Basic pages are the simplest and most common type of page. The majority of general content pages on a site will be either Basic page or Structured pages.

Step 1

In the administration menu, go to Content > Add content > Basic page.

Step 2

The edit screen displays.

1. Title - Page title
2. Summary - Optional. Displays in teaser and card views where the page is referenced in a list. Doesn't appear on the page.
3. Body - Content of the page

4. Teaser image - Optional. Displays in card and teaser views. Advice on images.
5. Hero image - Optional. Replaces the default page header with a hero banner header.

6. Aside - Optional. Used for content that is tangentially related to the Body content, such reminders or contact details.
   Click Add new paragraph to create an Aside.
   Note - Headings used in the aside, should start at heading level 3.

The Aside field displays.

7. Related content - Optional. Allows other pages on the site to be referenced in a short list. The relationship is manually created, not inferred from any data such as tags.
   Click Add new paragraph to create a related content group.

The Related Content fields display.

Title - Optional. Heading to label the related pages. e.g. "Associated research", or "See also"

Related content - Reference to other pages on the site. Type the first few letters of a page title to look-up the desired page. Multiple related pages can be added.

8. Tags - Click the dropdown arrow to select a tag from the list of vocabularies and their terms to categorise the content.

9. Menu Settings  - Tick provide a menu link to display the menu settings options. Adding a page to the menu ensures it will appear in the site map.

Enter the menu settings fields.

Menu link title - The menu link title is automatically populated from the basic page title. The menu link title can be edited.

Description - Content entered in the description field will be displayed when hovering the cursor over the menu link.

Parent item - Selection of a parent item ensures improved website navigation by displaying a breadcrumb trail at the top of the page.

Weight - Select a weight to determine the order of the menu link in the Parent Item. Menu links with smaller weights are displayed before links with larger weights.  Tip: easier to drag the links into position to change the order. 

10. URL path settings - a friendly URL is generated automatically if the tick box remains ticked.

11. Revision information - if create new revision remains ticked, a new version of the basic page is saved each time after it is published. The versions are accessible from the revisions tab.

12. Authoring information - The information of the author is recorded. After the basic page is saved, the "Authored on" field is updated.

13. Publishing options - Click the tab Publishing options to finalise the publishing settings.
    To publish - The published field is automatically ticked. Keep it tick to publish
     To create a draft - untick published to save as a draft.

14. Save - Click Save to update the basic page. 

Headings help to organise content and give structure and meaning to a page.

Headings and subheadings make it easier for users to quickly find the information they need, and allow assistive technologies and web crawlers to scan and understand content.

Writing headings

Headings should accurately outline the main purpose of the content in language that helps readers to find the information they're looking for.

When writing headings, make sure they're succinct and appropriately descriptive to help readers scan the page. They should also:

• include relevant keywords
• be short and simple (ideally 65 characters or less for mobile users)
• use sentence case to make them easier to read.

Good headings also avoid using jargon, puns, and exaggerated or unrelated terms.

Hierarchy

Headings are organised into a hierarchy, with levels starting at one and continuing to 6. In web content, they are referred to as H1, H2, H3, H4, H5 and H6.

When using headings on a page, you should always organise them in hierarchical order, with the main heading on the page as H1, followed by subheadings in order from H2 onwards.

The page title should always be H1 – and there should only be one H1 per page. This can be included on the hero image or at the top of the page.

Subheadings break the page into more specific sections. H2 should be used for main subheadings on a page, with further subheadings using H3, H4, or H5 in descending order. It is rare to need H4 or H5 – generally, using headings down to H3 is enough.

Headings communicate a specific meaning to both users and web crawlers. Misusing headings can confuse users, screen readers and search engines.

Best practice

• Never skip heading levels for style reasons (for example, jump from H2 to H4).
• Don't use bold text instead of a heading.
• Don't use a heading because you just want to make text bigger.
• Don't format whole paragraphs as headings.
• Use one H1 per page.

Example heading hierarchy

H1

This is the main heading on a page.

H2

H2s should be used for second-level subheadings, to group the page into larger sections.

H3

Use H3s for third-level subheadings, to break up content within H2 sections.

H4

Use for fourth-level subheadings.

H5

Use for fifth-level subheadings (rarely used).