How to Access
To access the Front Page Manager, browse to Website > Front Page Manager.
Description
The Front Page Manager is the place where you control which Articles are displayed on the Front Page and in what order they are displayed. The Front Page is often the Home page of a web site, but it can be any page in the site.
Screenshot
Column Headers
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.
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#. An indexing number automatically assigned for ease of reference.
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Checkbox. Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click a toolbar button to take an action on the selected item or items. Many toolbar actions, such as Publish and Unpublish, can work with multiple items.
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Title. The name of the item. You can open the item for editing by clicking on the Title.
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Published. The Article's Published status. The possible values are shown under the main window, as shown below:
You can toggle the Published state on and off by clicking on the icon in this column. A status of Pending means that an Article's Start Publishing Date is in the future. You can hover on the icon to see an Article's Start and Stop Publishing dates.
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Order. The order in which to display the Articles on the Front Page. If the list is sorted by this column, you can change the order by clicking the arrows or by entering the sequential order and clicking 'Save Order'. To sort Front Page Articles using this Order value, set the Category Order to "No. Order by Primary Order Only" and set the Primary Order to "Default". If these Parameters are set to other values (for example, "Oldest First" or "Title (Alphabetical)"), then the Articles will be sorted that way and this column will be ignored.
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ID. The ID number. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically. It is used to identify the item internally and you can not change this number.
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Category. The Category this item belongs to. Clicking on the Category title opens the Category for editing.
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Author. Contact Name of the user who created this item.
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Display #. The number of items to display on one page. If there are more items than this number, you can use the page navigation buttons (Start, Prev, Next, End, and page numbers) to navigate between pages. Note that if you have a large number of items, it may be helpful to use the Filter options, located above the column headings, to limit which items display.
Toolbar
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
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Archive. To change one or more Articles to Archived status, select them and press this button. Archived Articles are retained on the site and are available for viewing on Menu Items with a Type of Archive Layout. They can not be published to other pages while set to Archived status.
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Publish. To publish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
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Unpublish. To unpublish one or more items, select them and click on this button.
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Remove. To remove one or more Articles from the Front Page, click on the checkbox for each Article and press the Remove button. The removed Articles may still be available on other pages. This only removes them from the Front Page.
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Help. Opens this Help Screen.
List Filters
Filter by Partial Title
You can filter the list of items either by entering in part of the title or the ID number. You can also select a combination of Category, Author, and Published State.
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Filter. In the upper left corner just above the column headings is a Filter field and two buttons, as shown below:
If you have a large number of items on the list, you can use this filter to find the desired item(s) quickly. Enter either part of the title or an ID number and press 'Go' to display the matching items. You can enter in whole words or part of a word.
Filter by Category, Author, Published State
In the area in the upper right, above the column headings, there are 4 drop-down list boxes as shown below:
The selections may be combined. Only items matching all selections will display in the list.
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Select Category. Use the drop-down list box to select the desired Category. Only items in this Category will display.
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Select Author. Use the drop-down list box to select the desired Author.
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Select State. Use the drop-down list box to select the published state: Published or Unpublished.
Video
Click here for a video on the front page manager setup.
Comments
9 comments
Ive attached a file of a screen shot of my home page. i know how to edit the top portion and the 2 sub boxes. I want to add and edit text to the blank bottom half. How can this be accomplished?
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Hi Emma - To add text to the bottom half of your article, begin typing after the last module, sub2, is closed. I've attached a screenshot of what I mean.
Mine doesn't look like that? my sub1 and sub 2 are controlled in the widget manger (see attached)
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Emma - Sorry, I didn't clarify that the screenshot above is from your home page article. Click into Website > Article Manager and search for the word Home. Edit that article, and you'll see where I got the attached screenshot. Leave the top part alone, but feel free to add any text/images necessary under the last module.
OK So I did that did its not placing the text correctly (attached)
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Emma - I'm going to open you up a ticket so that our Help Team can follow up and work with a designer if needed. Please expect to hear back soon!
Thanks
Hi I still haven't heard from the help team (24 hours).?
Hi Emma, It looks like the ticket was created and updated a few minutes after your exchange with Kinsey yesterday. Click here to view your recent requests, follow up, or to create a new one. Let us know if you need any additional help!
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