While there are other channels where you can create and publish content, such as: Stories, News, Events, Gallery, Newsletters etc. Pages is the most versatile option for content creation.
Let's look at some of the features that can help you create rich content on your pages.
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Templates
Templates are at the core of pages. Think of these like layouts into which you can fill your content. Using templates you can create rich layouts.
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Widgets
Widgets let you embed dynamic content onto your pages. Widgets can be used in tandem with Templates to build out compelling dynamic Pages.
Note: To delete any widget that is added to the page, don't hit backspace/delete. Instead, click on the code in the square brackets and the following pop-up will appear. Then click on “Remove Widget” and it gets removed.
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Forms
Yes! You can insert a form onto the Pages that you create.
Step 1: Select the page on which you'd like to insert the form. You can do this from Pages on the admin panel,
Step 2: Click the Select option below the content editor window.
Step 3: A pop-up will appear with the list of forms that you've created using Forms. Click on the title of the form you'd like to link.
Step 4: Click Save to store your changes
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HTML Code
You can edit/format your content using HTML code using the Code View option on the editor.
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Other things that you can add to make your page more attractive are Images and Videos.
There are a few additional options you can set on Pages
Access: You can set viewing rights of a certain page either to the public, logged-in users, or admin only using the options from the drop-down.
Membership: If your alumni association has any membership options available, this can be used to restrict access to the page to specific membership levels.
Status: You can use this to save your work as a draft and resume later. Once done, you can select the “publish option”.
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Examples
Here are a few pages created by some of our partner schools. Take a look and see if you get any ideas that you could incorporate into your institution.
Using Templates:
Introduction page: https://alumni.frenchamericansf.org/page/who-we-are
Welcome page: https://alumni.emmaus.edu/page/welcome
Using Widgets:
Profile card: https://alumni.gannacademy.org/page/about-us
Using Forms:
Survey: https://alumni.lpu.in/page/polling-and-information-for-hyderabad-alumni-reunion
Other Interesting Examples:
Explaining Mentorship feature: https://alumni.cannonschool.org/page/mentor-program
Features on the site: https://alumni.cannonschool.org/page/feature-page
Note: For the page to appear on the site, you’ll have to add it under one of the headers on the navigation menu. This article explains how
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