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Updated 3 months ago

[adoption block] Create new / move page as Editor?

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The community member is experiencing issues with the ability to create new pages in their web design tool, even with a Pro subscription. They note that this is a clear advantage that a competing tool (WS) has over the current tool (WF), as WS allows designers to specify "templates" that restrict what components editors can add to a content block. However, the lack of ability for editors to create new pages or move existing ones is a limitation.

The community member also expresses confusion around the ability to duplicate pages but not edit their settings, as well as the ability to delete directories which removes all the pages inside. Additionally, when cloning pages, they are added as sub-pages of the original, even if they appear as siblings in the navigator.

In the comments, another community member notes that the missing feature is page templates, and provides a link to a related issue on the project's GitHub repository. Another community member has created an issue to disable duplication and folder deletion when in content mode.

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OOviS
At first I thought this was a limitation caused by not having the Pro subscription. But now I do and it's still not working...

For my clients, it's essential to be able to create new pages, not just edit existing ones. And I mean unique pages, not CMS ones. They need to be able to throw together a new landing page from components anywhere in the website.

This is one CLEAR advantage that WS has over WF: letting designers specify "templates" that restrict what components Editors can add into a specific Content Block. It's huge.

But it's undercut by the lack of ability for editors to crate new pages, or move existing pages around..
What's more confusing, editors can Duplicate a page, but can't edit any of its settings like the title and path? 🫨

What's more, editors can't delete pages, but can delete a Directory, with ALL THE PAGES INSIDE 😱

And when cloning pages, they get added with a path that makes them a sub-page of the original page, even if in the navigator they look like siblings (see image)

Please let me know what i'm missing or if these are some bugs..
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OOleg Isonen
What's more, editors can't delete pages, but can delete a Directory, with ALL THE PAGES INSIDE 😱

Oversight!
OOleg Isonen
The missing feature you are describing is page templates https://github.com/webstudio-is/webstudio/issues/4931

Designer specifies a template, adds content block where user can edit things, which also restricts what can be added. User then can create a page from that template with that predefined content block.
OOleg Isonen
Created an issue to disable duplication and folder deletion when in content mode https://github.com/webstudio-is/webstudio/issues/5038
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