Default & Enhanced Homepage

Enhanced Homepage: Index - Parameters

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Learn more about the components of an Enhanced Homepage and how to edit each section in the .

Index - Parameters sets up the look and feel and content selection of your Enhanced Homepage.

Parameters can be accessed once a file is checked out (lightbulb icon is illuminated) by clicking:

  • "Properties", then "Parameters" on the left side navigation.
  • "MultiEdit", then "Parameters" on the left side navigation.
Screenshot showing the Modern Campus CMS parameters section.

Tip: Think of Index - Parameters as a setup area for content features. Once you have your page looking the way you like it, you then edit the content displayed in those areas by navigating to the MultiEdit or editing the widget(s) you selected to be displayed. 

Metadata and Title

Metadata

For any page you create, you will need to update the Title and Description in the Properties section of each page.

Screenshot of the Properties section of a CMS page


Update Page Properties

  1. Check out the page you're working on by clicking the lightbulb icon.
  2. Click Properties.
    1. It will automatically take you to the Parameters tab.
  3. From there, update the Title based on the guidelines below.
  4. Update the Description by adding a short sentence about what the page is about, including relevant keywords.
  5. Ignore "Keywords".
  6. If you would like to search the CMS by Tags, add them in the "Tags" field.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Publish.

Learn more about creating great metadata.

Title

A page title, also known as a title tag, is the word or phrase that appears in the tab in an Internet browser, at the top of an Internet browser window, and on an Internet search result page. Creating the correct page title descriptions can help boost your site's web pages on Google's Search Engine Results Page (SERP) and make it easier for visitors to find your information. Learn more about creating great page titles.

Homepage Title Examples

Custom Settings

Hero

Hero in an Enhanced Homepage

The Hero is a required element for Enhanced Homepages. It will display immediately below the header. This section selects the type of Hero that will display on the Enhanced Homepage.

The Hero can display: 

  • One Image
    • Full-width
  • One Video
    • Full-width
    • (Pause button added automatically for accessibility purposes.)
Select Hero Type (Image or Video)
  1. Scroll to Custom Settings. 
  2. In the Hero section, select Hero type by using the drop-down menu.

Homepage Layout Order

Screenshot of Homepage Layout Order editable area in the CMS index file.

The Homepage Layout Order dictates the chronological order of Widget Region(s), Highlighted Content Section(s), Full-Width Image(s), and/or Jumbotron as they will appear as users scroll down the Enhanced Homepage.

Arrange Homepage Layout Order
  1. Under Hero, scroll to Homepage Layout Order.
  2. Using the Homepage Position drop-down menus, select the order of Widget Region(s), Highlighted Content Section(s), Full-Width Image(s), and/or Jumbotron as they will appear as users scroll down the Enhanced Homepage.
    1. Once you have chosen a section in a drop-down, do not choose that same section in a different Homepage Position. 
      1. If the same drop-down section is selected, the Homepage Position proceeding it will override the action.
  3. You can choose to "Show" or "Hide" all or some Widget Region(s), Highlighted Content Section(s), Full-Width Image(s), and/or Jumbotron sections.

Highlighted Content Section 1 and 2*

Screenshot of Highlighted Content Section 1 and 2 in the CMS index file.

The Highlighted Content Section 1 and 2 dictates if the Highlighted Content Section 1 and/or 2 are shown or hidden from the Enhanced Homepage.

Show/Hide Highlighted Content Section 1 and 2

  1. Under Homepage Layout Order, scroll to Highlighted Content Section 1.
  2. Using the drop-down menu, select "Yes" or "No".
    1. Yes = shown on the Enhanced Homepage
    2. No = hidden from the Enhanced Homepage
  3. Repeat Steps 1-2 for Highlighted Content Section 2 (if applicable).

Update Highlighted Content Section 1 and 2

  1. To edit the content in a Highlighted Content Section, follow the instructions on Index - MultiEdit.

*You can choose to "Show" or "Hide" both or either of these sections.