be ‘/internal-medicine/epidemiology/parcka/research/staff'.

    Note: You NEVER include the domain when writing out the URL for your new page. Start with a / only. (An example of a domain is medicine.utah.edu or health.utah.edu, etc.)

Create a unique URL alias

  1. Assigning the Access Control Department

    Scroll down to the ‘Access Control Department’ field. 

    Begin typing the umbrella department or site section this page belongs under. The URL should reflect this structure. 

    IMPORTANT: This step is crucial for proper menu functionality and permissions. 

    If you are unsure, submit a ticket for help determining what this should be for your page. 

    Note: This step is very important. Without the appropriate Access Control Department assigned to your page, your menu won’t work properly and permissions to the page won’t be set up properly. 

    You can also learn more about the Access Control Department by referring to the Menu Creation & Editing.

Box to add Access Control Department

  1. Save Your Page:

    Draft: Saves your page as a draft without publishing it. If previously published, saving as a draft will only affect the latest edits, keeping the live version unchanged. 

    Published: Saves and publishes your changes live. 

    Archived: Unpublishes the page but keeps it in Drupal for future use.

A basic page can be saved in Draft, Published, or Archived mode.

  1. Add Your Page to the Menu:

    After saving your page at least once, it must be added to the appropriate menu for your site. 

    If you have menu training and permissions, refer to the Menu Guide. Otherwise, submit a ticket to add your page to the menu or request training.