The Structure widget defines the page navigation structure of your website. The arrangement of pages in the Site Structure Widget in subtrees (parent and child pages) is precisely how the pages are arranged on the website frontend. In the Site Structure you can create, duplicate, move, and delete pages and their child pages. New pages can also be created using the Create Content Widget.
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Creating a Page Section
All new pages that you create using the Site Structure Widget are child pages of the "Home" page. The "Home" page is at the highest level of the tree and is the only page at that level. To create a new page for your site, follow these steps:
- In the navigation tree in the Site Structure Widget, right-click the page underneath which you want to create the new page.
- Select "New" from the Context menu:
The new page will appear as a child page underneath the page that you right-clicked, By default, the name of the new page is "New Page" and its workflow state is "Planned". Select the new page in the site structure to add content to it. Use the Editor to add content to the new page. Use the Properties Widget or the Actions Menu in the Editor to modify the properties of the new page.
Duplicating a Page Section
In the Page Section Widget, you can duplicate a page quickly and easily in one operation. It is also possible to duplicate a page and all its child pages. If a page has multiple versions, only the active version is duplicated. All content appearing on the page section is duplicated as are all its properties. The only difference is that the duplicate page section(s) are in the "Planned" state instead of "Published". If your website supports multiple languages, the duplicated page section(s) will be created in all the available languages.
When you duplicate a page section, the duplicate appears at the bottom of the current tree/subtree on the same level as the original page section. The new page section will be given the title "Copy of <name>".
To duplicate a page section, follow these steps:
- Right-click the page section that you want to duplicate.
- Select "Duplicate" from the Context menu:
A duplicate of the page will appear at the bottom of the subtree to which the original page belongs. You can now select the duplicated page in the site structure and modify its content.
To duplicate a page and all its child pages at once, follow these steps:
- Right-click the page that you want to duplicate including all its child pages.
- Select "Duplicate All" from the Context menu. A warning message will appear indicating all the pages that you are about to duplicate. Click [Duplicate All]. The page and all its child pages are duplicated. The duplicated page appears at the bottom of the same level as the page you duplicated.
Moving a Page
In the Site Structure Widget, you can easily move a web page from one location in the navigation tree to another using drag and drop or via the "Context" menu. If the page has child pages, they will be moved to the new location under the parent page. The page you want to move can be dragged and dropped anywhere in the navigation tree under the "Home" page.
Moving a Page Using Drag and Drop
To move a page in the navigation tree using drag and drop, hover the mouse pointer over the page and then click the left mouse button and keep it depressed. Drag the page to the location in the tree where you want to drop it. An arrow indicator appears at the location(s) where you can drop the page. If you drag the page over a page with child pages, the subtree will open and show the child pages. When you reach the point where you want to drop the page, let go of the left mouse button. The page is moved to that location. You can also drag a page on top of another page and the moved page will become a child page of the parent. For example:
Moving a Page Using the Context Menu
To move a page using the Context menu, follow these steps:
- Hover the mouse over the page that you want to move and then click the right mouse button. The Context menu appears.
- Select "Move".
- Click [Search] to search for the page under which you want to move the page or click [Show all pages].
- Select the page from the results list and then click [Apply]. The page is moved under the selected page. If the page you move has child pages, they will be moved along with the parent page to the new location.
Deleting a Page
In the Site Structure Widget, you can delete a page and all its versions at once. This includes all language versions as well. You can also delete a page and all its child pages in one operation.
To delete all versions of a page simultaneously, follow these steps:
- In the navigation tree, right-click the page that you want to delete.
- Select "Delete" from the Context menu:
A warning message will appear asking you to confirm whether you want to delete the page including all its versions. - Click [OK]. All versions of the page in all languages are deleted.
To delete a page and all its child pages at once, follow these steps:
- In the navigation tree, right-click the page that you want to delete.
- Select "Delete All" from the Context menu. A warning message will appear indicating all the pages (and all their versions) that you are about to delete. Click [Delete All] to confirm the operation. All versions of the current page and all its child pages in all languages are deleted.
Page Status
In the Site Structure widget, you can visually see the status of pages on your website. The following table explains the icons used to indicate the state of pages in the Site Structure widget.
Icon | Description |
|---|---|
| The page is in a published state and may be edited. |
| The page is in an unpublished state and may be edited. |
| The page is locked (see Content Item Locking). |
| You do not have permission to edit this page. |
| The page is not visible in the front-end site navigation. |
| A remark has been added to the page (see *** Properties). |
| The page exists in another language but there is no version for it in the current language. |
The icons shown above are the ones most often seen in XperienCentral. The rest of the icons not shown in the table above are combinations of the states described.
Refreshing the Page Tree
When working with the page structure of your website, there are times when you need to refresh the view of the pages as they appear in the Site Structure Widget, for example if multiple editors are working simultaneously with the page structure and new pages have been created that do not appear in the current view. To do so, follow these steps:
- In the navigation tree, right-click any page.
- Select "Refresh" from the Context menu:
The view of the page structure is refreshed to show the current situation.
Language Versions
When more than one language version of your website exists, you can quickly and easily switch between the versions using the Language Widget. When multiple language versions of pages exist parallel to each other, the page structures are identical, but the title of the pages can be different as well as the workflow status.