Creating/Revising/Publishing Content (Generally)
- Jashele Tillman (Unlicensed)
This guide contains step-by-step instructions and best practices on creating, revising, and publishing content.
Step 1: Adding Content
After logging in, you will be on your user page. Click on Manage in the upper left-hand corner of the page to open the Management Toolbar.
From the Management Toolbar, click on Content.
Click Add Content
Step 2: Selecting a Content Type
Once you are on the Add Content page, you will see a list of different content types that you can create.
This list looks different for each site as different content types have been developed to meet unique needs.
One content type that is available on all sites is the Basic Page. Below we will cover how to create a Basic Page. Once you are familiar with creating a Basic Page, you can move on to using other content types.
Step 3: Creating a Basic Page
Basic pages are the simplest content type you can create. They only have two displayed fields: Headline and Body.
After you have navigated to the Add Content page, select the Basic Page content type.
*Please note that the headline is a required field.
In this step, save the page without publishing. You will be directed to the newly set up page.
Click the Edit tab and continue on to the last step.
Step 4: Publishing the Page & Revisions
On any page you create, you will see a right sidebar with the following fields:
The revision log is most important for major updates after the page/content is created. If you ever needed to revert to a past revision, having the log is helpful.
Enter a relevant message in Revision log message, for example: “Added link to new IPEDS report”
Make sure to leave Create new revision checked.
Check the Publishing status checkbox if you are ready to make the page live on your site.
You can also uncheck this box in the future to unpublish a page.
Click on Save at the bottom of the form.