Managing Website Pages

You can manage your website pages using the Edit Pages section. The tasks you can perform here include:

  • Adding, deleting, and renaming pages
  • Changing the order and hierarchy of site pages
  • Adding or editing the content on pages
  • Adding keywords and descriptions for search engine optimization

You should set up and preview your site prior to editing pages. Become familiar with what your site looks like and make notes of what you want to change before editing the structure of your site.

Note: Some content on the standard pages is generated in other sections of the Site Builder. For these pages, you can only change the introductory text on this page. See About Standard Pages for more information.

ClosedAdding a Website Page

You can have up to 12 pages at the root level of your website. Only two levels of page are permitted. To add a page do the following:
  1. Log in to your Site Builder account.
  2. Click Site Design > Edit Pages on the menu bar.
  1. Click the Add button , and then select the type of page to create. You can choose a custom page or one of the 8 standard pages included with Site Builder.
  2. Edit the information in each section as needed. If a section is collapsed, click the down arrow in the section header to expand the section.
    • ClosedPage content. Use this section to change the identifiers used for a page, as well as to add, edit, or delete content for the page.
    • Edit Columns. Use this section to add a section containing information or links beneath the main content of the page. These columns will display above the bottom navigation bar, if the site style you have chosen includes one.
      1. Select the Show columns on this page option check box if you want columns of content to display beneath the main content of the page. Clear this box if you do not want additional content to display. This option is selected by default for Web site Home pages only.
      2. To change the look of the columns, select an option from the Select a style for this section list.
      3. If needed, add or remove columns on the layout. Click the add button  to add up to three columns. Click the delete button  beneath a column to remove the column from the layout. Keep in mind the following:
        • The site design can affect the way the columns display on your site. For example, in a narrow site design, your columns may be stacked on top of each other instead of displaying side-by-side. Always preview your site before publishing so you can check for unexpected display issues.
        • You can have a different number of columns on each page of your site.
        • When your website is viewed on mobile devices, columns will be stacked on top of each other.
        • To ensure that your site presents a professional appearance, avoid including too many elements on the home page. For example, as a best practice you should not include the vertical Tax Alerts/Newsletter scrolling pane on the home page with the three-column boxes.
      4. Beneath each column, select the type of link or content to display in that column. You can also create a Closedcustom column that displays content that you enter.
        1. Select Custom Column in the box beneath a column.

        2. Enter the column title.

        3. In the Content box, enter and format the information you want to display in the column.

        4. Click Accept.

          Note: If you need to edit the column after it is created, click the Configure button Closed

    • Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Add keywords and descriptions that will make your page more visible in Web searches. See About Search Engine Optimization for more information.
  3. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have made all needed changes.
  4. Click Accept to save your changes.
  5. Click Preview to see what your site will look like when your changes are applied. The preview opens in a new different browser tab or window.
  6. Click Publish to immediately update your Website, or click Next to continue to the next page.

Note: Changes you make in Site Builder are not applied to your Web site until you publish the updates.

ClosedRenaming a Website Page

  1. Log in to your Site Builder account.
  2. Click Site Design > Edit Pages on the menu bar.
  1. In the navigation panel, select the page you want to rename.
  2. Enter the new name for the page in the Page Name box.
  3. Click Accept to save your changes.
  4. Click Preview to see what your site will look like when your changes are applied. The preview opens in a new different browser tab or window.
  5. Click Publish to immediately update your website, or click Next to continue to the next page.

Note: Changes you make in Site Builder are not applied to your Web site until you publish the updates.

ClosedRearranging Website Pages

  1. Log in to your Site Builder account.
  2. Click Site Design > Edit Pages on the menu bar.
  1. In the navigation panel, click and drag the page to its new location in the page list.
  2. Click Accept to save your changes.
  3. Click Preview to see what your site will look like when your changes are applied. The preview opens in a new different browser tab or window.
  4. Click Publish to immediately update your website, or click Next to continue to the next page.

Note: Changes you make in Site Builder are not applied to your Web site until you publish the updates.

Deleting a Website Page

  1. Log in to your Site Builder account.
  2. Click Site Design > Edit Pages on the menu bar.
  1. In the navigation pane, click the name of the page you want to delete, and the click the button.
  2. If there are subpages for the page you are deleting, choose one of the following options to indicate how Site Buildershould handle the subpages:
    • Delete all pages. The page you selected and all its subpages are deleted.
    • Delete only the main page. The page you selected is deleted. The subpages are retained and placed at the root level of the site.
    • Cancel. No pages are deleted
  3. Click Accept to save your changes.
  4. Click Preview to see what your site will look like when your changes are applied. The preview opens in a new different browser tab or window.
  5. Click Publish to immediately update your website, or click Next to continue to the next page.

Note: Changes you make in Site Builder are not applied to your Web site until you publish the updates.