Main Settings (Page)

You can create a community page when in a community folder or in a community editor. To create a page you must choose a page template and select whether or not to inherit future changes to the template. The template you choose affects the layout of the page, its default name, the portlets on the page, and whether or not there is a Content Canvas (an area for free form portlets).

If you inherit the page template, you cannot delete portlets associated with the page template, but you can add portlets to the page created from the template. If you do not inherit the page template, you can delete portlets associated with the template, add new portlets, and change the page layout.

A community page is like other portal objects in that it can be copied (to another community folder), localized, migrated, and have unique security settings. All users with access to a community may not see all of the pages within it, based on their access rights. Also, different users might see different combinations of portlets, based on their access rights.

Pages added to the community can be deleted. Pages that are part of a community's template cannot be deleted from the community, but can be re-ordered or copied to another community folder. If you delete a page from the community editor, that page is deleted from the portal and no longer appears as an object in the community folder.

To modify the page template:

1. Under Page Template, click the page template name.

2. Modify the template as needed and click Finish.

To define the page:

1. Define the page content and layout:

• To add portlets to the page, click Add Portlets (to add existing portlets) or Create Portlets (to create new portlets).

• To add a content canvas portlet, click Add Content Canvas, choose a portlet, and click OK. You can only add a content canvas if your page template supports one, or if you do not inherit the page template and you select a page layout that has a content canvas area.

• To select a layout for the page, click Select Page Layout, click the button next to the layout you want and click Finish. You can only select a layout if you did not inherit the page template.
  
  Note: Narrow portlets can display in either narrow or wide columns in your portal, but wide portlets can display only in the wide columns.

2. Optionally, to define page properties and names, click Properties and Names. To learn more, click here. (The default and localized page names come from the page template.)

3. Click Finish.

The page you configure will inherit the header and footer of the community that contains the page.

• To display the page associated with this help topic:

• To edit a community page from within the community:

1. Click My Communities and select the community you want to edit.
2. Click Edit this Community.

3. In the community editor, under Community Pages, click a page.

• To create or edit a community page from Administration:

1. Click Administration.
2. Open the Page Editor:
• To create a new page:
1. Go to a community folder.
2. In the Create Object drop-down list, click Page.
3. Select whether or not to Inherit the Template.
4. Click OK.
• To edit an existing page:
1. Navigate to the page in a community folder (or in the community editor).
2. Click the page name.