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Creating a Community Page Template

Page templates define the basic structure for the resulting community pages, such as the column layout and which portlets to include. A single page template can be used by many different communities, allowing you to keep similar types of pages looking analogous. For example, you might want each department to create a community in which the first page lists the general duties of the group, the department members, and the current projects owned by the department.

Note: To create a page template you must have the following rights and privileges:
  • Access Administration activity right
  • Create Community Infrastructure activity right
  • At least Edit access to the parent folder (the folder that will store the page template)
  • At least Select access to any portlets you want to add to the page
  1. Click Administration.
  2. Open the folder in which you want to store the page template.
  3. In the Create Object drop-down list, click Page Template. The Page Template Editor opens, displaying the Main Settings page.
  4. Select a column layout for the page. Click Select Page Layout, then, in the Select Page Layout dialog box, select the layout you want and click Finish.
    Note:
    • If you intend to add a content canvas portlet (a portlet that straddles more than one column), you must select a layout that includes a dark gray section.
    • Narrow portlets can display in either narrow or wide columns, but wide portlets can display only in wide columns.
  5. Select portlets and position them on the page:
    • If you selected a layout that includes a section for a content canvas portlet, click Add Content Canvas, then, in the Content Canvas Portlets dialog box, select a content canvas portlet and click OK.
    • To add a portlet to the page, click Add Portlets, then, in the Add Portlets dialog box, select the portlets you want to add and click Finish.
    • To see what a portlet looks like, click Preview under the portlet.
    • To remove a portlet, click Remove under the portlet.
    • To reposition a portlet, drag the portlet to the desired position (by clicking the portlet, holding down the mouse button, and moving the mouse), then release the mouse button.
    Note: When users create pages from this template or create communities from a community template that includes this page template, they can choose to inherit the template. Inheriting the template has two effects on resulting pages, users cannot reposition or remove any portlets that are included as part of the template, and any changes to the template are mirrored in the resulting pages.
  6. Optionally, specify a default name for pages created from this template:
    1. Click the Default Page Name page.
    2. In the Default Page Name box, type a name.
    3. If your portal administrator did not set a mandatory object language, in the Primary Language drop-down list, select the language for the name you entered. If your portal administrator did set a mandatory object language, you see the mandatory language instead of a drop-down list. You cannot change this setting. The name you entered must be in the mandatory language. If a localized name is not available in a user's selected language, the user will see the name in the specified primary language.
    4. If you want to add default names for other languages, select Supports Localized Names, then, in the Localized Names and Descriptions section, add or edit the localized names:
      • To add an entry for a language, click New Localized Name, then, in the Name and Description dialog box, enter the localized name and/or description, select the appropriate language, and click Finish.
      • To edit an existing entry, click the entry you want to change, then, in the Name and Description dialog box, edit the entry as necessary, and click Finish.

      • To remove existing entries, select the entries you want to remove and click .

        To select or clear all entries, select or clear the check box to the left of Name.

Parent topic: About Providing Content and Services to a Group of Users through Communities

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