Managing Pages and Navigation

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How many pages can I add on my site?

You can add an unlimited number of pages with as much content as your account storage allows.

How do I add a page without listing it in the Navigation Menu?

• Roll over the Control Panel  icon available in the top right corner of your site in Admin View.
• Select "New Page"
• Fill in the page title and deselect the "Add to Nav Menu" check box
• Press "Add"

The newly added page will not be listed in the navigation. You can link to it from other pages on your site.

How can I change the Home page of my website?

You can set any of the pages on your site as Home page - the initial page which opens when you type in the URL for your site.

• Rollover the Control panel   icon available in the Admin View of your website.
• Select "Manage Pages"
• In the "Action" column click the Home icon  of the page you wish to set as your Home page.

When do changes in the menu get published?

Since the menu is an object that is common for all pages - changes in it appear in the Normal View after you publish any of the pages.

The navigation menu appears with a different style on one of the pages of my site.

Check if you are using a different encoding for this particular page.

Open "Page Properties" from the Control Panel  icon in the top right corner of Admin View. The encoding is displayed in the "Advanced Settings" section.

See also	Advanced Page Properties tutorial

I've deleted the Navigation Menu of my website. Can I restore it?

Yes, you can recreate your deleted Navigation Menu following these steps:

• Roll over the Area  icon located in the menu area of your site
• Select "Add -> Navigation Menu"
• Once the Navigation Menu  icon has appeared you can proceed with adding the menu items by rolling over the Navigation Menu  icon > "Add > Navigation Menu Item"

See also	Manage Navigation tutorial

My navigation menu is missing in Normal View although it is visible in Admin View. 

Please check if your Navigation Menu is not placed on hold. Items placed on hold are not visible in Normal View even after publishing the page. Their icon is marked with a red corner . To restore the menu to Normal View, roll over the Navigation   icon and select  "Unhold". Then publish the page. Your menu should now be available in Normal View already as well.

My site can't load in full. The navigation items don't appear.

The navigation in many of the designs is rendered with JavaScript. If the JavaScript is disabled for your browser, or the Security settings are increased to High the menu won't appear.

If you are using Internet Explorer please follow these steps:

1. From the "Tools" menu on top of your browser window select "Internet options"
2. Open the "Security" tab.
3. If you have selected Custom Level, click on the "Custom Level" button. In the properties popup make sure that the option for "Active Scripting" is enabled. If your are using Default Level and it is set to High, try switching it to Medium.

If you are using FireFox:
1. From the "Tools" menu on top of your browser window select "Options"
2. Open "Web Features" tab
3. If the "Enable JavaScript" option is not checked, select it and press "OK".

Contact us if this doesn't help resolve the problem.

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Can I make some pages on my site available to select users only?

Yes. You can easily restrict access to any page on your site with password or based on users' membership to a mailing list on your site.

• Roll over the Control Panel  icon in the top right corner and select "Page Properties" from the menu
• Click on "Show Options" to open the "Access Control" section
• In the "Password" field define the password
• From the "Allow only for members of" dropdown select the mailing list whose members you wish to have access to this page
• Press "Update"

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Can I create an option for paid membership on my site?
Yes, you can easily set up paid membership on your site by following these steps:

•  Set up appropriate Access Restriction (by email and password) on all pages and resources you want to make available to paid members only.
• Then add a PayPal button on a public page of your site so, visitors can use it to pay the membership fee.

Once you receive a payment notification from PayPal, you'll need to add the person's email address to the mailing list used for the Access Protection and send them the password required for viewing the protected resources.

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Can I have more than one navigation menu on my site? Can I have multilevel or per-page menus?

All our Business designs with the exception of Charcoal have multiple navigation. You can add up to 4 navigation menus in the top and bottom areas. To create a navigation menu roll over the icon  available in the navigation area and select  Add > Navigation menu.

Multilevel navigation is available only for the main menu of the Business designs. You can add submenu items by rolling over the Edit icon  of a menu item and selecting Add > Menu Subitem. Please note that you can have only one level of subnavigation.

With the Aurora design we have introduced the option for inserting page-specific menus. To add a per-page menu, roll over the top left  icon. Go to Properties and from Navigation Menu dropdown choose Add new per-page menu.

See also	Manage Navigation tutorial Business Designs tutorial

Can I set a Page Not Found within my site?

Yes, you can. Having your own Page Not Found will help you catch requests to pages that do not exist on your site without losing any traffic. To set a custom Page Not Found, roll over the Control Panel icon and go to Manage Pages. Select the page you wish to set as a Page Not Found and click on the  icon in the Actions column next to the page name.

See also	Manage Pages tutorial