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Creating Flexible Title Pages

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Using our new flex editor, you can create fully customizable title pages with a variety of design elements.

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Creating Title Pages

Title Pages can be created on any Custom Page (see: Custom Page overview). Because Title Pages are a page template, and not an individual Custom Page section, your Custom Page must be blank in order to use a Title Page template.

  1. Select a Template: Click this button to access all Custom Page templates, including Title Page templates
  2. Switch Templates: If your Custom Page already has content on it, you can click this button instead, which will erase the existing content and allow you to use a new template

After you click Select a Template, you'll be brought into the regular template selector for Custom Pages. This will look the same as it always has, with one small exception:

  1. Title Page: Navigate to this tab to view all available Title Page templates
  2. Blank Template: You can now create your own custom Title Page layouts from scratch
  3. Premade Template: You can use one of our premade Title Page templates
  4. Flex Template Marker: All new flex templates are marked with a green "Flex" icon in the upper right corner. Templates without this icon are legacy templates, and use the old title page editor

For the purpose of this help article, we'll walk you through using a Blank Template. 

Using the Title Page Editor

Once you select the Blank Template, you'll be brought back to your Custom Page editor:

  1. Title Page Section: A new section has been added to your Custom Page. This is your Title Page template
  2. Edit Block: Click this button to get started with creating your new Title Page!

The new Title Page editor is very similar to our flex block editor, so if you've been using flex block sections already, the Title Page editor should feel like an extension of that.

  1. Add Element +: Add page elements, including images, videos (both embedded and hosted), buttons, and lines
  2. Undo/Redo: Undo or redo any changes made to your Title Page. Please note that only changes made within your current editing section are affected by this. If you close the editor and enter it again later, changes from the previous editing session cannot be undone or redone
  3. Change View: You can switch between desktop and mobile view, and edit how each view looks
  4. Title Page Background: You can change the color of your Title Page's background, or upload an image or video background
  5. Enhanced Grid Contrast: The Title Page editor uses a grid to align elements. This setting enables high contrast so that the grid is easier to see. We'll talk a bit more about this grid in the next section
  6. Unconnected Links Warning: Similar to the previous Title Page templates, you'll see a warning if there are no links on your Title Page. This is to ensure you don't create a dead end on your site (though there may be instances where you want this, like creating an Under Construction page)

Organizing Elements on your Title Page

The Title Page editor is a drag-and-drop editor, allowing you to create custom page layouts with more advanced flexibility than our legacy Title Page templates. Before you begin adding elements to the Title Page editor, it will help to understand how it functions.

The Title Page editor is comprised of a grid of rectangles. When you add a new element, you can edit it, resize it, and move it around within that grid. Your elements will automatically snap in place to the grid points that you click and drag the element to.

  1. A blue bounding box surrounds the entire Title Page editor. Within this bounding box, you can see a grid of rectangles—this grid is not visible on your live site, and is only present as a visual guide when editing your Title Page. This grid will only show when you are clicking and dragging elements
  2. A smaller bounding box surrounds individual elements, and will snap to grid points when clicking and dragging the element

You can also group elements together. Grouping elements together allows you to reposition them, as well as duplicate multiple elements at once. When elements are grouped, you can edit them independently by double-clicking individual elements. However, keep in mind that you'll need to ungroup elements if you want to resize them.

To group elements, you can hold Ctrl (or Cmd on a Mac) and click on each element you want to add to a group. You can also click and drag within the flex block to highlight multiple elements.

Adding Elements

You can add several different types of elements to your page and arrange them to your liking.

  1. Text: Add text to your Title Page
  2. Image: Add images to your Title Page
  3. Hosted Video: Upload video from your computer to your Title Page
  4. Button: Add buttons to your Title Page
  5. Line: Add lines (dividers) to your Title Page
  6. Embedded Video: Add embedded video to your Title Page via YouTube or Vimeo links

When you add a new element, it will appear in the center of your Title Page. Depending on the element you add, you will have different design options presented to you. However, the process of editing your elements is largely the same. We'll go over each element briefly.

Text

  1. Edit Text: Additional text formatting options
  2. Text Alignment: Set the vertical alignment for your text
  3. Element Overlap Controls: You can overlap elements in the Title Page editor. These buttons allow you to bring elements forward, send them backwards, move to front, and move to back. This effectively allows you to decide if an element is hidden behind another element or on top of it
  4. Duplicate: Duplicate the currently selected element
  5. Delete: Delete the currently selected element
  6. Text Element: The currently selected element. Click and drag the corners and sides of the text box to resize it

If you click the Edit Text button (step 1 in the previous screenshot), you will be provided with additional text formatting options:

  1. Text Type: Choose between Large Heading, Heading, Body Text, Small Text, and List
  2. Font Size: Change the font size of the highlighted text
  3. Text Color: Change the color of the highlighted text
  4. Text Justification: Change the justification of the text
  5. Bold and Italicize: Bold or italicize the highlighted text
  6. Clear Formatting: Remove all text formatting from the highlighted text
  7. Link: Add a link to the highlighted text

Images

  1. Edit Image: Additional image formatting options
  2. Image Link: Add a link to your image
  3. Element Overlap Controls: You can overlap elements in the Title Page editor. These buttons allow you to bring elements forward, send them backwards, move to front, and move to back. This effectively allows you to decide if an element is hidden behind another element or on top of it
  4. Duplicate: Duplicate the currently selected element
  5. Delete: Delete the currently selected element

If you click Edit Image in step 1 of the previous screenshot, you will be presented with the following:

  1. Focal Point: Select a focal point for your image. This is useful if you have selected the Fill crop ratio
  2. Replace Image: Upload a new image
  3. Image Options: You have a number of design options available here, including crop ratio (Fit or Fill), Zoom, Opacity levels, Corner Radius, and Overlays
  4. Image Description: Add an image description. This is not a caption, and will not appear on your site. Instead, this description will be used for SEO and disability aids like screen readers

Hosted Video

  1. Edit Video: Additional video formatting options
  2. Video Align: Align your video within a nine-point grid
  3. Element Overlap Controls: You can overlap elements in the Title Page editor. These buttons allow you to bring elements forward, send them backwards, move to front, and move to back. This effectively allows you to decide if an element is hidden behind another element or on top of it
  4. Duplicate: Duplicate the currently selected element
  5. Delete: Delete the currently selected element
  6. Upload Video: Upload a video directly from your computer

Once you click Edit Video in step 1 of the previous screenshot, you'll be presented with the following options:

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  1. Upload Video: You can upload a video, or replace a video if one is already uploaded
  2. Video Options: Enable various settings, including autoplay, looping or mute video audio. (Auto Play will not work unless the audio is muted).

Buttons

  1. Button Options: Change the font size and border radius
  2. Button Text & Link: Change the button text and assign a link to the button
  3. Button Colors: Change the text and border colors
  4. Alignment: You can align your button within a nine-point grid
  5. Element Overlap Controls: You can overlap elements in the Title Page editor. These buttons allow you to bring elements forward, send them backwards, move to front, and move to back. This effectively allows you to decide if an element is hidden behind another element or on top of it
  6. Duplicate: Duplicate the currently selected element
  7. Delete: Delete the currently selected element

Lines

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  1. Line Type: Choose between Simple or Dashed
  2. Line Weight: Set a weight (thickness) for your line
  3. Color: Set a color for your line
  4. Alignment: Choose the vertical alignment for your line
  5. Element Overlap Controls: You can overlap elements in the Title Page editor. These buttons allow you to bring elements forward, send them backwards, move to front, and move to back. This effectively allows you to decide if an element is hidden behind another element or on top of it
  6. Duplicate: Duplicate the currently selected element
  7. Delete: Delete the currently selected element

Embedded Videos

  1. Edit Embedded Video: Change the video by replacing its YouTube or Vimeo link
  2. Element Overlap Controls: You can overlap elements in the Title Page editor. These buttons allow you to bring elements forward, send them backwards, move to front, and move to back. This effectively allows you to decide if an element is hidden behind another element or on top of it
  3. Duplicate: Duplicate the currently selected element
  4. Delete: Delete the currently selected element

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