Page creation and navigation
When you create a page, you create it in relationship to existing pages, as either a sibling or child. The page hierarchy affects the generated navigation.
Page creation
There are two user interfaces for creating pages, the Manage Pages portlet and the site toolbar. Pages created from either user interface are created as managed pages. Managed pages are stored in a web content library called Portal Site. They also have other benefits such as workflow. If you disable managed pages, you cannot create pages from the site toolbar.
Navigation
From any page, you can create a child or sibling page using the site toolbar. You can move the page if you need to.
If you create a page from the administration Manage Pages portlet, you must select the content root and find the right place in the hierarchy.
Friendly URLs and URL mapping
When creating a URL mapping, creating a page, or modifying a page, the URL mappings and friendly URLs cannot match, partially overlap, or interfere with each other. For example, do not use strings such as home, ibm, ibm.com. Also do not use strings that are used as URL mappings or friendly URLs in your portal already. Conflict can cause browser redirect loops. Sometimes the loop occurs without an error message.
To determine such strings, use the XML configuration interface to create an export from your portal. Then scan the exported file for the string that you want to use for your URL mapping or for your friendly URL.