Homepage Templates

Overview - Homepage Templates

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The 'Homepages' tab in the 'Administration System' is an area to create and modify templates for your homepages, such as course, class and unit pages. Templates are used by schools to keep consistency throughout their learning environment and/or to help teachers with page creation with preloaded components that have useful prompts for them when adding content. Before class pages are created, a Superuser must set the homepage template for the class pages. We recommend only including components that are absolutely required in your homepage template. Teachers can add any further components they want; but presenting the required components as part of the template will help them understand the minimum expectations for their class page.

On this page, you will find the following information:

Creating Homepage Templates

Viewing and Modifying Templates

Deleting Templates

NOTE: Homepage Templates provide a starting point for new pages, but any user with write access to the page can still add, delete, or move components.

Creating Homepage Templates

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1. Go to Administration > Design > Homepage Templates.

2. Select the '+' icon to add a new template.

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3. Add a template name and select 'Create'.

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You are in the new template now.

NOTE: You can also use the drop-down arrow to select another template name.

4. Drag and drop the components to your desired locations.

Viewing and Modifying Templates

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1. Go to Administration > Design > Homepage Templates.

2. Use the drop-down arrow to select the template you wish to view or modify.

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3. View the current components on the template below the component library.

4. Add or move components by dragging and dropping from the component library or within the template structure.

 

Modify Homepage Template names

1. Go to Administration > Design > Homepage Templates.

2. Use the drop-down arrow to select the template you wish to rename.

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3. Select the pen icon.

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4. Rename the template.

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5. Select 'Rename'.

 

Component Settings

Each component has a settings cog icon that can be used to edit or manage the component content. Every component will have different setting options. Some of the most common settings are:

  • Renaming the component.
  • Setting limits on items.
  • Using the 'Select Source' option to reuse content already made.

Deleting Templates

Are you sure you want to remove this component?

1. Go to Administration > Design > Homepage Templates.

2. Use the drop-down arrow to select the template you wish to delete.

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3. Select the bin icon.

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4. Confirm you wish to delete the template.