The next posts on HeadwayHub will discuss how to make a static (“normal”) website using the headway premium wordpress theme. In this first tutorial, let’s talk about using the content leaf more efficiently, shall we?
How to Use the Content Leaf on a Static Homepage
Note that pages have content leafs – content that draws from whatever you put in the wordpress back-end for that page. When creating a static site, I recommend keeping the default content leaf in tact. If you need to change your homepage copy, you’ll find it easier to use the wordpress editor than simple HTML coding.
I personally recommend that you use the default content leaf for the longest/most important content block. That will make your overall editing easier and changes can be made more quickly.
Using Additional Content Leafs for Easy Page Editing
Content leafs have the ability to pull content from other pages. So it stands to reason that if you really, really hate HTML coding, you can create “snippet” pages for your homepage content. These can be used for a variety of things – link lists, services lists, “about the company”, etc.
How to Create a “Snippet” Page
To use a “snippet page,” create a new page and name it after the content it contains. For example, “list of services.” Once that’s done, scroll down to the SEO options for that page and select no-index. (You don’t want google or visitors crawling snippet pages). While you’re at it, hide that page from the navigation menu.
Adding the Snippet to Your Website
Once you’ve got your snippet page created, go into the visual editor and add a new content leaf to your homepage. Click the pencil icon to edit that page, and use the “fetch content from page” option to grab your snippet. Save and reload and then fit the content into the page as appropriate.
Using a Snippet Page – Guidelines
- No-index these pages. You don’t want people stumbling upon a snippet.
- Make them child-pages of your parent template.
- Hide snippet pages from the navigation menu so people don’t stumble upon them.
- Only use snippet pages for content that needs to be regularly tweaked, exceeds a certain length.
Any Questions?
What questions do you have about using the content leaf with a static website? Share your thoughts and opinions below!
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