Manage static pages

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The DCB ships with a default welcome message on the home page and an about page that provides additional information about the application and project. Both these static pages can be edited by administrators or editors to reflect their own institution's or network's requirements. There are two ways to access the edit page: from a link on the pages themselves or from the "Admin > Static pages" menu.

Edit from page view



 * 1) Go to the home page or the about page
 * 2) Click Edit in the button block. The DCB routes you to the edit page

Edit via admin menu



 * 1) Go to Admin > Static pages
 * 2) The DCB routes you to the list page showing all static pages in the application
 * 3) Click the page you want to edit (the home page or about page)
 * 4) Click Edit in the button block. The DCB routes you to the edit page.

Edit static page

 * 1) Title: revise the page title if required (defaults are "Welcome" and "About")
 * 2) Permalink: this is a hard-coded page title referenced by the DCB code to manage URLs; it cannot be edited in the "Welcome" and "About" pages. However, it can be edited in any static pages that you add yourself.
 * 3) Content: revise the text that will appear on the page as required. You must include HTML code for any links or special styling.
 * 4) Click the Save button in the button block; the DCB returns you to the page in view mode

Add new static page



 * 1) Go to Admin > Static pages
 * 2) The DCB routes you to the list page, showing all static pages in the application
 * 3) Click the Add new button in the button block
 * 4) See Edit static page, above, for instructions on adding data
 * 5) Click the Create button in the button block

Add links to new static page

 * 1) [[Image:exhibitsLink.png|500px|right|thumb|Creating a new menu for a new static page called "exhibits"]] To allow users to navigate to your new static page, create a link within one of the default static pages or click Admin > Menus and add a new menu which links to the page as shown here. For more information on how to add and edit menus, see manage menus.