DotAdmin User Guide

Creating a New Page

The “Create Page” icon.

To create a new page, click the “Create Page” icon highlighted in the image shown above.

You will be prompted to enter a filename for this page. This filename is not just a meaningless identifier used by the CMS, but also becomes a part of the address for this page when your visitors view it in a web browser. For this reason, you may want to choose an appropriate filename so that the address of the page in some way reflects its content and is easy to remember.

Filenames can only contain lower-case letters, numbers, and the underscore character: “_”. This is a common convention used when addressing web pages to make addresses easier to remember. When you enter a name, the CMS will convert any upper-case characters to lower-case, replace any spaces with underscores, and remove any other special symbol characters or punctuation.

Every page in the CMS must have a unique filename, so if you enter a filename which is already in use elsewhere in the CMS, you will be prompted to try again. The CMS will offer an available alternative, but you may wish to try another name of your own choosing as the CMS has never been particularly imaginative when it comes to choosing names.

Once a suitable, unique filename has been agreed upon, you will be forwarded to the Page Editor interface.