Your first page

Create, check, and publish a simple page.

Use this short exercise for a new page that you are allowed to publish.

  1. On the dashboard, click Make a new page or media.
  2. Enter a clear title and choose the appropriate category, such as Text.
  3. Leave Published unchecked and click Create page.
  4. Write a short summary and a few paragraphs in Content.
  5. Click Save, then View to check the saved page while logged in.
  6. Return to the edit page, check Published, and click Save when the page is ready.
  7. Open the page in a private browser window to check what a visitor sees.

Publication also depends on the publication period and access settings. A new page does not automatically appear in a menu.

A new Text page with Published left unchecked.
A new Text page with Published left unchecked.

Check before sharing

Read the saved page on a narrow screen. Follow every link and check that images have useful descriptions. If a private window shows a login page or an error, finish the publication and access checks before sharing the address. For a practice page, unpublish it when the exercise is finished.