Working With a Landing Page

A landing page is an enhanced page used for a section's home page or a portal site. The landing page has it's own content (i.e., Section, Title, URL slug, Video or image, Heading, Body and Button fields), but it also references several different content types that exist outside the landing page itself (i.e., Slideshow, Call to actions and infographics).

The landing page also includes a news and events feed concept under the "Manage queues" and "Settings" options in the administration bar. This allows published news articles and events to be fed into the landing page—regardless of which section originally created them.

Authors can edit landing pages, but only system administrators can create a landing page.

How to create a landing page

  1. Request a new landing page by visiting https://wmich.edu/web and clicking on "I need to... Create or reconfigure a CMS site."  Then click on "Change my site's configuration."  Indicate in the description of the work order that you are requesting a landing page.

  2. After you have been informed that your landing page has been created, locate your landing page in the Dashboard.

  3. Add a Slideshow by referencing its title in the provided box.

  4. Add a Call to action bar by referencing its title in the provided box.

  5. Add a Video or image to your page.

  6. Add a Heading—this will be the large text next to your video or image.

  7. The Body is displayed after the heading.

  8. Button comes after the body—provide a Title and Link if you would like users to follow through on whatever you have explained in the heading and body.  Choose a Color for the button.  There is also a Secondary action the supports the button's main call to action. For example, if the main action is an "Apply now" button, the secondary action might be "Take a tour."

  9. Add an Infographic group by referencing its title in the provided box.

  10. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.