Create page templates
We can turn any page into a page template by moving the page into the page templates area in Portal. Then move the accompanying content into the microsites area in CTC Content.
Developers used this process to create the original Content Template Catalog templates. They created an initial set of templates and built the rest through instantiation, then modifying them and moving them back into the templates area.
- Create a page with content, which will be the basis for the new page template and microsite:
- Instantiate a page from a template similar to what we want to build.
- If this is an index page, also instantiate the detail page.
- Modify the page for the content and design. Add component configurations and teasers, modify the layout, and so on.
- If this is for a new type of content, apply the new authoring template to all of the sample content and fill in any additional fields.
- Test that everything on the new page works.
- Move the new page to the template area:
- Go to... Administration | Manage Pages
- Navigate to the page to turn into a template.
- Mark this page for moving.
- Navigate to the Page Templates label, and move your page here.
- Move the content into the microsites area:
- In the IBM Web Content Manager authoring interface, navigate to the site area that is mapped to the new page template.
- Move this site area into our own “microsites" library where we will store the site areas and content associated with our page templates.
Results
You now have a template we can instantiate into your own sites.