There are several actions you can take on a single page.
You can update the content of a page that is already published without republishing the whole site and without updating the content of other pages. This feature does not allow you to create a new page and publish only that page.
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Theme changes (for example, changes to header, footer, or site theme) will not be applied when a single page is published.
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Each language on a multi-language site will need to be updated separately.
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An automatic backup is created each time a single page is published. For more information, see Backup Sites.
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To apply page URL changes, you must publish the entire site.
To publish a single page:
Set a page as a draft when you do not want it to be searchable or on the live site. Once the site is published or republished it will not exist on the live site.
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The home page, external-link pages, and folders cannot be drafted.
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If a main navigation item with sub-pages is Set as a draft, the sub-pages will no longer be accessible in the navigation.
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For multi-language sites, when drafting a page in the default language, the page will be drafted in the additional languages as well. Pages in the additional languages can be drafted without depending on the default language’s status.
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For multi-language sites, the same page cannot be added to the next publish until the page in the default language is added to the next publish as well.
To set a page as a draft:
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In the side panel, click Pages.
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Click the settings (
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Click Set as a draft. If the page is in the navigation, it will be removed.
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Click Republish to remove the page from the live site.
To remove a page from draft state:
Access page settings by clicking the settings () icon next to each page. You have the following options:
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Rename. Rename the page in the editor. This does not change the page URL.
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Hide in navigation. Make the page hidden on the navigation menu. It will still be visitable by the direct URL.
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Duplicate. Creates an exact copy of the page.
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Lock for Client editing. Lock pages so clients can only view the pages, but not edit or delete them.
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Publish page. Publish changes on a single page. For more information, see Publish a Single Page.
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Page URL. Customize the URL for the page.
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SEO. Access all the SEO settings for the page. For more information, see the SEO section.
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Set Access. Set a password for the page or configure the page for members only. For more information, see Password Protected Pages or Membership Pages.
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Convert to Dynamic Page. Click to convert the page to a dynamic page. Select a collection, and click Done. For more information, see Dynamic Pages.
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Set as a draft. Set a page as a draft when you do not want it to be searchable or on the live site. For more information, see the Set as a draft section.
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Delete. This deletes the selected page.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a site or a web page in a search engine's un-paid search results. Sometimes this is called "natural" or "organic" traffic. We recommend adding SEO information (title and descriptions) on the page level, so each page can have a unique title and description. This is more beneficial than having one title and description shared across the entire site.
For information on the overall site's SEO (as opposed to a single page), see Site Dashboard: SEO Overview.
On a page’s SEO screen, the following options are available:
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Set page to no index. Tell search engines not to crawl this page so it won’t appear in search results. Draft pages are set to no index by default. See Prevent Search Engines from Indexing a Page.
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Page meta title. This is the text that appears on SERP results, browser tabs and when sharing this page on social media. Use AI to assist in generating the title.
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Page meta description. The meta description appears in SERP results. Use AI to assist in generating the description.
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Page keyword. Search engines no longer take entered keywords into consideration when ranking websites, so these are optional.
You can also edit the header HTML for that page only. However, it is important to note that consent management apps are not able to prevent code from running prior to consent when the code is placed in the header HTML. This is because Duda optimizes the structure and order of how content loads, based on performance best practices on the site. We place scripts and CMP banners lower on the page, in order to improve the performance of primary content. Because of this, it is recommended to place code in the body-end when using a consent management app.
You can change the home page of your site, and set any other page in its place. The original home page will be saved as a regular page and can be reinstated as the home page at any time.
This is very helpful when you want to set an "under construction page" while working on your site or when you want to make changes to the homepage while keeping the old homepage in place.
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Multilingual sites are not currently supported.
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This option is only available for normal pages (not popups, anchors, external pages, dynamic pages, 404 page, blog posts, and so on).
To change the homepage:
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In the side panel, click Pages.
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Next to the page you want to set as your home page, click the settings (
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Provide a new alias (URL) for the existing home page.
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When setting a new homepage we do not change any links on your site, so any links pointing to the old homepage will need to be changed to the new one.
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(Optional) Delete the old homepage.
For maximum SEO benefits, all pages of your site are discoverable by search engines. However, if you would like to instruct search engines to drop or not include this page in their index after they crawl the page, you can do that in the page settings.
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Pages protected with membership access are not accessible to site crawlers. However, if a user logs into a membership protected page and copies the CDN link to a file or image, they will be able to share it.
To prevent search engines from indexing a page:
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In the side panel, click Pages.
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Click the settings (
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Click SEO.
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Click the No Index toggle. This instructs search engines to drop or not include this page in their index after they crawl the page.
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Repeat steps 1-4 for each page you do not want to be indexed.
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If this page was previously indexed, this change will take several weeks for search engines to update and remove the page.
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This setting adds the
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">tag into the head of the page for search engines to read.
With password protected pages, you can add a password to specific pages on your site that visitors will need to enter in order to view that page. Password protected pages are beneficial when certain information is designed for specific audiences; for example, to restrict access to a download page.
Password protected pages should not be confused with user logins or account management. Password protected pages only adds an individual password for one page, not different passwords for different users.
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Anchored pages cannot be password protected pages. In order to password protect a page, make sure that the page is not anchored to another page.
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Dynamic pages cannot be password protected pages.
To create password protected pages:
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In the side panel, click Pages.
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Click the settings (
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Click Set Access.
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Click Password Protected, and type the password visitors will need to type to access the page. The password can be no more than 100 characters, but can contain any characters.
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Click Save. This page is now protected by a password. You can remove this password at anytime by clicking Open to Everyone.
To log out of a password protected page, clear the cache for the site or browser. Even if the password for the page is changed, users that are logged into a password protected page will stay logged in until they clear their cache.