CMS Page Templates
Learn about different template choices for your CMS pages.
When you open the Edit screen for a page, the exact fields you see will depend on your page template and site. Blink and TritonLink will look slightly different than general CMS sites.
If you need to change the template for a page, email wts@ucsd.edu.
Template types
All sites
- Home / Hero page: WTS will set up the homepage for you when we create a new site
- Article (two column, can use modules)
- Profile pages
- Drawer (also FAQ)
- Google calendar
- Blank Slate
Blink- / TritonLink- specific
- FAQ - dedicated template for frequently asked questions
- Sponsor - department/ unit homepage
- Guide to Blink and TritonLink templates
Blocks
Within the template, content is organized into blocks. Blocks can be named based on their location (such as Left Block, Middle Block) or function (such as Drawer or Navigation). Not all blocks are available on all templates. Blink and TritonLink templates are more specialized and have some additional blocks (such as Introduction, and Contact Line).
Shared Blocks
Some content is maintained in a block outside of a specific page. These blocks can then be shared by multiple pages. On this page, the blue "Departments" area on the left is a shared block. The block is in a separate folder in the CMS (in this case _contacts in Blink) and then linked from specific pages. To change a shared block on a page, navigate to the shared block in the CMS, edit it and then publish the relationships to the block.
Modules are pre-formatted shared blocks.