Sitemap Management

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The Sitemap is a vital tool for managing your site’s structure and content. It provides a visual representation of your site’s hierarchy, allowing you to efficiently organize pages, control navigation, and perform various administrative tasks. By leveraging the Sitemap, you can maintain a well-organized site structure, ensuring a seamless experience for both administrators and visitors.

Accessing the Sitemap

To access the Sitemap:

  1. Log in to your Concrete CMS dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Dashboard > Sitemap. The default view will be Full Sitemap.

access the sitemap

Sitemap Views Key Features

  1. Full Sitemap:
    • Displays the complete hierarchical structure of your site.
    • Allows you to expand and collapse sections for better visibility.
    • Enables actions such as adding, moving, copying, and deleting pages directly within the tree.
  2. Flat View:
    • Presents a linear list of pages, which is beneficial for sites with numerous pages at the same level.
    • Facilitates quick reordering and management without navigating through nested structures.
  3. Page Search:
    • Offers advanced search capabilities to locate specific pages based on various criteria.
    • Supports bulk actions, allowing you to modify multiple pages simultaneously.

Managing Pages Using the Sitemap

Adding a New Page:

  1. In the Full Sitemap, click on the parent page where you want the new page to reside.
  2. Select Add Page from the drop down menu.

adding a new page

  1. Choose the appropriate page type and fill in the required details.

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  1. Click Publish Page to make the page live or Edit Mode to continue editing other aspects of the page.

Moving or Copying Pages:

  1. In the Full Sitemap, drag the page you wish to move or copy to the desired location.
  2. Upon dropping, select whether to move, copy, or create an alias of the page.
  3. Confirm the action to apply changes.

move a page

Deleting a Page:

  1. Click on the page you want to delete.
  2. Select Delete.
  3. The page will be moved to the Trash.
  4. To permanently delete it, navigate to the Trash, click on the page, and select Delete Forever.
    • Note: to permanently delete all pages in the trash, click on Trash and select Empty Trash.

Delete a page

Restoring Deleted Pages

If you accidentally delete a page:

  1. In the Sitemap, click on Options and enable Show System Pages to view the Trash.
  2. Expand the Trash folder to see deleted pages.
  3. Drag the desired page back to its original or new location to restore it.

Additional Options

Include System Pages:

  • Access system pages like the Dashboard and Login by enabling this option in the Sitemap settings.

View 2-Up Sitemap:

  • Display two sitemap trees side by side, facilitating easy drag-and-drop operations between different sections or languages.