Adding and Managing Page Layouts

Looking to create a different Homepage or Module Catalog page layout for a subset of your users? The Konvert™ portal allows for multiple Homepage or Module Catalog page layouts that can be accessed based on user group(s).

In this article, we will explain:

How to access the Page Layouts page
How to access and edit Homepage or Module Catalog layout settings
How to create a new Homepage or Module Catalog page layout
How to edit an existing Homepage or Module Catalog page layout
How to publish or unpublish a Homepage or Module Catalog page layout
How to delete a Homepage or Module Catalog page layout

ACCESS THE PAGE LAYOUTS PAGE

To access the Page Layouts page (Fig. 1), click the drop-down menu in the top-left corner of the page and select the Portal Administration link (Fig. 2). From the Portal Administration page, click the Page Layouts card (Fig. 3). From the Page Layouts page, you can:

View all of your Homepage or Module Catalog page layouts
See if a Homepage or Module Catalog page has been published
View the Homepage or Module Catalog page priority settings
Access Homepage or Module Catalog page layout settings
Access the Homepage or Module Catalog page layout widgets
Create a new Homepage or Module Catalog page layout

Figure 1. The Page Layouts page

Figure 2. The Portal Administration link

Figure 3. The Page Layouts card

ACCESS AND EDIT PAGE LAYOUTS SETTINGS

From the Page Layouts page (Fig. 1), you can choose to create or edit either the Homepage or Module Catalog page. Once you have selected one or the other on the left side of the page, click the Settings link (Fig. 4) in the Actions column to access the Edit Page Layouts page (Fig. 5).

From the Edit Page Layouts page, you can edit the:

Page Title: The page title is for administrative use only and is not visible to non-admin users.
Group Access: Users in selected groups will be shown this page layout. See Group Access Priority for how multiple matching layouts are handled. If left empty, this layout will be available to all users.
Group Access Priority: If a user is in multiple groups and has access to more than one homepage layout (selected under Group Access), the lowest Group Access Priority will be shown to the user. Priority 1 is the highest priority.

Figure 4. The Settings link

Figure 5. The Edit Page Layout page

You can also access the Edit Page Layout page and settings directly from the Homepage or Module Catalog page. Click the Edit Mode toggle (Fig. 6) in the top-right corner of the page.

Figure 6. The Edit Mode toggle

Once in edit mode, select the preferred page layout from the Select a Homepage Layout to Edit or Select a Module Catalog Layout to Edit drop-down menu (Fig. 7) and click the Settings button (Fig. 7) located to the right of the drop-down menu. The Settings button will take you to the Edit Page Layout page (Fig. 5) for the selected page layout. If you would like to preview your changes without saving, click the Preview button.

Figure 7. The Select a Module Catalog Layout to Edit drop-down menu, Settings and Preview buttons

When previewing, a banner and Exit Preview button will be displayed at the top of the page (Fig. 8). When you are done previewing, simply click the Exit Preview button.

Figure 8. The now previewing banner and Exit Preview button

CREATE A NEW HOME PAGE OR MODULE CATALOG LAYOUT

To create a new Home Page or Module Catalog layout, navigate to the Page Layouts page (Fig. 1), select Home Page or Module Catalog from the left column, then click the Add Page Layout button (Fig. 9).

Figure 9. The Add Page Layout button

From the Add Page Layout page (Fig. 10), enter the:

Page Title: The page title is for administrative use only and is not visible to non-admin users.
Group Access: Users in selected groups will be shown this page layout. See Group Access Priority for how multiple matching layouts are handled. If left empty this layout will be available to all users.
Group Access Priority: If a user is in multiple groups and has access to more than one page layout (selected under Group Access), the lowest Group Access Priority will be shown to the user. Priority 1 is the highest priority.

Click the Save button near the bottom of the screen. Once saved, you will be directed to the new page layout where you can begin to make edits.

Figure 10. The Add Page Layout page, with Save and Cancel buttons

EDIT A PAGE LAYOUT

To edit either the Homepage or Module Catalog page layout, click the Edit Mode toggle (Fig. 6) in the top-right corner of the page. Once in edit mode:

Create Banners: To learn more about creating banners, visit the Create and Manage Homepage Banners article.
Add Header and Footer Widgets: To learn more about header and footer widgets, visit the Add and Manage Header and Footer Widgets article.
Add Body Widgets: To learn more about body widgets, visit the Add and Manage Body Widgets article.

PUBLISH OR UNPUBLISH A PAGE LAYOUT

Publish a Page Layout: When a page layout is first created, it is unpublished. To publish a page layout, navigate to the Edit Page Layout page (Fig. 5) and click the Publish button (Fig. 11) in the bottom-right corner of the page.

Figure 11. The Publish button

Unpublish a Page Layout: To unpublish a page layout, navigate to the Edit Page Layout page (Fig. 5) of any currently published page and click the Unpublish button (Fig. 12) in the bottom-right corner of the page.

Figure 12. The Unpublish button

DELETE A PAGE LAYOUT

To delete a page layout, navigate to the Edit Page Layout page (Fig. 5) and click the Delete button (Fig. 13) in the bottom-right corner of the page. Confirm deletion by clicking the Yes, Delete button.

Figure 13. The Delete button