Create pages

Read about the different tasks associated with the Manage Pages portlet.

The Manage Pages portlet allows you to perform the following tasks:

• Create, reorder, delete, and edit the properties of pages, labels, and URLs

• Reorder pages, labels, and URLs

• Assign access to pages, labels, and URLs

• Move pages to a new location in the portal hierarchy

Both administrators and users with appropriate access can create and delete pages. Users can only delete the pages they create or the pages for which they have at least Manager access.

When creating a URL Mapping or creating or modifying a page, make sure that URL Mappings and friendly URLs in the portal do not match, partially overlap, or otherwise interfere with each other.

For example, do not use strings such as home, ibm, ibm.com, and do not use strings that have been used as URL Mappings or friendly URLs in the portal already. Otherwise infinite browser redirect loops might occur, sometimes without an error message. To determine such strings, create an export from the portal by using the XML configuration interface and scan the exported XML result output file for the string that you want to use for your URL Mapping or for your friendly URL.

• Pages, shared pages, and derived pages

  Understanding the behavior and difference between shared pages and derived pages helps you manage pages and create the right type of page for your needs.

• Creating pages

  A page displays content, such as portlets and other pages, in a single area. By creating pages, you can organize your information and add new navigational elements to the site.

• Creating shared pages

  Use the Manage Pages portlet to set up the original page to be shared.

• Creating derived pages

  A page can be set to reference an existing page only during page creation.

• Creating page templates

  To simplify the creation of pages, define pre-configured pages that can be used as templates when creating new pages.

• Creating pages from a page template

  Create new pages quickly by using a page template. Pages created from page templates contain pre-configured portlets and settings.

• Add a page from the Mashup Center to the portal

  To add an existing page from the Mashup Center to a WebSphere Portal server or cluster, follow these steps.

• Include static content pages in the portal

  You can create a new portal page by starting with a static HTML file or an HTML fragment. If you revise the HTML, you can refresh the page to render the changes in the portal. To include, update, and administer your static content pages, you can use any of the portal administration tools, Manage Pages portlet, XML configuration interface, or the Portal Scripting Interface.

• Work with Web content pages

  A Web content page is a portal page that displays Web content from a site or site area by mapping the page to the Web content site structure in your Web Content Management system. When you add the Web Content Viewer to a Web content page, the portlet automatically renders the default content of the attached site or site area. In addition to displaying the default content, the Web Content Viewer provides a dynamic broadcasting option that selects the best matching Web content page when selecting links to other content items.

Parent topic:

Administer WebSphere Portal

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