This guide will help you set up and maintain the Custom Pages in the Newsroom. Each section below outlines key concepts and contains links to other articles in case you need more details.
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Table of contents:
- Introduction: Custom Pages
- Common Use Cases for Custom Pages
- Step 1: Add a Custom Page
- Step 2: Add text and modules
- Step 3: Publish and link the Custom Page
Introduction: Custom Pages
Custom pages allow you to create content that is not time-sensitive, such as company information, leadership biographies, contact pages, or any other content that helps inform visitors. Unlike article pages, custom pages do not include a publication date by default and are not featured in modules such as the carousel, featured article, or headlines. They also do not appear on archive pages. Instead, custom pages must be linked manually through a button, menu, or navigation link.
Common use cases for custom pages
Custom pages can be used in a variety of ways to enhance your newsroom. Here are the most common use cases:
Evergreen content pages are designed to showcase information that remains relevant over time. The structure of these pages is similar to article pages, as they can include text, images, videos, and contact information. However, unlike article pages, their content does not become outdated quickly.
Examples: leadership biography page, contact us, about us.
Directory pages serve as navigation hubs within your newsroom. These pages can be set up with links or buttons that direct visitors to other custom pages or external sites.
Examples: A product lineup featuring links to different products, directory of leadership biographies.
Theme pages focus on a specific topic or theme within your newsroom. These pages display only articles related to the chosen theme, giving visitors a centralized location for topic-specific updates. You can enhance a theme page with a featured article or carousel module at the top to highlight the most recent or significant content. Additionally, you can add a headlines module for other relevant articles and include supplementary details such as contact information, multimedia, or a subscribe module for updates.
Examples: An Investor Relations News page showcasing financial updates and reports, a dedicated crisis communications page to enable in time of crisis.
Step 1: Add a custom page
To create a custom page in your newsroom, go to Newsroom in the top menu and select Pages from the dropdown. On the Pages dashboard click the Add page button. In the Page settings select the page type Custom page and fill out the rest of the relevant fields. Click the Save button once ready.
Go to Page Settings for more details
Step 2: Add text and modules
Add the necessary content, including text, images, videos, and other relevant newsroom modules. Drag and drop the text and modules in the preferred location in the Page layout. Click the Preview page button to preview the custom page while you are making changes.
Go to Get Started with Articles, Page Layout for more details
Step 3: Publish and link the Custom Page
Once ready click the Publish options button and change the Publish status to Published. Click the Save button to finalise the changes. Link the page through your newsroom header, cards and/or button module to ensure visibility for visitors. If you would like to add the custom page to the header or footer of your Newsroom, reach out to Support to submit a request.
Go to Button module, Get Started with Articles, Change Request for more details.