Basic Templates
Default
The default template is your workhorse! Leveraging the various page blocks available on the default template, you can build out pages to serve various needs. See an example of a default page here.
The default template automatically displays the in-section navigation on the left side of the page. Where your page sits in the site structure is set by selecting the Parent Page from the Document tab while editing a page. The website supports pages down three levels. So for example:
Home > 1. Paying for School > 2. Financial Aid > 3. How to Apply for Aid
Top Level Page
The top level page is your other workhorse page but is made to have a bigger impact. It should be reserved more for important marketing moments, where you’re doing a lot of storytelling and have great visuals, like the Why Extension School? page. See an example of a top level page here.
These pages don’t have in page navigation, so they should stand largely on their own. There are a bunch of blocks you can use to create these pages. See those here.
Homepage
The homepage template is used for the brand website’s front page. See an example here.
Form Page
The form page template allows you to create a page around a HubSpot form. The page puts the form on the right, an image on the left, and allows for a page title/intro for context. See an example here.
The form is added to the page via the HubSpot Form block. Learn about how to use that block.
Archive Templates
Post Archive
The post archive is a reverse chronological listing of all of your blog posts. It pulls in post type and featured image onto the page. The page title is set by the content editor and the rest of the content flows in automatically.
Editorial Section Front
The editorial section front allows you to create an archive of posts that are tagged to a specific Category but provide more context than is available with a category archive page. (Category archive pages are automatically created and display reverse chron listing of content tagged to that category. However, an editorial section front allows you to add text to the page as well.)
You can add context/content to the top of the page, then the template will pull in any posts set to the corresponding type underneath your page content.
Student Stories Archive
The student stories archive is a reverse chronological listing of all of your student stories. It has a more stylized page title and intro which you can set in WordPress, and then it automatically displays the student stories with their feature image, student name, and area of study.
Search & Filter Templates
Search
The search page template is used to house the sitewide search. Content editors can set the page title and the search prompt via WordPress, but the rest of the page is managed via code.
While the search on this site looks very different from what you’d expect on a regular DCE site, it’s a good example you can see here.
Program Finder
The program finder template automatically pulls in your brand’s programs and associated filters. There are some customizations to each program finder based on the brand. The content editor can set the page title and the search prompt in WordPress, but the rest of the page is managed in code. See the PDP program finder here.
Blog Search
The blog search page indexes all of the brand website’s blog posts. Content editors can set the page title and the search prompt via WordPress, but the rest of the page is managed via code. See an example here.
