HTML Template - Create Custom Page

Our HTML Templates support unlimited custom pages and creating new pages is very fast and simple.

Creating A New Page

To create a new page all you need to do is duplicate one of the existing pages. The change a few settings and you are ready to start building your new page. If an existing page of the template contains a similar layout to what you require for your new page we recommend duplicating the page as a base. If you'd like to start fresh with a completely blank page (aside from your header/footer) then we recommend duplicating the included blank.php page.

Create the name for your new page (e.g merchandise.php) and upload it to your root HTML Template directory aside the existing pages. Edit the page and you will find the page settings at the very top:

// Page Settings

$pagetitle = "Blank";
$filename = "blank";

$seo_title = "Blank";
$seo_description = "Blank";
$seo_tags = "";
$seo_canonical = "";
$seo_noindex = false;

These settings will need to be edited to your new page.

$pagetitle - This is the title of your new page. It is used as the <h1> page title in the sub banner under the menu. It can also be left blank to remove the sub banner from the page.

$filename - This is the lowercase name of your page without the .php. For example if your new page is merchandise.php you'd need to use merchandise. This is used for the link within the breadcrumb and can also be used as a way to detect the page to highlight the link in the menu.

$seo_title - This is the page title of your page used by search engines and will sometimes be used as the title of the page in search engine results.

$seo_description - The meta description of your page. Still widely used by search engines and a way for you to describe your page.

$seo_tags - Meta tags are no longer used by search engines but it would also not effect your page if you do list them. We have kept this setting as some may find it useful to keep record of which keywords are being targeted for each page.

$seo_canonical - This allows you to add the full URL to your page (e.g https://www.yourwebsite.com/merchandise.php). It is used by search engines as way to confirm who the contents of the page belongs to. It can also be left blank as the impact may be minimal.

$seo_noindex - Off by default when set to true a meta line will be added to the page that discourages search engines from indexing the page. It is not guaranteed to work but is good practise when you don't want a page indexed.

For example sticking with the Merchandise theme you could use:

// Page Settings

$pagetitle = "Merchandise";
$filename = "merchandise";

$seo_title = "Your Company - View our selection of Merchandise";
$seo_description = "Support Your Company by purchasing one of our T Shirts.";
$seo_tags = "";
$seo_canonical = "https://www.yourwebsite.com/merchandise.php";
$seo_noindex = false;

Developing Your New Page

Content for your new page needs to be added between the following:

<div class="contentcontainer">

</div><!-- .contentcontainer -->

Content placed in between will show in the content section of the page within a content container (the same as all other pages) which is well spaced and centered.

HTML Snippets

Your HTML Template comes with a wide selection of ready-made HTML allowing you to easily generate pre-integrated and fully responsive elements for your new pages. Elements include feature boxes, pricing tables, buttons & more.

HTML Snippets

Adding Your Page To The Menu

Now you have created your new page you may wish to add a link to it within the template. Click the button below for more information on how to do this.

Editing The Menu