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Add and use headings

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about headings accessibility user experience SEO add headings (WYSIWYG)

In Berkeley Web Builder, headings can be inserted into text from the WYSIWYG editing toolbar, and are also in place on websites as the site name and page titles and widget titles.

It is important to follow best practices for accessibility and usability when using headings in your content. Using headings in a logical, consistent order without skipping levels ensures a more inclusive and accessible experience for everyone.

About headings and best practices

Headings on website pages are larger text than...

Hero and color band

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about the hero and color band feature add and configure hero and color band examples About the Hero and color band feature

The Berkeley Web Builder "Hero" feature allows you to display text in the page title area of a Custom page with either a full-width image or background color or as a color band. Hero images can also be displayed without text.

A Hero or color band can only be used on Custom pages and can be added and configured from within the "Edit" tab of a Custom page. See Figure 1, below, of the Berkeley Web Builder homepage for an example of a Hero image on a Custom...

Clone content

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about cloning content enable cloning use the clone feature clone a page clone content notes

The Clone content feature allows users to create a page/content item (Basic page, Custom page, FAQ item, etc.) and then efficiently create a copy of that page/content item, including any page customizations.

About cloning content

Users can use the Clone feature to create and customize pages to use as "templates." These template pages can remain unpublished, so anonymous visitors won’t see them in lists, search results, or menus. The primary purpose of the Clone Content feature is to make...

Custom page

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about Custom pages add a Custom page

The Custom page type is meant for pages that need multiple sections, rows, and/or columns of content using layouts via the page customization feature. See Figure 1, below, for an example of a Custom page, and see the about Berkeley Web Builder, content and media, page customizations, and menus and categories pages for additional Custom page examples.

About Custom pages

Many widget types can be added to Custom pages in order to create and feature site content. These widgets are placed in page sections and displayed using section/page layout...

Basic page

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about Basic pages add a Basic page

The Basic page content type is meant for simple pages with a fixed, one-column format with a local (sidebar) menu. See Figure 1, below, for an example of a Basic page; the majority of the pages in this Guides section are Basic pages and can be viewed as examples.

About Basic pages

Basic pages come with a robust WYSIWYG (editing toolbar) and can include text and media items (images, videos, files/attachments such as PDF and Excel documents). Additionally, images, file/attachment links, and videos can be embedded directly on to Basic pages. Pag...

Add and manage page widgets

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about widgets add/manage widgets widget options

In Berkeley Web Builder, certain content types (Custom and feature-specific types) allow users to create pages with structured content; this refers to a website page with multiple content widgets, organized in page sections and displayed using layouts (varying combinations of rows and columns).

In the "Customize" tab on Custom pages and other content types, there is a user interface with options to add, move, edit, configure, and remove page/content widgets. See below for more information about how to add and manage widgets on...

Use layouts and page sections

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page sections page layouts custom layouts templated layouts

In Berkeley Web Builder, certain content types (Custom and feature-specific types) allow users to create pages with structured content; this refers to a website page with multiple content widgets, organized in page sections and displayed using layouts (varying combinations of rows and columns).

In the "Customize" tab on Custom pages and other content types, there is a user interface with options to add/remove page sections, and within the page sections, there are options to utilize both custom layouts and templated...