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  • Browse to the main site (waypoint for cnu.edu or my for myCNU)
  • Click +Add Content 
  • From the menu, select Section 
  • Name the new section folder using according to naming conventions
  • Click Submit 
  • The new section folder with associated assets has been created

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  • Click on the _config  block in the section and click Edit 
  • Enter the section name and choose an image block for the header if needed
  • The navigation block is already linked in the left widget column for cnu.edu pages and the right widget column for myCNU pages
  • Add any additional widgets in their respective columns – contact block, learn more, etc.
    • Note: myCNU uses a two-column layout.  Only the right column should have widgets.
  • Click the vertical ellipsis in the top right, enter any comments for what edits were made, and then slick Submit 

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  • Select the index  page in the section and click Edit 
  • Enter metadata for the page name in the
    • Display Name  and Title  fields – this is how the page name will display in the navigation menu
    and
    • , in other link assets, and when searched
    • Description  –  describes the content of the page and is what is pulled by search engines
  • Select a page template from the page  dropdown
    • The CNU template is the default and is used for cnu.edu and myCNU pages
    • Events and Center sites are exceptions and have their own template in the dropdown
  • Select whether the page needs a header image or not
    • Landing pages for main navigation sections (Academics, Life, Who We Are, etc.) will have header images
    • Landing pages for non main navigation sections (Institutional Research, Business Office, Tuition, etc.) do no usually have header images
    • Note: with the exception of Counseling Services, myCNU does not use header images
  • Select the checkboxes for left and/or right sidebar
    • This sets the column layout
    • myCNU uses a two column layout with a right sidebar
    • cnu.edu uses a two or three column layout
  • Add content blocks to the Main Content  section
  • Additional content in the left and right sidebars can be added under the Left  and Right  sections
    • Note: This will override content set in the _config  block of the section and you will need to re-link the whatever blocks had been set in _config  here
  • Click the vertical ellipsis in the top right, enter any comments for what edits were made, and then slick Submit