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  • Common UX Issues
  • Enterprise Design System
  • Content Planning
  • Creating Accessible Content
  • Taxonomy and Filters

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  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Cascade CMS
  • Sitecore CMS
  • Content Hub Overview
  • Content Hub DAM
  • Content Hub Operations

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Editor Mode

Editor Mode in Page Builder provides a visual approach to page content editing. Content is placed in components, which are assembled on the page like building blocks.

To access Editor Mode, click the paper and pencil “editor” icon in the global toolbar of Page Builder.

Component Guide

Users place and edit content within components following component-specific instructions. See the Sitecore Component Guide for specific instructions.

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Left Side Panel Contextual Menu

The contextual menu for a page is accessed by clicking the three dots icon to the right of the page name in the Content Tree on the left side panel. From here, users can select a variety of options to take various actions on the page and to view additional information about the page and its content. 

Create a Subpage

The Create a Subpage option is used when adding new pages to the website. See Create a Page for more information.

Documentation updated: Sept. 21, 2026

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Create a Folder

The Create a Folder option inserts a folder into the Content Tree. This can be useful in select situations, such as Media Library, when assets can be organized in folders. 

Duplicate

The Duplicate option copies the selected item. Note that in the case of duplicating pages or content items with mapped data sources, the date source connections are also duplicated. This means that making a change in one location may update in both the original and the duplicate.

Settings

The Settings option allows users to set and change the Item name (which impacts the URL) and the Display name (which impacts how the item name appears in the Content Tree).

Page Content

The Page Content panel provides fields for setting and editing the following:

  • Title – The page title displayed in the H1 tag
  • Browser Title – The page title that displays on a browser’s tab
  • Meta Description – The description meta tag, used by search engines and answer engines (i.e., AI-supported search)
  • Meta Keywords – The keywords meta tag, used by search engines and answer engines (i.e., AI-supported search)
  • No Index – Toggling this on prevents search engines from indexing the page
  • No Follow – Toggling this on prevents search engine crawlers from following links on the page
  • Canonical – Add a URL here if another page contains the same, or similar, information and should be the link presented in search results
  • Open Graph Title – The title that appears on links and social media posts that include the page URL
  • Open Graph Type – The type of open graph card used on the page
  • Open Graph Image – The thumbnail image that displays when links to the page are shared, such as on social media posts
  • Page Design – The template used by the page. Note: Changing this template could strip content from the page.
  • Link Caption in Navigation – The text included for this page in navigation, such as breadcrumb and contextual page navigation components
  • Hide Breadcrumb on Page – Toggle on to hide the breadcrumb navigation at the top of the page
  • Check to Hide in Navigation Filters – Check the boxes to exclude this page from breadcrumb navigation, sidebar navigation (e.g., contextual or curated) and sitemap navigation
Page Items

The Page Items panel lists all content items on the page. It displays the item type (e.g., partial design), the version and the item status. 

Items requiring workflow may also show tags indicating when something is approved or requires approval. If an item is not publishing properly, a good first step for troubleshooting is to check this panel to see if approval is needed.

Translate

AI-assisted translation is not activated in MSU’s environments.

Delete

The Delete option removes the page or item from Sitecore.

Deleting a page does not always mean it is fully removed from the site. For example, news stories that are already indexed may still appear in the News Listing Page. See Delete a Page for more information.