Page creation and navigation

When creating a page, you create it in relationship to existing pages, as either a sibling or child. The page hierarchy affects the generated navigation.

Page creation

There are two user interfaces for creating pages, the Manage Pages portlet and the site toolbar. Pages created from either user interface are created as managed pages. Managed pages are stored in a web content library called Portal Site. They also have other benefits such as workflow. If you disable managed pages, we cannot create pages from the site toolbar.

Navigation

From any page, we can create a child or sibling page using the site toolbar. We can move the page if you need to.

If you create a page from the administration Manage Pages portlet, you must select the content root and find the right place in the hierarchy.

Friendly URLs and URL mapping

When creating a URL mapping, creating a page, or modifying a page, the URL mappings and friendly URLs cannot match, partially overlap, or interfere with each other.

For example, do not use strings such as home, ibm, ibm.com.

Do not use strings used as URL mappings or friendly URLs in the portal already. Conflict can cause browser redirect loops. Sometimes the loop occurs without an error message.

To determine such strings, use xmlaccess.sh to create an export from the portal. Then scan the exported file for the string to use for the URL mapping or for the friendly URL.

Parent: Pages
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Managed pages
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Create page templates
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