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HTML Page Advanced Properties Tab

Identity: The system's unique identifier of the webpage

Show on Menu: By checking this box, the title of the HTML page will appear on templates that make use of the navigation macro.

Menu Sort Order (legacy): A number can be set here which will correspond to the navigation menu position of the page. Since the navigation macro now includes a re-ordering mechanism this field is no longer needed and will be deprecated in the future.

Friendly Name: Setting a friendly name will help with Search Engine Optimization for search engine crawlers as they record information about your website.

Start Date: A specific date can be set for publishing a page on the site. If the start date is set to a future date, the creator of the web page will receive a workflow/email notification reminder to revisit and manually publish the page on the date set. Setting a start date does not automatically publish the page on that date.

End Date: Future end date reminders can be set on a page if it is determined that the page needs to be revisited at that time to avoid the persistence of stale content. If the end date is set to a future date, the creator of the web page will receive a workflow/email notification reminder to revisit the page in question. Setting an end date does not automatically unpublish the page on that date.

Redirect: The dotCMS can be set up to automatically redirect users to another page/site if the page in question has now been moved to another location on your site, or to an external website. Choose the "select link" button to select the path to another page on your dotCMS installation, or type the complete url to an external website.

HTTPS Required: Check this setting to create a secure page that encrypts the data being served so that sensitive information on the web is protected as it is sent. Banks and E-commerce websites use HTTPS protocol to protect transmissions of sensitive data from being picked up as it travels on the web.

Note: Use of the HTTPS protocol requires an SSL certificate on the dotCMS server and the proper configuration of the dotCMS. Verify that your site can serve HTTPS pages by speaking to your webmaster or local system administrator.

Metadata: Metadata is information about a Web page that search engines use to help rank your page in search results.  It is important to enter metadata for each page to help visitors find a Web page. We will discuss two of the most important types of metadata.

1. Keywords
   <meta name="keywords" content="KEYWORDS HERE" />
   Entering a list of keywords (comma separated), gives search engines clues as to how to categorize the content of this page. For example, when creating a page for admissions you might list key words such as, apply, admission, enroll, signup, or any other terms that you think visitors would use to find your pages.
   
   Hint for better results:
   
   • It is a good idea to put no more that 25 words in the list.
   • Words should be separated by commas and spelled correctly.  They must be entered as shown in the example below.
   • Be sure to include words that you used in the title and body copy of your page to improve your ranking in search engine results.
   • Be sure to include any alternative spellings to key words, for example , signup, sign up, sign-up.
Example: <meta name="keywords" content="admission, enroll, signup, sign up, sign-up, apply, application">

2. Description
<meta name="description" content="DESCRIPTION HERE" /> 
The page description should be a short summary of the page content.  This description along with the page (friendly) title and link to the page will show in search engine results.