Areas

Areas are content containers. They can contain simple text, HTML or xCatalyst Tags that trigger code to run. Areas are powerful tool that enable you to create content blocks that can be reused on a site or even shared between sites on a network. Default areas have been created for your site, but those can be edited and customized to meet your needs.

Finding and Editing Areas

To Find/Edit an area, follow these steps:

1. Click the Content Management menu section to expand it.
2. Select the Areas link. The Search Areas page will open.
3. You can search for Areas by specifying search criteria that includes, area type, name or content.
   Generally searching by type or name is preferred, however if you do not know the name of the area, searching for a snippet of the areas content can help track it down.
4. Click the Search button to retrieve a list of areas for the selected type.
   The Area list displays the Category (or Area Type) you selected, the Name of each area found for the selected category, the Sample Tag is displayed, an Explanation (or description) of each area, the Status, and an Edit and Publish option for each area.
5. Click on Edit next to the correct area
6. The area content can be edited on the Edit area page. By default most areas use the plain HTML content box, but there is a link to use WYSIWYG in the top left corner for those who prefer WYSIWYG. (note, changing to WYSIWYG error will cause a pop up message. Simply click "OK")
7. After changes have been completed, click Save at the bottom of the page.
8. Preview your changes on the Stage version of the page that uses the area. (preferably in a new Browser tab)
9. If all changes appear correctly,Check the Publish Box, and Click Save and Close.
10. In a few minutes your changes should appear on the WWW portion of your website.

Adding a New Area

If you want to add a new area, you can add it to all sites (Global) or to only the site you have selected (Site Specific).

To add a new Global area follow these steps:

1. On the side menu pane, click Content Management. The Content Management menu expands to display a list of links.
2. On the Content Management menu, click the Areas link. The Select Areas page appears.
3. Click the Add New Area (All Sites) link on the Areas title bar. The Create a New Area page is displayed.
4. In the Name box, enter a name for the new area.
5. In the Area Type box, select the type of area it is.
6. In the Explanation box, enter a description of the area.
7. In the HTML box, type or paste in the HTML code for the new area.
8. Click Save.

To add a new Site Specific area follow these steps:

1. Click Content Management menu section to expand it.
2. From the Content Management menu, click the Areas link. The Select Areas page appears.
3. Click the Add New Site Area link. The Create a New Area page is displayed.
4. In the Name box, enter a name for the new area.
5. In the Area Type box, enter the type of area it is.
6. In the Explanation box, enter a description of the area.
7. Enter the HTML code for the new area in the HTML boxes for the English Content and Other Language Content (if necessary) sections.
8. Click Save button.

NOTE: You can switch to WYSIWYG view for easier editing of Areas after an area has been created.