Create a New Page
Whether you're a free user or a subscriber to our Pro service, your site can have as many pages and sub-pages as needed. We place no limits whatsoever on the number of pages that can be added to a site. Creating a new page is as simple as going to the Pages tab and clicking Add Page.
There is an option to create a Standard Page or a Blog Page. For now let's focus on just creating Standard Pages. You can learn how to create a Blog page in the Blog section of the help site.
Clicking the Standard Page option adds a new page to your list.
Working from top-to-bottom you can:
There is an option to create a Standard Page or a Blog Page. For now let's focus on just creating Standard Pages. You can learn how to create a Blog page in the Blog section of the help site.
Clicking the Standard Page option adds a new page to your list.
Working from top-to-bottom you can:
- Change the Page's Name
- Alter the Page's Layout
- Hide the page in the navigation menu. If you check this box, the page is hidden from the navigation (though you can create your own links to hidden pages).
- Turn on Password Protection, which requires a subscription to our Pro service
- Adjust the Advanced Settings
- Edit the Page (which will take you back to the elements area of the editor that we've previously been looking at)
- Copy the Page to use as the basis for a new page
- Delete the Page
Page Layouts
Four different page layouts can be applied to each individual page of your site. The option to select a page layout can be found to the right of each page under the Pages tab. Select the layout you like and then click Edit Page to see how the page looks with that layout. This can always be changed later (and over and over again) so don't sweat it if you're not sure which layout you want to use.
Let's take a quick look at each type of layout.
Large Header
This layout is the default for each new page. It includes a section at the top of the page where a large header image can be uploaded.
Small Header
This layout includes a header area at the top of the page as well. But as implied by the name, this header is smaller than the default "Large Header" layout.
No Header
You can probably see where this is going now. Where the Large and Small Header layouts each have an area to upload a header image, this layout does not include any such area.
Landing Page
The Landing Page layout includes space for a header image, a title, a subtitle message and an action button that can be linked to any other page of your site. The Landing Page is a good choice for a home page layout.
Keep in mind that Page Layouts really only control the functionality and look of the header area of a page.
Let's take a quick look at each type of layout.
Large Header
This layout is the default for each new page. It includes a section at the top of the page where a large header image can be uploaded.
Small Header
This layout includes a header area at the top of the page as well. But as implied by the name, this header is smaller than the default "Large Header" layout.
No Header
You can probably see where this is going now. Where the Large and Small Header layouts each have an area to upload a header image, this layout does not include any such area.
Landing Page
The Landing Page layout includes space for a header image, a title, a subtitle message and an action button that can be linked to any other page of your site. The Landing Page is a good choice for a home page layout.
Keep in mind that Page Layouts really only control the functionality and look of the header area of a page.
Organize Subpages
If your site has more pages than you can fit on the navigation bar our system will automatically create a More link and add all of your new pages as subpages of this More link.
This works reasonably well, but a better option is to avoid this More link entirely by making any excess pages of your site sub-pages of other pages. This gives you more control over the structure of the site.
How? By using the option found under the Pages tab. Drag a page underneath and to the right of another page in the list to create a subpage.
This works reasonably well, but a better option is to avoid this More link entirely by making any excess pages of your site sub-pages of other pages. This gives you more control over the structure of the site.
How? By using the option found under the Pages tab. Drag a page underneath and to the right of another page in the list to create a subpage.
Hide Pages from the Navigation Menu
Sometimes you may not want pages to appear in your navigation menu at all.
To a hide a page from the navigation menu, go to the Pages tab, select the page and check the Hide page in navigation menu option shown there.
Taking this action with a page means it won't show up in the navigation menu. As seen in this example, the hidden page named "Thank You" is nowhere to be seen.
How would a visitor find a page if you hide it from the navigation? Our system allows you to create links to pages using text, images and buttons within the content area of your site. So you can create a link to a hidden page from elsewhere on the site instead of from than the navigation menu.
But why hide a page at all? If you have dozens and dozens of pages, showing all those pages in the navigation could be overwhelming for your visitors. Hiding some of the less important pages and linking to them from the content area of your site is a way to keep the navigation area clean and easy to, well, navigate.
To a hide a page from the navigation menu, go to the Pages tab, select the page and check the Hide page in navigation menu option shown there.
Taking this action with a page means it won't show up in the navigation menu. As seen in this example, the hidden page named "Thank You" is nowhere to be seen.
How would a visitor find a page if you hide it from the navigation? Our system allows you to create links to pages using text, images and buttons within the content area of your site. So you can create a link to a hidden page from elsewhere on the site instead of from than the navigation menu.
But why hide a page at all? If you have dozens and dozens of pages, showing all those pages in the navigation could be overwhelming for your visitors. Hiding some of the less important pages and linking to them from the content area of your site is a way to keep the navigation area clean and easy to, well, navigate.
If you have a Pro subscription, you can password protect individual pages or your entire site.
First you have to activate password protection by creating a password. This is done using the Site Password field found under the Settings tab. Save your changes when you're done.
Setting a Site Password automatically password protects your entire site. If you only want to password protect specific pages, you'll now need to make adjustments under the Pages tab. Select each page you do not want to protect and un-check the "Password protect this page" box.
Any page you leave marked as Password Protected will display a lock icon to the right of its name.
If someone tries to access that page, they'll be prompted to enter your password. Note that the password must be entered exactly as written in your site's Settings section, including any capitalization.
Each site can only have one password, no matter how many pages are protected. And once a visitor enters the password for one page, they'll be able to access any other password protected pages until their session is over (when they close their browser) - after that point they'll need to enter the password again the next time they visit a password protected page on your site.
First you have to activate password protection by creating a password. This is done using the Site Password field found under the Settings tab. Save your changes when you're done.
Setting a Site Password automatically password protects your entire site. If you only want to password protect specific pages, you'll now need to make adjustments under the Pages tab. Select each page you do not want to protect and un-check the "Password protect this page" box.
Any page you leave marked as Password Protected will display a lock icon to the right of its name.
If someone tries to access that page, they'll be prompted to enter your password. Note that the password must be entered exactly as written in your site's Settings section, including any capitalization.
Each site can only have one password, no matter how many pages are protected. And once a visitor enters the password for one page, they'll be able to access any other password protected pages until their session is over (when they close their browser) - after that point they'll need to enter the password again the next time they visit a password protected page on your site.
Copy a Page
A page can be copied and used as the basis for a new page. To do this, just go to the Pages tab and select the page you want to copy from your list of pages, then use the Copy Page button to generate a copy of the page.
This will generate a new page at the bottom of your list of pages. This new page will have the same name as the original page.
Give the page a new name and then click Save & Edit to make changes to it.
This will generate a new page at the bottom of your list of pages. This new page will have the same name as the original page.
Give the page a new name and then click Save & Edit to make changes to it.
Reorder Pages
As you add pages to your site, they appear in the site's navigation menu and are also stacked in a list found under your Pages tab. Where a page appears on this Pages list directly controls where it appears in the navigation.
The list of pages seen here:
Give the site a navigation menu that looks like this one:
To move a page elsewhere in the list, just click it and drag it wherever you want. Moving the "My Blog" page as seen here:
Gives us a menu that looks like this one, with the Store page moving from the right of "Welcome!" to the right of "Journal".
The list of pages seen here:
Give the site a navigation menu that looks like this one:
To move a page elsewhere in the list, just click it and drag it wherever you want. Moving the "My Blog" page as seen here:
Gives us a menu that looks like this one, with the Store page moving from the right of "Welcome!" to the right of "Journal".
Create a Navigation Link that Leads to Another Site
You'll generally want most (if not all) of the links in your site's navigation to link to a page within your own site. But there are some situations where you may want the navigation to link elsewhere - to lead people to your twitter page, an outside blog, a partner's site, etc.
To create a navigation link that leads to another site, go to the Pages tab, click the Add Page button, and choose the External Link option.
Give the link a name; this name is what will appear in your navigation. Then enter the full link to the page or site to which you want to link. Click Save when you're done.
Now if anyone clicks the link to this page in your navigation menu, they'll leave your site and go straight to the link you created above. If you ever want to remove the link and turn the page into a normal page again, just uncheck the box and click Save Settings.
Any page that is directly linked to an external site will have an external link icon added to its page listing, as seen below:
You can do the above with any page on your site aside from the Home page.
To create a navigation link that leads to another site, go to the Pages tab, click the Add Page button, and choose the External Link option.
Give the link a name; this name is what will appear in your navigation. Then enter the full link to the page or site to which you want to link. Click Save when you're done.
Now if anyone clicks the link to this page in your navigation menu, they'll leave your site and go straight to the link you created above. If you ever want to remove the link and turn the page into a normal page again, just uncheck the box and click Save Settings.
Any page that is directly linked to an external site will have an external link icon added to its page listing, as seen below:
You can do the above with any page on your site aside from the Home page.
How to 301 Redirect a Page from a Previous Host
If you're migrating a website and domain from another platform, 301 redirects preserve your old URLs by redirecting them to your new Sitezapp ones. Your search engine rank for that page is preserved and you don't lose traffic.
All pages on Sitezapp hosted sites end with .html. This is a fairly standard convention. And if your old host followed the same convention then you likely don't need to worry with 301 redirects.
But the issue is that every host takes their own approach and not all of them end their pages with .html. Some end with .php or .htm. Some don't have a file extension at all.
So if with your old host you had a page called contact.php and your site with Sitezapp has a page called contact.html, you can ensure traffic to that old contact.php link is redirected to the contact.html page by following this short guide.
You'll find the option to configure 301 Redirects under the Settings tab of the site editor. Once you're in Settings, select the SEO section and scroll down to the bottom.
Clicking the Configure Redirects link opens this dialog box.
Creating your redirects here is as simple as entering the old address and choosing the equivalent page on your Sitezapp site.
Continue to create new redirects by using the Add Redirect button.
When you're done, click Save Changes. And then Publish the site. Your redirects are now active and working. There is nothing more you need to do and you can set up redirects for as many pages as you need. You can even direct multiple pages from an old host to a single page on your site with us.
Keep in mind this is only viable if you're using the same domain name with us as the one you used with your old host. If you're using a completely new domain with us then individual pages cannot be redirected to your new Sitezapp pages in this same way.
All pages on Sitezapp hosted sites end with .html. This is a fairly standard convention. And if your old host followed the same convention then you likely don't need to worry with 301 redirects.
But the issue is that every host takes their own approach and not all of them end their pages with .html. Some end with .php or .htm. Some don't have a file extension at all.
So if with your old host you had a page called contact.php and your site with Sitezapp has a page called contact.html, you can ensure traffic to that old contact.php link is redirected to the contact.html page by following this short guide.
You'll find the option to configure 301 Redirects under the Settings tab of the site editor. Once you're in Settings, select the SEO section and scroll down to the bottom.
Clicking the Configure Redirects link opens this dialog box.
Creating your redirects here is as simple as entering the old address and choosing the equivalent page on your Sitezapp site.
Continue to create new redirects by using the Add Redirect button.
When you're done, click Save Changes. And then Publish the site. Your redirects are now active and working. There is nothing more you need to do and you can set up redirects for as many pages as you need. You can even direct multiple pages from an old host to a single page on your site with us.
Keep in mind this is only viable if you're using the same domain name with us as the one you used with your old host. If you're using a completely new domain with us then individual pages cannot be redirected to your new Sitezapp pages in this same way.