Custom portal pages for authoring
We do not have to use the default Web Content Manager page to create content. We can create a new portal page to act as the home page of the authoring system. We can create separate sub-pages under an authoring home page. For example:
- add an authoring portlet to one sub-page
- add web content viewer portlets to other sub-pages to preview different parts of the website
We can also create pages specifically for different types of users. For example, we can create a separate page for the site designers and content creators. The authoring portlets we add to each page can be configured specifically for each user type.
Create new pages
When creating new pages containing an authoring portlet, add the following metadata parameter to the advanced settings in the page properties:
- Parameter: resourceaggregation.profile
- Value: profiles/profile_full.json
Example authoring home page
In this example we have two users groups; site designers and content creators. The website is split between a design library and a content library. To create a shared authoring environment for both sets of users we would create a parent home page with separate sub-pages for each group, plus a third sub-page which will be used to preview the site:
Site designers page Content creators page Header Includes an authoring portlet configured to use both the design and content libraries. Only site designers can access this page Includes an authoring portlet configured to use only the content library. Only content creators can access this page Includes a web content viewer portlet used to preview the website. Both site designers and content creators can access this page
Parent: Authoring interface