Creating your first page



Unit Progress: Your Web Presence

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Description

This demo teaches you how to quickly and easily create your first page within the CMS system. You will learn how to set up the page, including configuring the URL, description, and keywords for optimal SEO. The demo also shows you how to effortlessly add and format content, with the system automatically generating the necessary HTML tags. Finally, you will discover how to manage and modify your pages, as well as organize your content using a category-based system, empowering you to scale your website with thousands of pages.


Outcomes

Here are the key things you will be able to do after you watch this demo:

  • Log in to the CMS

  • Create a new content page with the title "About Us"

  • Specify the URL for the "About Us" page

  • Add a description and keywords for the "About Us" page

  • Enter content for the "About Us" page

  • Observe the automatic formatting of the content

  • Modify the "About Us" page content as needed

  • Change the URL for the "About Us" page if required

  • Add a link to the "About Us" page in the site map documentation

  • Categorize content for better organization and management

  • Manage large amounts of content using the centralized database

 


Outline

Introduction and Initial Setup (0:00 - 0:30)

  • Explains the purpose of the demo: teaching how to create the first page

  • Mentions the importance of earlier steps like creating information architecture diagrams

  • Introduces the example pages: home, about, services, and products

URL and Description Configuration (0:30 - 1:30)

  • Discusses the importance of the URL for SEO and indexing

  • Recommends using dashes between words for better search engine visibility

  • Explains the flexibility of the URL and the necessity of a description for SEO

  • Mentions the use of keywords, both manually added and through a keyword module, and their role in SEO

  • Notes that advanced settings will be customized later, focusing on the basic configuration

Content Entry and Formatting (1:30 - 2:30)

  • Demonstrates entering content into the "about us" page

  • Emphasizes the ease of copying and pasting from various sources like Word or Google Docs

  • Highlights the automatic formatting of HTML tags for clean and well-structured code

  • Explains the use of semantic tags for bolding, italicizing, and other formatting

  • Shows how to submit the content to the database and refresh the page to see the updated content

Advanced Features and URL Management (2:30 - 3:30)

  • Introduces advanced features like creating headers, branding images, and integrating various media types

  • Explains the process of modifying and deleting pages, using the "about us" page as an example

  • Discusses the importance of managing URLs, including changing URLs and the potential need to relink pages

  • Mentions the use of related link modules for automatic URL updates and the simplicity of changing URLs without creating new records

Content Management and Categorization (3:30 - 4:30)

  • Demonstrates linking pages within the site map for easy navigation and content management

  • Explains the concept of a category-based system for managing large amounts of content

  • Highlights the centralized database for easy content updates and the ability to categorize content

  • Concludes the demo by summarizing the process of creating, viewing, and publishing the first page online, emphasizing the scalability of the system

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