Navigate Cascade
Learn your way around Cascade.
Interactive Walkthrough
Instructions
Logging in to Cascade will first bring you to the dashboard.
The dashboard contains a set of widgets for quick access to your content, notifications, and website information. Widgets can be added, removed, or customized to your preference.
For more information, see Hannon Hill's Cascade Basics - The Dashboard
Navigate Site Content
To navigate site content from the dashboard:
- In the header, click "Go to a Site"
- Select "FHSU Redesign"
From here, you can either:
- Browse the site using the sidebar, or
- Browse the site in the main content section
At any time, you can return to the base directory of the website by clicking the "Site Content" link in the header or sidebar header.
Best Practices
To keep site content organized and predictable, certain naming conventions are used for common assets. These exist to help both content authors and developers quickly understand the purpose of each item.
| Name | Type | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| index | Page | The page inheriting the name of the folder it is located in |
| documents | Folder | Stores documents such as PDFs, word documents, etc. |
| images | Folder | Stores images such as PNGs, JPEGs, WEBPs, etc. |
| _archive | Folder | Stores pages and assets no longer in use |
| _callout-contact | Block | The sidebar callout displaying contact information |
| _menu | Block | The sidebar menu used to navigate the current section |
Additionally, some assets may contain one of the following suffixes:
- "-index", used on blocks that only apply to the index page
- "-dev", used for developer drafts that are not ready for use
For example:
- "_callout-contact-index" will override the "_callout-contact" block on the index page only
- "index-dev" will contain incomplete changes to the index page
Coming up Next
In the next module, learn how to create content in Cascade.
To get started, see Creating Content