Glossary (A-Z) page template
Use the glossary page template to create a set of A-Z links at the top of your page followed by terms and definitions in alphabetical order. You can use these definitions wherever a term appears on other pages by linking to the glossary. When you link a term to the glossary, the definition appears in a pop-up window, which can be a useful way to define terms throughout your website. You could also use the glossary page template to make, for example, an A-Z index of services.
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Example
When you link a term to the glossary and select the term in the published page, the term and definition display in a pop-up window:
Create a glossary page
- Go to the parent page under which you want to create the glossary.
- Go to Edit > Create a new page. You need edit or admin permissions to do this.
- Select Change page template to expand the options, then select Glossary.
- In the glossary template options, choose whether you want to show A-Z links at the top of the page.
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Choose whether to show definitions for each letter on a single page, as shown in the example above, or use a separate page for each letter.
- Enter the URL, page heading, title bar caption and link caption. For a description of these properties, see: create a new blank page.
- Enter the keywords and page contact.
- When you have finished editing the page properties, select Create new page. A confirmation message appears with a link to view the new page.
Change an existing page to a glossary page
- Browse to the page that you wish to change.
- Go to Edit > Edit page properties.
- In the Template options, select Glossary.
- In the glossary template options, choose whether you want to show A-Z links at the top of the page.
- Choose whether to show definitions for each letter on a single page, as shown in the example above, or use a separate page for each letter.
- When you have finished editing the page properties, select Save.
Add a definition to a glossary
- Go to your glossary.
- Select Add a new definition.
- Enter the definition in the Term box – for example, Lemon.
- Optionally, if you want the definition to link to a page with more detail, enter the target URL in the Link box.
- Enter a description in the Definition box– for example, Yellow fruit, part of the citrus family.
- Select Save.
Make a definition appear in a pop-up window
- Browse to the page containing the term.
- Go to Edit > Edit centre or Edit right content, depending on which column the term is in.
- Highlight the term, then go to Insert a > Glossary definition.
- In the Glossary definition window, select a glossary page from the first drop-down list.
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Choose a definition from the Select a term drop-down list.
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Select Insert. A
[glossary]
tag is added to your page:[glossary term='ISP' page='/services/its/glossary']ISP[/glossary]
- When you have finished editing your page, select Publish.