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Templates - overview

Page templates

Each page template should be a fully formed HTML page. The best method is to design the page in your preferred design tool, such as Dreamweaver, then paste into the template editor.

Include all the normal HTML tags including DOCTYPE <html>, <head> and <body>. You can also include your own script within <script> tags. Your scripts will work in the designer so it may be desirable to "disable" some functions. See publish only content for how to do this.

DO NOT include the following tags, these will be generated automatically when the site is published:

  • title
  • linked stylesheets
  • meta description
  • meta keywords

Page templates can also include tags to position the navigation and user content. If you want a "hard-wired" page that the user cannot edit then omit the user content tag. Some pages may require custom navigation, in which case, leave out the navigation tag.

You may include a link to a remote script or stylesheet file. Files can be uploaded under the "Files" tab (see referencing files), or they could reside on some other internet server.

Section templates

Section templates are snippets of HTML, and should not include any page related tags such as <head> or <body>