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Adding New Pages to Your School Website

Step-by-step guide to creating new pages in the Edlio CMS — Add a Blank Page, Link to another page, or to a feature page like Forms, Videos, Photo Albums, Calendars, and Links

As a website administrator or authorized user, you can add new pages to your school's website without writing any code. This guide walks through the New Page modal and the page-type options it offers.

How to add a new page

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Step 1: Navigate to the section where the new page should live (Pages → Category → Section). For navigation help, see Navigate to Pages.

Step 2: Click the + New Page button in the top-right corner of the section page list.

Step 3: In the New Page modal, click the tile that matches the kind of page you want.

The New Page modal opens with the question "What kind of page do you want to add?" — there are no Cancel/Save buttons. You select a page type by clicking its tile, and you dismiss the modal with the ✕ in the top-right.

Page types you can create

The New Page modal offers two starting types and five feature pages.

Blank Page

A blank canvas where you add content blocks (text, photos, links, buttons, section menu) yourself. Use this for custom content like announcements, policy pages, or general information pages.

Link to another page

Creates a menu entry that points to a different page — either elsewhere on your site or to an external URL. Use this when you want:

  • A navigation entry that jumps to a page in a different section

  • An external link in your site menu (parent organization, district resources, etc.)

  • A shortcut to a frequently visited page

Feature pages

Feature pages are single-purpose pages dedicated entirely to one feature. Per the modal: "A feature page is a page that only consists of that specific feature."

The modal currently offers five feature pages:

  • Form — display and collect information through an online form

  • Videos — video gallery

  • Photo Album — image gallery from school events

  • Calendar — display dates and events

  • Links — organize useful links for students, parents, and staff

Available feature pages may vary depending on your school's setup and which features are enabled.

After clicking a tile

  • Blank Page opens the page editor with an empty layout — you'll add content blocks from there. See Add content to Pages.

  • Link to another page opens a target picker (URL or in-site page).

  • Feature pages open the feature-specific editor (form builder, calendar settings, etc.).

Save Draft vs Publish

When you create a Blank Page, the page editor footer has two buttons:

  • Save Draft (filled blue, primary) — saves your changes without making the page public

  • Publish (outlined blue, secondary) — makes the page live on your school website

Until you click Publish, the page exists only as a draft and is not visible to site visitors.

Tips

  • Reorganize your section structure as needed — simply drag and drop with the domino icon to the lefthand side of the page to adjust the order of your section menu.

  • Use descriptive names — they appear in section menus and breadcrumbs.

  • Match page type to purpose: Blank Page for custom content, feature pages for single-purpose displays.

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