Before you start
You need an account with permission to create pages, and you need to know which layout the page should use. A layout decides both what the page looks like and which fields you get to fill in, so picking the right one first saves rework.
1. Create the record
Go to Content → Pages and choose Add page. You will be asked for:
- Name — the page title. This is what appears in the admin list, in breadcrumbs and, usually, as the heading on the page.
- Slug — the URL segment. Leave it blank and it is generated from the name; set it explicitly when you want a shorter or more stable URL.
- Parent — where the page sits in the tree. The parent's slug becomes part of the final URL.
- Layout — the template and field set, as above.
2. Fill in the areas
Once the record exists you land in the editor, and the fields you see are the layout's areas. Their types vary: a Text area is a single line, Richtext gives you a formatting toolbar, Image opens the file picker, and a Component Collection lets you add repeated blocks in any order.
You do not have to fill in everything. A well-built layout treats empty areas as "leave this section out" rather than rendering a gap.
3. Preview before publishing
Save the record. This creates a revision but does not make the page public. Use the preview action to see the page rendered with your changes, exactly as a visitor would see it.
If something looks wrong here, it is almost always the content rather than the template — check that you filled the area you think you did, and that you saved.
4. Publish
Publishing makes the active revision visible to anonymous visitors. Until you publish, the page returns a 404 to everyone who is not signed in — which is the intended behaviour, not a fault.
What to do next
If the page needs a section the layout does not offer, you usually want a different layout or an extra component rather than a new template. Talk to whoever maintains the site's templates before assuming code is required.