Editor role

User admin menu and dashboard

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sidebar menu user dashboard Site Manager role video: dashboard

A sidebar admin menu and a dashboard is available to Berkeley Web Builder user accounts when logged in to their site with a user role. The sidebar menu will remain available as you move through all sections and pages on your site, and can be minimized as needed. The dashboard contains various sections for completing tasks on your site, such as adding and managing content, using categories, managing menus, accessing site settings, and more. The dashboard also includes an option to review user accounts and for Site...

Add and manage page widgets

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about widgets add/manage widgets widget options video: widgets

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...

Use layouts and page sections

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page sections page layouts custom layouts align Promo widgets templated layouts video: 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...

Hero and color band

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about the hero and color band feature add and configure hero and color band examples video: hero and color band 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...

Custom page

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about Custom pages add a Custom page video: Custom pages

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...

WYSIWYG (editing toolbar)

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WYSIWYG details limited WYSIWYG use the WYSIWYG video: WYSIWYG

The Berkeley Web Builder WYSIWYG (which stands for "What You See Is What You Get") editing toolbar is available across various content types and features, including the "Body" field of Basic pages and News and FAQ items, Text widgets on Custom pages, and more.

The WYSIWYG is an editing interface where you can format text, insert and arrange images and videos and files, create links and tables, and more, and see how the content will appear to site visitors before saving the page. See Figure 1, below, for an example...

Basic page

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about Basic pages add a Basic page video: Basic pages

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...

Add videos

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notes/best practices embedding videos

This page provides notes and instructions on how to embed videos (YouTube or Vimeo) from the WYSIWYG editing toolbar, primarily on Basic pages and other options with the full toolbar, such as text widgets and other page widgets. There are also separate video-related widgets for Custom pages.

Videos embedded from the WYSIWYG can be aligned along with other page content and can display a caption. See Figure 1, below, for an example of an embedded video with a caption on a Basic page.

Video notes and best practices Videos must be hosted on...