On all theme and custom sites, internal pages have several layout options that can be used simply by turning elements on and off. This allows you to build content that meets your needs and engages your audience to learn more.
Page Banner
The page banner area of the page is a set design feature which is different for each theme/custom design. You have the option to display an image from the Banner Library Tool Database, page title text, or a styled background with page title text. (The dimensions of the banner cannot be changed.)
Breadcrumbs
If the design of your site includes Breadcrumbs, they appear in or just below the page banner. Breadcrumbs are text links that help users understand where they are within your site and allows them to navigate through the page hierarchy.
Category Menu
The Category Menu, or internal menu, displays on the right side of the page. It can be toggled off on the upper right side of the page to allow more space for tools, but make sure that users can easily navigate within your site before doing so.
Main Panel
The main panel of the page displays content from the tools that you add to the page. If there is no content on the page, it will be blank on the live (published) page.
Right Panel
The Right Panel provides you with another option to display tools and adds visual appeal to your page. It can be toggled off on the upper right side of the page to allow more space for the main panel.
Columns Tool
The Columns Tool allows you to format (text/images) in vertical columns to conserve space or add visual appeal.
Suggestions
How you lay out the content on your page should be determined by:
- Type of content (images, video, calendar, text)
- Volume of content
- Audience for whom the page is intended
New Visitors
When creating pages for new visitors, it's important to balance space with images, small groupings of content, and clear navigation to send them on a logical path within your site.
Pages that are often geared for new visitors would include:
- About Us/History
- Join Us/Welcome
- Mission Statements/Our Mission
- Support Us/Donate
Repeat Visitors (Members)
- Make content and resources easily accessible and provide helpful/timely updates to encourage repeat visits.
- Add a convenient right-panel layout with events, announcements, links, and more.
- Feature the majority of your text and images on the main panel and turn on the Category Menu so users can quickly move to other pages within the category.
Best Practices
- Let the content help guide your page layout.
- If you have a page with announcements, events, along with a lot of text and images, add a right panel to help visually organize content for the user.
- If you have large images and text only, avoid the right panel.
- Use multiple tools with headers to help organize information rather than adding a lot of text to one content editor.
If you have any questions or need help, send us a note at communitysupport@factsmgt.com!
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