The most common way to create a new Page is from within the Site Browser tool (Site -> Browser). However a new Page can be created from multiple places.
Locations to Add a Page
Site Browser Folder
Right-click on a folder, click on new, and then click again on Page.
Site Browser Detail Area
Click on the +Add New button on the right hand side of the Site Browser detail.
In the Page Editor
Click Create New Page in the action sidebar while editing any Page.
Page Properties
The following table lists the properties of the default Page Asset Content Type:
| Property | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | None | The name of the Page, displayed in both the dotCMS Site Browser and the user's Browser. |
| Host or Folder | The folder currently selected in the Site Browser | The parent folder of the Page. |
| Template | See Below | The Template used to display and edit the Page. |
| Friendly Name | Automatically set to match the Title | The name displayed in the menu (when the Show On Menu property is selected). |
| Url | Automatially generated from the Title | The URL of the page (within the parent folder's URL path). |
| Show On Menu | False | Checking this option causes the Page to automatically appear in any dynamic navigation menus that display the current folder. |
| Sort Order (legacy) | 0 | A numeric value used to sort the order of objects in the navigation menu.
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| Cache TTL | 15 | Time (in seconds) to cache the page contents. |
Note: The default Page Asset Content Type includes only the minimum required fields needed to create a Page. Custom Page Types can be created with additional fields.
Default Template
By default, no Template is selected for a new Page, and you must select one when creating the Page, since Template is a required field.
However there are two different ways that you can specify a default Template to use.
1. Create a Template Named “Default Template”
With the standard (out-of-the-box) dotCMS configuration, when you create a Page, the system will look for a Template name “Default Template”. If you have a Template with this name, that Template will automatically be assigned to all new Pages.
You may change the Template assigned to the Page at any time, either before or after saving the new Page.
2. Specify the Name of the Default Template
The name of the default Template is specified via the DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_NAME property in the dotmarketing-config.properties file. To make an existing Template the default Template for new pages, change this property:
DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_NAME=Default Template
If there is no Template in the system with a name that matches the value set in this property, then new Pages will not be assigned a Template automatically, and you must manually select a Template before you can save any new Page.
Editing the New Page
When you first create a new page and Save or Save/Publish, the page is displayed but remains locked, so new content can't be added to the page:
To add content to the page, choose Lock for Editing from the action sidebar. New objects can now be added to the containers in the page (based on the Template assigned to the page):
