A Generic page type is a page template that serves as a base for most pages on the website.
It can be used as a template for standalone pages (for example Contact page) or it can be contextualy combined with several other pages in a group (for example within the Members part).
It is very similar to a Service page because it contains the same set of modules that can be added to a page, but contextually the Service page is used only for services, while Generic page type can be used for various different pages.
Basically, at the moment editors can use this template for all pages that are not part of Posts or Services.
What is different about this page typ is, that this time there are less mandatory fields.
The only mandatory fields are:
- Title description
- Description
- Module container: can be selected based on available modules.
This time you are not compelled to add a Header image or Teaser image. You can add them of course, but you don't need to. Be aware, that when you are leave them blank, a fallback image will be shown, when referring to the page via a Picture and Text Teaser, for example.
Steps in the CMS
A new Generic Page will be created under
Content -> Content structure -> Your Country -> Click on your Landing page -> Select the folder -> Create/Create Content -> Choose Generic Page
In order to create a new Generic page you have to follow the following steps: In the content tree, click on the folder of your country and navigate to your landing page. Then click on the folder, where you want to create the Generic page. Click on "Create Content" or right click on the three dots and click "Create". Please always make sure, to preselect the correct language, you want to create the page in. Search for Generic page in the section Content. Click on "Generic Page". Click on "field" in the top left in the page builder and fill in all the necessary fields, add images if you want to etc.
Then you can drag and drop different modules to the page and create it as you wish.
Don’t forget to add a new translation to the created Generic page, if you need to.
After selecting the newly created Generic page, click on the three dots in the right and click on “Translation” - or search for the tab "Translation". Click “Add New”, select the Source language and Target language.
After adding a new translation all the data will be copied to the new translations, but in the original language. So now you need to select the translation and exchange the old content with the new translated content.
Then click “Publish” again to publish the new translated page as well.