Creating Site Sections (Subsites)

Please note that the instructions below pertain solely to the MedSchool site.


If you are trying to create a Site Section, please first fill out a Support Request form at which point a Site Section may be created for you. These instructions are for linking previously created Site Section Home Pages and their child pages. 

Subsite is a way of organizing multiple sites into one Main Navigation. There are many advantages to organizing the site content in this way including:

  1. Uniform look and feel to all pages.
  2. One standardized menu navigation.
  3. Internal searches that encompass the entire site.  
     

Site Sections Home Page

  1. Log in to your site.
  2. Hover your mouse over Structure. 
  3. Hover your mouse over Taxonomy.
  4. Click Site sections.
    Example of the Content Overview page and filtering to sub-site page (Steps 2 to 4)


     

  5. Click on the page with the desired Site Section name.  This will be the new sub-site home page.
    Example of the site section taxonomy page


     

  6. Add your content as usual.
    Note: Do not add Breadcrumbs, Page Title or Left Navigation.
    Reminder: Only paste unformatted text into components. 
    Example of Site Section home page

     
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save 
    Example of Save button

     
  1. Log in to your site.
  2. Hover your mouse over Structure. 
  3. Hover your mouse over Taxonomy.
  4. Click Site sections.
    Example of the Content Overview page and filtering to sub-site page (Steps 2 to 4)


     

  5. Click on the page with the desired Site Section name.  This will be the new sub-site home page.

    Example of the site section taxonomy page


     

  6. Click Edit.
    Example of the edit node link on a child page

     

  7. Toggle the Publish tab.
    Note: The Edit node page will not appear like other pages.
    Note: Do not change any of the settings as this may cause usability issues.
  8. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
    Example of edit node page for Site section home page (Steps 6 to 7)


     

Site Sections Child Pages

  1. Log in to your site.
  2. Go to the Content Overview page.
  3. Filter to your Site Sections pages.
  4. Find the desired child page.
    Example of the content page for child pages (Steps 2 to 5)


     

  5. Click Edit.
    Example of the edit node link on a child page


     

  6. Toggle on the Provide a menu link.
  7. From the Parent Link dropdown menu, select the appropriate location.
  8. Expand the Template section.
  9. In the Select a Template dropdown menu, select Site sections.
  10. Expand the categorization section.
  11. Ensure that the appropriate Permissions are selected.
  12. In the Site Sections dropdown menu, select the appropriate Permissions.
    Example of Linking a Child Page and Additional Options settings (Steps 6 to 12)

     

  13. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
    Example of Save button

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