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    There are four tabs in the Page Properties section allowing you to modify settings such as page redirects, assigning menu navigation, marketing URL information, or page security. Watch the tutorial video and read the following text to learn more about each tab in the Page Properties section:

    General Tab

    The General Page Properties tab allows you to manage whether or not your webpage appears on your website and where it will appear in your menu navigation.

    To navigate out of the page properties tab, you will want to hit Apply Changes (changes will tentatively apply). If you wish to save your changes and update the Page Properties, you will need to hit Apply Changes and then Save Page at the bottom of the site page.

    GENERAL TAB DEFINITIONS:

    Parent PageThe parent page lets you see where your webpage falls within your page tree. By selecting the pencil icon, you can open up a menu box that will enable you to move a sub-page to a new parent page within your page tree.
    ActivePages can be marked as Active or Inactive. An active page is live on your website and will appear within your navigation on the front end of your site. An Inactive site is unavailable on your site and cannot be accessed on the internet. Active pages will display as blue page icons within your page tree, whereas Inactive pages will display as red page icons.
    Start/Expiry DatesAllows you to set up a page to be active on your site for a limited time. The page will become inactive on the expiry day at midnight PST (i.e., it expires at the start of the expiry date, not the end of the day). **Fields are Not Mandatory**
    Checkup Date/EmailAllows you to set a reminder date to send an email reminder to the address assigned. This will send an email reminder to the email address entered once a day starting on the set checkup date. You will want to remove the checkup date to stop the email from being sent. **Fields are Not Mandatory**
    Redirect

    Allows you to enter a URL so the page automatically redirects visitors to a different page or website. When linking internally (pages within your site) to other pages within your site, you will want to include the marketing URL for the page you wish to link to. You must have a / before the URL (e.g.,/About-Us/Vineyard). When redirecting to outside websites, you want the entire marketing URL, including www. (e.g., www.vin65.com).

    For more information on marketing URLs for your site pages, please see the Marketing tab documentation.

    Hidden Page

    Yes or No. A page that is hidden is still an 'Active' page but will not appear in your website navigation. A link can still access a hidden page pointed to that page (either on the website or via email) or by typing the marketing URL directly into your web browser.

    Please Note: A page will still need to be marked as Active for a hidden page to be available on your site.

    Main Menu

    Yes or No. A page assigned to the main will appear as a heading option within your homepage navigation. Any sub-pages under a page set to your header will be displayed in a drop-down menu. 

    Please Note: Depending on the design of your website, you may not have a dynamic header option. If you use hard-coded navigation, a page assigned to the main menu will not display in your homepage navigation. Any edits to hard-coded navigation require a design change. You would need to contact your designer to adjust hard-coded navigation menus.

    Footer Menu

    Yes or No. A page assigned to the footer will appear at the bottom of your website or mobile carriers within the footer navigation.

    Please Note: Depending on the design of your website, you may not have a dynamic footer option. If this has been disabled, assigning a page to the footer will not add the page to your footer. Your footer would have to be modified by your website designer.

    LayoutDepending on your website design, you may have alternate page layouts that can be manually assigned to your pages. The Layout option will only appear if you have alternate forms; otherwise, this field is not visible.


    Marketing Tab

    The Marketing Tab is visible in four locations: Page Properties (General Pages), Blog Entries, Products (wines, products, etc), and Clubs. The marketing tab is essential for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) purposes.

    MARKETING TAB DEFINITIONS:

    URLIt lets you preview your marketing URL as it will appear in web browsers.
    Marketing URLAllows you to create easily recognizable URLs which can be used for marketing collateral or search engine optimization. This will enable you to create pages with logical names, like www.mycompany.com/productA.cfm, rather than a long string of unrecognizable characters. The platform will automatically generate a URL based on your page or product name. The entire marketing URL will display above and change dynamically (as well as your QR code) when you change information in the Marketing URL field.
    Meta TitleMeta Tags are used by search engines better to assess your website's relevancy in their search. Optimizing your meta title is one of the most important things you can do to improve your search rankings (and also one of the easiest). Page titles are displayed first in Google's search results, so be sure to use relevant keywords in all of yours and that your title accurately describes the page. Every one of your site's pages should have a unique title. The optimum length is approximately 60 to 90 characters.
    Meta Tag DescriptionThe optimum length for the meta description field is 250 characters or less. Think of the Meta Description as an "about this page" – something that will complement your Meta Title rather than repeat it.
    QR CodeThe QR code is dynamically generated and connected to the marketing URL for each page, product, and club. If you click on the QR code, a large (500px wide) code will appear so that you can download a larger version for any required uses. For more information on QR codes and their use, you can see our FAQ at /Frequently-Asked-Questions/FAQs-Misc#Q4.


    Security Tab

    The third tab for your page properties is the Security Tab. The Security Tab allows you to set the page security for each website page. You can use this function to limit who can access a particular page on your website based on Contact Types, Club Levels, or a combination of both. To restrict access, check the box or boxes next to Contact Type or Club Level. Before a customer can access a secured page, they will be prompted to log in to the website.

    SECURITY TAB DEFINITIONS:

    Contact TypesA customer must have a login account (username & password) and be assigned to one of the selected contact types. For example, if you secure a page for employees only, a customer must log in to the website and be assigned to the Employee Contact Type to view the page content. Please see the Contact Type Documentation for more information on creating and setting contact types.
    Club MembersA customer must have a login account (username & password) and a club membership matching the club level selected. For example, if you secure a page for Red Club Members only, a customer must log in to the website and have a valid Red Club Membership to view the page content.


    Admin Tab

    The fourth Page Properties tab is the Admin tab. Here you can set administrative parameters to your site pages, such as making them editable, deletable, and traceable. This will allow you to make sure that changes can't be made to a site page that may be irreparable. A website Redirect is also in place if you'd like to redirect the site page to another internal or external website page.

    ADMIN TAB DEFINITIONS:

    PageIDThe PageID is the internal ID name for the page. This is used mainly for programmers or developers.
    EditableSelect if an admin can edit this site page. This can prevent anyone from making irreparable changes to a site page.
    DeletableSelect if an admin can delete this site page. This can prevent anyone from making irreparable changes to a site page.
    TreeableSelect if this site page can have a treeable site page added by an admin. This can prevent anyone from making irreparable changes to a site page.
    RedirectAllows you to enter a URL so the page automatically redirects visitors to a different page or website. When linking internally (pages within your site) to other pages within your site, you will want to include the marketing URL for the page you wish to link to. You must have a / before the URL (e.g., About-Us/Vineyard). When redirecting to outside websites, you want the entire marketing URL, including www. (e.g., www.vin65.com). This Redirect is the second Redirect field in the Page Properties, which still functions similarly.
    For more information on marketing URLs for your site pages, please see the Marketing tab documentation.
    Keyword

    A programmed key for a page to behave specifically, such as "Product," makes the page the main store page. These sections are unavailable unless the person is a high-end developer and needs to create store and member pages from scratch.

    Do not remove or duplicate keywords from pages. Doing so can cause the system to error. For the product pages, this will delete all assigned product categories.

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