Create content template

Create Content Template

The basics about creating new content for any web site.

Choose a design to create a content

First, You need to choose the design you want to work on. Once you drop it to the middle panel, you
can start working on the design. You can create a content template by clicking the plus icon in the
content area in the website diagram you see on the right.

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How to create content templates

By default Smanager will show you the base content template that is extracted from the main template
design. You can select this content template and modify it to create new ones. All of the content
templates you create are shown as options in your client's Control Center when they create a new page.


Create your own content template

You also can create your own custom content templates just by pasting the HTML and CSS code.
Once you paste the code and click "Save," you will be redirected to an work area where you can keep
working and editing your content template.


Easy editing & control of your HTML & CSS code

In the content template work area, you can use Design View, HTML View, CSS Style Sheet (to handle
all the CSS code for your design), and Wizard.

Design View: This is a WYSIWYG editor that allows you to edit and add images in a more visual way.
HTML View: This is an editor that allows you to handle all the HTML code.
CSS Style Sheet: This is an editor to edit your CSS code.
Wizard: This is editor that allows you to clone any HTML area; drag & drop to change structure; and
click to edit color, images and text.

Please note: In order to take full advantage of the Wizard, you have to set up your content by adding
this tag:  above any element you want to be editable. To learn more about it, please go to
Tips & Tricks in the Help Center.

Use sections in the content template

Just like you handle sections in your main template, you can also add custom sections to all your
content template. Select the space and then click on the section that you want to add. The main
difference between sections in the main template and the content template is that the a section in the
main template will show in the whole web site, while a section that is added to a content template will
only show in the pages that use that content template.


How your client sees the content templates

When your client creates a new page, they will see all of the content templates available for them. The
content template that they select with be shown under "Selected" and in their editor. Your client can
also use the Wizard to create their page.

Please note: If you edit a template after it is already in use in your client's website, the changes will not
appear in any pages already using this content template. They will only appear in any new pages that
are created with the new content template.


Control what areas your clients can edit in the content template

You can easily assign what your clients can edit in each of your content templates. For example, if you
client doesn't have much web experience or knowledge, you can easily use this feature to avoid any
problems with the website design. You will find this feature by selecting "Edit Content Template."

Easy view of what is editable

When you click on "Selections" under the "Assign in Place Editing" (in the "Edit Content Template" work
area), you will have a easy view of what is editable. You can easily remove edit-ability by clicking on
"Remove."


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