Create a Page Using Zuse Create

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Last updated: Sept 09, 2014 by Rachel KlinglerVersion comment
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NOTE: Creating a Page with Zuse Create is only available to Editors.

There are two modes of Page creation in Zeus: the Classic Editor provides a more traditional WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, while Zuse Create allows for a more visual, modular approach to page development.

The Classic Editor is available to all site administrators. The Zuse Create view is available to Editors. Both views are also used in other areas of Zeus.

Creating a New Page

  1. Once in Zeus, navigate to your Community Site.
  2. Create a new empty Page:
    1. Look along the left Toolbox menu. Select 'Pages' from the menu. Then, select the 'Add New' button.
    2. Or, hover your mouse over 'Pages' and click 'Add New'.
  3. A blank web page with an Classic Editor appears.
    1. To use Zuse Create, change to the Zuse Create tab view.
    2. Select Start Building to begin laying out a page

    3. Choose a layout to use for your page. Simple pages may only leverage one row for layout, consisting of one or more columns presented on the page. However, a page may contain any number of rows.

      While it is possible to add many rows, it is highly recommended to avoid 'over-engineering' of a Page. Avoid using more than 2-3 rows in a page to keep pages simple, and to prevent long load times.

    4. At the bottom of each column is an 'Add Module' button. Select to choose a Building Block to add to the Page.

      Be careful what you put in a skinny column. Large blocks of text are hard to read in a small column. Skinny columns are good for things like menus, callouts and event or post lists, but you should avoid putting large blocks of text in a skinny column.

    5. Select the Building Block to add to the Page layout. Add more than one if appropriate to all columns.

      You can add more than one module per column. There is no need to have more than one row unless you want to have a different number of columns on different parts of the page.

    6. The page being edited should look somewhat similar to this:
  4. Select 'Save' to save a draft of the Page. This must be done once to define some additional options for the Page. Firstly, consider viability and status.

    1. Select 'Edit' to the right of 'Status' to change the status of the document. Options are Draft, or In Review. Use Draft to signal to other Site Administrators that creation is in-progress. Use In Review to signal to Editors that the document is ready for checking, style modifications, etc..
    2. To make a Page immediately viewable (which is not advised), select the 'Publish' button. Otherwise, select the 'Edit' link next to 'Publish'. A future date and time can be selected, which will effectively publish the Page at a known time in the future.
  5. Configure additional options for the Page

    1. Select a Parent. The Parent will help define the slug (URL of the web page) and if the page will appear in the site's navigation, the Parent will define the default location of the Page in the community site's menu.
    2. Select a Template. Select the 'select a template' link to choose the Template to use. Templates are created by Editor's and define layout and secondary content for a Page.
    3. Enter a number for Order. The Order defines a default listing order of Pages relative to each other in menus and lists of links. Note than in Navigation Menus, order can be overridden by editing a Menu.
  6. Edit the Page's Permalink to define a user-friendly web address for the Page. Ensure the name is all lowercase, with no spaces. If whitespace is needed for readability, use a hyphen (-) or underscore (_).
  7. Select a Featured Image to choose an image to appear near the top of the Page.
  8. Depending on the workflow of your office, notifications on page update may be appropriate. At the bottom of the Page view, look for 'Notifications'. Specify users, or groups which should be notified when the page being edited is updated, or a comment has been added.
    1. Example: To notify one Site Administrator that a page has been modified, look under the Users heading and either select the checkbox to the right of each user, or enter the first few letters of a username into the 'Search...' box.
    2. Example: To send a notification to all Editors in a Community Site, under the 'User Groups' heading, select the checkbox to the right of each kind of Site Administrator, either 'Authors' or 'Editors'.
  9. Select 'Save' at the top of the page to save all changes to the Page, and send any notifications which may have been chosen.

Once the Page has been saved, a message will appear indicating a successful save. Select 'View Page' to view the current version of the page.

Content entered into the Classic Editor does not automatically appear in the Zuse Create view. Content in the Zuse Create view does not automatically become usable in the Classic Editor.