Pages

A page is an organization element that contains content. There are different types of pages in portal. There are also different interfaces for creating and managing pages.

The portal theme allows you to perform the following tasks:

Create, reorder, delete, and edit the properties of pages, labels, and URLs
Reorder pages, labels, and URLs
Assign access to pages, labels, and URLs
Move pages to a new location in the portal hierarchy

Both administrators and users with appropriate access can create and delete pages. Users can delete only the pages they create or the pages for which they have at least Manager access.

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.
Creating a page from the site toolbar
A page displays content, such as portlets and other pages. Pages organize your site information. As you create pages, you also create new navigational elements to the site. You can create a page under an existing page or you can create a page that is a peer to an existing page. When you create a page you can also reference an existing page, apply a layout, and select supported markups.
Page templates
Portal includes templates that are available for immediate use, Basic and Articles. You can also create templates and add them to the site toolbar.
Creating page from a template using the site toolbar
Create pages quickly by using a page template. Pages created from page templates contain pre-configured portlets and settings.
Page layout and style
Page layout defines how information (content, applications, and so on) is organized on your page. Page style defines the color scheme that is applied to the page.
Changing page style
Change the appearance of a page by selecting a style from the list of predefined themes. When you select a theme, it is previewed on the page. You can add custom styles to the list of page themes that are available for selection.
Changing page layout
You can select a page layout from a list of predefined formats. Portlets and widgets are automatically positioned into the new layout. You can add custom layouts that you define to the list of page formats available for selection.
Editing page unique names
The portal uses object IDs to identify portal resources unambiguously even between different portals. They consist of an extended alphanumeric string that might be difficult to remember. You can assign unique names, or human readable names, to portal resources that can be easily remembered.
Moving a page
You can move a page and its children to another location in the portal hierarchy.

Parent topic: Setting up a portal site