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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:

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:


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:


Parent: Authoring interface