1 Edit the home page
This procedure is to help get your site started by showing how to add some paragraphs to the blank installed home page.
When installed, Smallsite Design provides a home page with only an introduction. Search engines will likely visit the site within a day of it going live, so this procedure will help to make that page have some content relevant to the site's purpose, while getting some experience using the product. It will need changes as the site develops and content is added. The main subsite home page is special in that it really sets the tone for the whole site, even if other subsites are added later.
| # | Element | Content |
|---|---|---|
| a | Headline | A catchy encapsulation of the focus or ethos of the site |
| b | Byline | If the |
| c | Introduction | A succinct synopsis of what the site is about. Only meant to be indicative, so that the reader can gauge if it interests them |
| d | Paragraph | Describe the context that the site is created to address |
| e | Paragraph | Optional. Provide information about who you or the business are or what you are about. If the site is to be presenting authoritative content, indicate what in your background and expertise qualifies you to present it here. This is not a resume, so be succinct |
| f | Paragraph | Indicate the significant aspects of what the site will be dealing with |
| g | Paragraph | Indicate what you hope the site will bring about. This can be shorter than the others |
Each paragraph should be at least 50 to 100 words, and cover their topic in enough depth to be indicative, but not be bogged down in details, nor be exhaustive. They are so the reader gets a good idea of what the site is about and what the content is like. They will probably never look at the page again, nor remember any of it, as it is just about helping them decide whether to explore the site or not.
Paragraphs can be merged if they are directly linked. For example, the second paragraph might indicate how it directly addresses the first, and so merging it with the first indicates that causal link more clearly, such as an organisation being set up to deal with homelessness. Similarly with the third and fourth paragraphs, such as the site offering course materials and what the reader is intended to learn from them.
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The role to perform this procedure is: Master manager.
from the home page.
by clicking the
by clicking the
The page is displayed.
by performing:
by clicking on the
The editing field is displayed with the current text in it, with minimum and maximum character limits, the number of current characters, and a
by messing with it as required!
by clicking the
The text at the top of the cell is replaced by the new text.
by repeating the substeps of step 4 for it.
by repeating the substeps of step 4 for it.
by clicking on the
by performing:
by clicking the
The red thick border for it indicates that it is in error, with the $ indicating the there is not enough text, and the ? indicating that there is no master locale text. The paragraph's red border indicates that it is in error because it has content with errors.
by typing it into the field inside the
In general, avoid ending rich-text elements like paragraphs with full stops, as they will be appended as required when their page is viewed.
by clicking the
The typed text appears as a paragraph below the element block.
The borders are now green, indicating that there are no errors.
by repeating the substeps of step 9, except create the paragraph by clicking the
by performing:
by clicking on the
by clicking on the
to make the new version public.
- a.Edit the theme in the Details section of the
Subsite page. - b.Set up a banner.
- c.Create a category or a few!
- d.Create an article, or several for those categories.
- e.Add a file of a 350 by 210 pixel image for each article or category to show as cards on the home page.
- f.Add cards or a catalog to the home page using Create links to link to the new articles and categories.
- g.Improve discoverability by using Create links to add Related articles at the Links to section of
Article head pages. - h.Add a Contact page using the Contact section of the
Subsite page. - i.Add a Policies page to protect yourself and comply with privacy legislation.
- j.Add a Glossary page to provide meaning for special terms used on the site.