Landing Pages Last Updated February 2026 Most Content Types, other than Flex Pages, are used to create a “Landing Page” which aggregate a “teaser” summary snippet for each item with a link to the Detail Page. Examples of a Landing page are the News, Events and Directory pages. The web team sets up these pages using queries to automatically create the “View” of the aggregated items. The Importance of Categories The View on the Landing Page may be filtered to use a specific Category. For example, a Faculty Directory Landing page will only display Profiles that have the “faculty” role Category Term checked. Exposed Filters Many Landing Pages on our sites use Category Terms as filters exposed to website visitors in the form of drop-downs or checkboxes. On some Landing pages the Terms used in the exposed form filters are “fixed,” so only specific Terms display. You can unpublish a Term and it will no longer appear but if you add a new Term it will not display in the filters. The Term you add can be used in Listing Blocks. You can also edit the Term text name but if you want to change which terms are used in a filter that is fixed, you will have to work with the Web team. On some Landing pages the Terms used in the exposed form filters are not fixed. All Terms in the Category will display in the Landing page filters. If you want to update the filters on a Landing Page, simply edit the category. You do not need the Web team’s help for these changes. Always check that the edits you make have the desired result on the relevant Landing pages. A link to manage Category Terms, and details about how the category is used on your site, can be found on the Dashboard. Editing Landing Pages The View is usually placed in a block on a Flex Page. If so, the content creators can edit in the Layout Tab around the block containing the View. Please do not remove the block or change the page URL address. However, to improve Search Engine Optimization, please add a short keyword friendly description into the “Page Summary” field. It is particularly important to provide the summary description used in the meta tags of these pages because the Views don’t have any logical text for search engines to resort to. Editing Items on a Landing Page That Link to an External Website News, Alumni News and Events Content Types have a field that will link the Title to an external website when listed on the aggregated Landing Page view. Some sites may have other types of content with the capability. Follow these tips if you need to edit an existing item that links off site.
