Penn State University Libraries - Editing a Page

After the page has been created, you can edit its content. When you first create a page, the page includes only the text and elements from the template. You add content by double-clicking or dragging and dropping components onto the page. Best practice is to add Column Control first, then PSUL Title, if needed, followed by the remaining necessary components.

Note: Your account needs the appropriate access rights to create or edit pages.  When working on a page for the first time, test your permissions by making a small edit & clicking submit.

After you open the page, you can start to add content. You do this by adding components (previously called paragraphs).

To insert a new component, do one of the following:

• Double-click the area labeled Drag components or assets here... or drag a component from the floating toolbar (called the Sidekick) to this area. The editable area appears wherever new content can be added, such as at the end of the list if other components exist or at the end of a column.
• If a component already exists, you can right-click the component and select New... This inserts the new component before the existing one. Then click the new component that you want. A window opens that allows you to configure your component and add content.

To copy a component:

1. Select the component and right-click.
2. Select Copy from the menu.
3. Select and right-click the component directly below the location where you want your copied component to appear.
4. Select Paste.
5. Click OK.  Your copied component will appear directly above the component you selected.
   

To edit an existing component, do one of the following:

• Double-click the component to open it. You see the same window as when you created the component's existing content. Make your changes and click OK.
  
• Right-click the component and click Edit.
  

To move a component:

1. Click the component you want to move. CQ highlights it.
2. With your cursor on the component outline, drag and drop the component to the new location. CQ indicates where components can be moved to with a green checkmark.
   
3. Your component is moved.

To delete a component:

1. Select the component and right-click.
2. Select Delete from the menu. CQ requests confirmation that you want to delete the component as this action cannot be undone.
3. Click OK.

Metadata (entered under Page Properties in CQ) is useful for allowing users of the CMS not responsible for pages and digital assets to quickly locate and identify content they wish to re-use in their area of the system, and for visitors to the Libraries website to quickly identify and retrieve materials of interest. There are two types of metadata in the CMS:

• Fields with values entered in Page Properties, to give descriptive information about the page or digital asset not found in the content itself;
• Tags, also entered in Page Properties but drawn from pre-developed controlled vocabularies, which allow developers to create dynamic pages in the CMS structured around particular themes such as library hours or academic subjects.

Depending on if you are creating metadata for a page or for content in the Digital Asset Manager (such as images, audio/video, etc.), there are different metadata requirements. This is because for web pages, CQ will index the full text as well as the metadata you have entered, so it is less important to have a full metadata record. Of course, you may enter as much metadata as you like in the Page Properties for your own reference.

Page Properties define the various properties of the page, such as titles, when they appear on the website and others.  To set the page properties, do the following:

1. Open the page you want to edit.
2. In the sidekick, click the Page icon. Select Page Properties... from the list.
3. In the window that opens, click on the Advanced tab:
   1. Language (recommended): if text-based, especially if the page happens to be in another language
4. In the window that opens, click on the Basic tab:
   1. Hide in Navigation (required): check the box unless the page is one of the top level pages of your site (per Web Steering)
   2. Tags (may be required, as applicable): provide subject headings to the page, and may be used to include your page in dynamic pages elsewhere on the Libraries website. Consult with the CMS implementation team to determine if a particular tag is required for dynamic content.
   3. Title (required): supplied when page is initially created, but may be changed later
   4. Description (recommended): indexed by CQ, though on equal basis with the page content, i.e. a description won't enhance its standing in search result
5. Click OK.