This section explains how to use the Setup Tool to configure and maintain settings crucial to the proper functioning of XperienCentral channels(s). These settings apply to all users who log in to XperienCentral.
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General
In the "General" section you can configure general settings for your channel. Refer to the table below for information on the properties that are available here.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The name of the channel. |
| Workflow — Default workflow repository model | Specifies the workflow to use for the content of the channel
This does not apply to items in the Content Repository if it is configured to use its own workflow. |
| Design Template configuration — Default Design Template | Specifies the default design template to use when creating new content for the channel. |
| Design Template configuration — Default style | Specifies the default style to use for new content for the channel. |
| Default meta keywords | Specifies the meta keywords that apply to all content in the channel. These keywords will be indexed by search engines. |
| Options — Use another language if language is not available | If a language version of content is requested by a visitor is not available, this setting specifies whether XperienCentral uses one of the other available languages. |
| Content Repository settings — Maximum search results when searching for items | When searching for tags assigned to items in the Content Repository, you can limit the number of results returned by entering a value in this field. |
| External URL check — Results will be sent to | XperienCentral regularly tests hyperlinks to external URLs. If an external link test fails three times in a row, a list of the broken link(s) will be sent to the e-mail address you specify in the text field. |
Functionalities
On the "Functionalities" tab, you can enable and disable XperienCentral components and configure additional universal settings for the channel.
Components
All components that are available to your XperienCentral channel are listed next to "Components". When you enable or disable a component, the component will not be available to any user of XperienCentral after the change has been applied. To enable a component, select the checkbox next to it and click [Apply]. To disable a component, clear the checkbox next to it and click [Apply]. For some components, a restart of XperienCentral is required when you enable or disable them.
Additional
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Links outside this channel are allowed | Specifies whether hyperlinks within this channel can link to outside channels. |
| Publish pages in multiple languages | Specifies whether the current channel supports the publishing of pages in multiple languages. If multiple languages are supported, you can switch between the supported language versions using the Language Widget. |
Settings richtext buttons
Use the checkboxes in this section to enable and disable the formats available for entering rich text in the Editor.
Available content types
Select the content types that may be created in XperienCentral. The available content types consist of those that come standard with XperienCentral as well as those that are specific to your project.
Special Pages
In XperienCentral, special pages are pages that are used for a specific purpose. They are available site-wide and serve a specific purpose, for example for redirects, link errors, a sitemap. Unlike "normal" pages that usually are available in your website's navigation, special pages can be defined and used to display specific content types. The default special pages in XperienCentral are described in the table below.
| Special Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Default Content Repository page | The default page to use to display content items from the Content Repository. An article will display on its "Display on" page if one is specifically defined for it. You can only define one "Default Content Repository page". |
| Error page | The page a website visitor will be redirected to if an error condition is encountered. Typically this page contains content that explains that an error has occurred and what steps the visitor should take to solve the problem. You can only define one "Error page". |
| Home page | Due to a known issue, GX recommends that you do not use this special page type due to a known issue. |
| Article display on page | When one or more pages are defined, they can be used as the "Display on" page for an article in a Content Overview element or Dynamic Content Overview element. You can also select the "display on" page for an article by navigating to its properties. If you define more than one page, the one with the ranking "1" will be default option for the "Display on" page in an article's properties and the other pages will be available from the drop-down list. |
| Download display on page | When one or more pages are defined, they can be used as the "Display on" page for the download in a Dynamic Content Overview element. Often the "Down display on page is used for editing downloads on a specific page with a special design template to remove distraction. |
| Image display on page | When one or more pages are defined, they can be used as the "Display on" page for an image in a Dynamic Content Overview element. Often the "Image display on page" is used for editing images on a specific page with a special design template to remove distraction. |
| Multimedia display on page | When one or more pages are defined, they can be selected used as the "Display on" page for a multimedia content item in a Dynamic Content Overview element, |
| Login page | The page to use in the following circumstances:
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| Browser doesn't support cookies page | The page to display if the website visitor attempts to navigate to a page that requires the user of cookies while cookies are disabled in the browser they are using. You can only define on "Browser doesn't support cookies page". |
| Page Section edit page | Specifies the page to use when the user is editing a page section. You can only define one "Page section edit page". |
| Portlet page | The page to use when linking to a third party website via a portal. Generally, the portlet page makes use of a special layout that is designed to work well with the third party website. You can only define one "Portlet page". |
| RSS Feed page | When one or more pages are defined, they can be used as the "Display on" page for an RSS feed in the RSS feed content element. |
| Search-result page | The page to use to display the results from a Search content element. If in the Search content element you specify that yo do not want to display the results directly underneath the search box and a "Search-result page" is defined, it will be used to display the results. You can only define one "Search-result page". |
| Sitemap | The page to use to display your website's sitemap. You can only define one "Sitemap page". |
| Sitewide pages | Specify the pages that can appear in more than place on your website, for example a "Contact" page, "Help" page or a sitemap. |
| Database pagetype index page | The page on which content from a database will be displayed. You can only define one "Database pagetype index page". |
| Who-is-Who search page | The page on which results from the Who-is-Who content element are displayed. You can only define one "Who-is-Who search page". |
Defining Multiple Pages
For some of the "Display on" pages, you can define more than one page. When you define more than one page, they appear in a list below the special page. Each page is assigned a ranking "1", "2" and so forth. For all special pages except that for articles, the special page with the ranking "1" is used for that content item type. To change the order of the special pages, select new numbers from the drop-down lists and then click [Apply] in order to change the ranking order.
Creating a New Special Page Type
In XperienCentral, you can add new special pages. These can be used in conjunction with a design template to render content in a special way, for example for mobile devices or limited screen resolutions. To create a new special page type, follow these steps:
- Click the "Add special page" icon:
- Enter a description for the special page type in the "Description" field.
- Enter the value for the special page type in the "Value" field. The value is used internally by XperienCentral to identify the special page type.
- Select "Multiple pages possible" if you want to be able to assign more than one page to the new special page type. For example:
- Click [Adjust] and then [Close]. The new special page type will now be available. For example:
Deleting Special Pages
To delete a special page, select the "Delete" checkbox next to it in the list under the special page type and then click [Apply].