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The content type Basic Page should only be used when content really does not fit into any other content type.

See also the explanation of how to use the Basic Page content type in the article Content types.

The starting point is that the website is bilingual. This means that every piece of content on ru.nl is offered in both Dutch and English, so every content type must also be translated. Read more about this in the input instruction Translations.

Tab: Content
  • Go to content > add content
  • Click on 'Basic page

You always start editing the Dutch language version. Once you have completed and saved the required fields, you will be given the option to create a translation. Is the content to be offered in English only? Before you start entering, change the language version to English under 'Language'.

Field Description
1. Title* Page title.
2. Introduction Introduction to the article. This is displayed larger than the default font below the title.
3. Summary* Brief description of up to 250 characters. Read about a good summary.
The title and summary are also used for display in overviews and on map views. 
4. Body* Content of the page.
5. Sections Sections allow you to add additional paragraphs, images, video, media and text, tables, documents and contact information to your content.
The body and sections make up the entire content of the page.


Metadata and related content

On the content tab, you can also add metadata to your base page. Read more about the importance of this information in the article Metadata.

Field Description
1. Target audience Select the target audience(s) for whom this page is intended.
2. Theme If necessary, select a theme. The content is then also displayed in overviews and list pages.
3. Topic For now, don't fill in. Topic is only used with content type service for now.
4. Keyword For now, don't fill in.
5. See also...

Add any related content. 

  • Start typing in the field to link to content from the Drupal database, or add an external link. An external link should always begin with https:// 
  • Enter a link text. 
  • Click add an item to add multiple links
Tab: SEO

The SEO tab appears on every content type. The tab is partially populated from other fields of the content type. Still, it is wise to look for ways to improve the SEO information. 

  • Click save.
  • The 'title' and 'summary' fields in the SEO tab are generated from the information entered on the content tab.
  • Read what improvements you can do in the input instructions for SEO (tab).
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