Sitefinity How-tos

Pages and templates are divided into these four main sections:

Above Page Content

• Directly below the top navigation and above the breadcrumbs
• Expands the entire width of the screen
• Common uses: alert, callout, wide images

Feature Content

• Below the above page content section
• Expands the entire width of the screen
• Common uses: Blog slider, feature boxes, wide images

Body

• The main body of the page
• Expands the entire width of the screen
• Common uses: Main content for the page or template

Base Content

• Below the body section, but above the footer
• Expands the entire width of the screen
• Common uses: this section is not commonly used

1. Click the Design navigation menu item and then select Page Templates
   
2. If the site is new, you will be provided with a 4x template that will be based on the "_UTMBWeb_4x_Hybrid" template. If the site is already established, you may see a list of templates. The default template may be based on the older 3x "UTMB_Master_MVC" template. Please email Sitefinity@UTMB.EDU to request for the 4x template to be added to your site. Your default template should remain as basic as possible. You can create templates that are based on the default template to customize them for specific needs.
   
3. Click the Create a template button
   
4. Add a template name. The template name should start with the website name.
   
5. Click the Select another Template button to select the template that this template should be based on. All templates should be based on another template.
   
6.  Select the base template and then click the Done button.
   
7. Click the Create and go to add content button.
8. Drag layout elements and/or content widgets onto the various sections.
9. Click the Publish or Save Draft button when complete.

1. On the right side menu, click the Layout tab. Then select layout elements to drag-and-drop on to the page.
   
2. Learn more about the layout options