Connecticut State Sitecore Training and Fundamentals

Creating a New Page

Creating or inserting a new page is easy to do. Just follow these simple steps.

  1. Log in to Sitecore.
     Once logged in, you will be directed to your Agency website landing page in Preview Mode.

  2. Using the Navigation Bar, navigate to the folder you wish to insert a page under. Select the carrot > symbol after your Agency name to view a drop down of the folders available. Keep drilling down until you come across the folder you wish to insert a new page under.
    Experience Editor Ribbon View tab with Navigation Bar

    NOTE: Activate the Navigation Bar by selecting the View tab from the Ribbon and selecting the Navigation bar checkbox. Once selected, it will always show when you log into Sitecore.
    Experience Editor Ribbon View tab with Navigation Bar

  3. Once you are at the folder you wish to insert a new page under, select the Insert Page Insert page icon icon from the Ribbon.
    Experience Editor - Insert Page function

  4. A dialog box appears with DSF Legacy Page to choose from. Select it.
    insert a dsf legacy page dialoge box
  5. Enter the page title in the Name field, omitting punctuation and any of the following special characters [.,{}=-+\|!@#$%^&*()].
    • Special characters are not allowed, but you will be able to add special characters when the page has been created and you can edit it.
    • This is the title Sitecore uses for the page name in the back end and displays within the URL.
  6. Select OK.

 

Your newly created page will display and is now ready for editing, meaning it is Checked out and Locked. To complete the page creation process, continue on with the page components below: