Page

Sandvox is built on the idea of pages. A site consists of a number of individual pages, which people visit. The pages that make up a site are laid out in the Site Outline.

Page Types

Sandvox 1.2 ships with 9 different page types:

Text: The most commonly used type of page. Consists of a block of text and any images or callouts you add.
Photo: A single large photo with an optional caption.
Contact Form: A form allowing site visitors to easily contact you while protecting your e-mail address.
External Link: Add an external web-page to your site.
File Download: Provides downloadable content such as a zip file.
Movie Page: Holds an audio/visual piece of content (e.g. video, music) and optional caption.
Site Map: Useful for large or complex sites to let your visitors find the page they want.
Raw HTML Page: Only available in Sandvox Pro. Allows you to create a page with completely custom content.
Collection: A special kind of page that contains other pages like a folder on your computer.

Custom Page Types

To expand on the basic page types, experienced Cocoa Developers can use the "Sandvox Developers Guide" to create custom page types.

For a guide on how to install such third party page types, please see "Installing Sandvox Plugins and Designs."

Basic Page Operations

Ways to add a new page to a site:

Click the "Pages" item in the toolbar and choose a page type.
Choose a page type from the "Site → Add Page" menu.
Drag a media file (from the Media Browser, Finder, or another application) into the Site Outline.

Ways to delete a page:

Select it in the Site Outline and choose "Delete Page" from the "Edit" menu.
Select the page in the Site Outline and press command-backspace.
Control-click the page in the Site Outline and choose "Delete" from the contextual menu.

Ways to duplicate a page:

Select it in the Site Outline and choose "Duplicate Page" from the "Edit" menu.
Select the page in the Site Outline and press command-d.
Control-click the page in the Site Outline and choose "Duplicate" from the contextual menu.

To rename a page:

Select it in the Site Outline.
Open the Page Inspector.
Use the "Page Title" box to set the Page Title.

Additionally, all the usual clipboard commands (cut, copy and paste) can be used with Sandvox pages.

Page Elements

To achieve continuity throughout your site, all pages have some common elements:

Site Title: The title of your site. Found at the top of every page.
Site Subtitle: A small blurb just below the Site Title that describes the site.
Logo: An image placed at the top of every page, next to the Site Title. Normally your company or organization's logo.
Site Menu: A menu of links to other pages within the site. Has room for only a few pages, so use the Page Inspector to add or remove pages.
Page Title: The title of the page. Displayed at the top of the main content area, and in the Site Menu if appropriate.
Sidebar: An area to the left or right side of the page that contains a number of pagelets.
Main content area: Where the main content of the page is displayed. Its content depends upon the page type.
Footer: A bar at the bottom of every page. Often used to display copyright or contact information.

Editing Pages

To edit a page, you use the Page Inspector. There are some general page attributes that can be set for all types of page, and other properties that are dependent upon the type of page.

To find out exactly how you can customize each type of page, follow the links above for the relevant page type.