Standard Page Templates and Visual Elements
- Melissa Chavira
Standard Pages are the "brick and mortar" of any site, containing your most detailed information. Our code snippets allow for a variety of options satisfy your content presentation needs. The Standard Page template is the page most likely used for the vast majority of your content presentation needs.
Use this page to browse all of the visual elements that can be used on a standard page in Cascade CMS.
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Standard Page Templates
There are two types of standard pages - standard (with and without sidebar) and sticky block. You can preview all of the standard page templates on our demo website.
The design and layouts depicted in the template examples above and in the demo include sample content and present an overview of layout ideas that are to be used as inspiration for your own web presentation needs.
Page Titles for Standard Page Templates
The Page Title is the most important element on your standard page. It is the first thing search engines "read" that tells them what your web page is about. Page Titles are the first item in the Content Area on a Standard Page template. The Page Title will appear at the top of your page depending on the page options you select and in the site breadcrumbs.
Every page on your website should have a different page title because the content of every page of your website is different - or should be. There's no reason to have two or more pages with the same content.
Features of a Standard Page Template
Standard Page Primary Visual Elements - Page Options
The primary visual elements are available on all standard pages are found in the Page Options section of the Content Area and include a carousel and page introduction.
If you can created a new page from the Add Content menu, you'll notice that some of the page options have be pre-selected. You can expand and collapse each section to view or edit the content.
To hide a Page Option section altogether, select “No” for each option.
Each page option represents a type of content on your standard page, and each can be set with unique options and styles. Browse the following types of Page Options for Standard Page Templates and how to manage each.
Types of Page Options
Features of a Sticky Block Standard Page Page
The Sticky Block template fixes a card to the left hand side of the screen as the user scrolls down the page that provides an easy way to arrange and structure the content you always want in view as someone browses your web page. The Sticky Block can be used as navigation, promotional content, request for information (RFI) form, etc.
Sticky Block Hero Visual Element
The topmost element in the Content Area of the sticky block page is the Hero Visual Element.
You can edit the current Hero Visual Element, including hiding or editing by expanding the Hero Visual Element section to see what details are currently set. Look for the Hero Visual Element labels in the Content Area.
Sticky Block Page Options
Just below the Hero Visual Element section, you will see a Page Options section. If you can created a new page from the Add Content menu, you'll notice that some of the page options have be pre-selected. You can expand and collapse each section to view or edit the content.
Each page option represents a type of content on your sticky block page, and each can be set with unique options and styles. Browse the following types of Page Options for Sticky Block Template and how to manage each.