Custom Pages

Custom Page represents a modernised iteration of site homepages, built upon advanced technology. These new dashboards will enhance your ability to consolidate tasks, events, and data more efficiently, enabling the curation of improved real-time information.

It also enhances user experience by seamlessly integrating the system dashboard landing page with site-specific dashboards and introduces new features such as pagination, allowing for smooth and efficient content navigation.

Our Custom pages now offer an alternative to the traditional Site Homepages. This new feature allows flexibility in choosing between existing Site Homepages and newly introduced Custom Pages as default homepages. This approach facilitates a gradual adoption of new features while preserving the option to retain older layouts. Users have the freedom to select any dashboard as the default for each site, enabling a smooth transition between established and new interfaces. This adaptable system empowers you to craft the most effective user experience at a pace that suits your needs.

Below are some of the features that Custom Pages provide, which are not available with Site Homepages:

Custom Pages are integrated under "Module Settings" in the site Admin section, where you can create a new dashboard using the "Add" button or through site navigation. When a dashboard is created, it initially has no permissions until administrators assign them, similar to a Site Homepage, allowing for customisation before use. Once created, you can select some basic settings for the Custom Page. Both system admins and site admins can view and edit all Custom Pages regardless of the permissions, enabling them to customise the dashboard before it becomes accessible.

To create a Custom Page, navigate to the specific site where you want to add the page.

Next, go to the “Module Settings” under the “Admin” section, where you can add a custom page using the "Add" button from a specific site.

Select

Add

to add a new Custom Page.

The

Add Custom page

screen appears:

Add the required information:

Additionally, to add a translation, click the Globe icon next to each field. The Translate screen opens:

Enter your translations and select

Save

.

The 'lazy loading' feature ensures that additional content loads dynamically as you navigate. This means you won't have to wait for all content to load at once; instead, content will progressively load as you scroll, resulting in faster loading times and improved efficiency.

Navigate to your newly created custom page. Click

Edit dashboard

to edit the dashboard.

Then, select the

Add section

button.

A new section appears on the dashboard:

Click

Add panel

to add panels:

The

Add panel

screen opens:

One can add panels to their dashboard as they wish. Below are the available panels that you can add in your dashboard:

For information on managing dashboard permissions, click here.

Custom Pages and Site Homepages are integral parts of the home module and can be used interchangeably by clients within Sites. While automatic site navigation will list both Custom Pages and Site Homepages under the "Home" section, custom site navigation requires the manual addition of Custom Pages.

The below graphic explains how Custom Pages and Site Homepages can be used interchangeably by clients within Sites for default dashboards.

With version 5.9.8, we've updated the panel styles to achieve a modern aesthetic and enhance the visual appeal of the user experience. This builds on the release of version 5.9.0, which introduced avatars and panel borders.

The new 'View Details' feature makes detailed information on the panels more accessible. Redesigned panels and simplified pagination enhance the experience, offering a more compact and user-friendly interface.

An example of what the dashboard can look like: