Creating content only page types

Content only page types are suitable for pages on MVC sites whose only task is to hold content, such as individual news articles. Unlike standard page types, they don’t have a representation on the website. Unlike custom tables, you can still use them to create a hierarchical data structure that supports workflow and versioning. Content only pages:

• Aren’t based on page templates.
• Don’t contain presentation properties and tabs. This allows content editors to use the pages without unnecessary distractions.
• Don’t have a presentation URL by default. You can specifying a URL pattern to allow content editors to display content only pages in the preview mode and on the live site via the administration UI.

Creating content only page types

1. Open the Page types application.
2. Click New page type. A New page type wizard opens.

Step 1

1. Fill in the values:
   • Page type display name - the system displays this name to users in the administration interface
   • Namespace: namespace distinguishes your page types from the default system types that use the cms namespace. For example, you can use your site name as the namespace.
   • Name - page type identifier appended to its namespace
     
2. Click Next.

Step 2

1. Enter a Table name for the database table that stores the page type data.

2. Enter a Primary key name for the table.

3. (Optional) Select if you want the page to to Inherit fields from page type.

4. Enable Content only page type. 

   

5. Click Next.

The wizard creates the database table.

Step 3

1. Click New field to define individual fields of the page type (columns of the table).
2. For each field, enter the values, click Save and repeat the procedure until you have defined all the listed fields.
3. Click Next.

Step 4

1. Choose the field that will be used as the name for pages of this type. Pages of this type will use the value of the field in site navigation and in the Page application’s content tree. Only Required ‘text’ fields are available in the drop-down list.

   

2. Click Next.

Step 5

Select the page types that will be supported as parents for pages of this type in the Page application’s content tree.

1. Click Add page types and select a specific page type.
2. Click OK.
3. Click Next.

Step 6

Assign the page type to all websites on which you want to use it.

1. Click Add sites.
2. Check the appropriate websites in the selection dialog.
3. Click OK.
4. Click Next.

Step 7

The wizard has finished the configuration of the new page type. 

Click Finish. You have created a new page type.