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How to show, hide, or feature a section

In Edit Mode, open a section's menu, choose Settings, then switch Published, Show on homepage, or Featured on or off.

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Steps

  1. Click the pencil icon on the right of the toolbar to turn on Edit Mode.
  2. On the section you want to change, click the menu button (the ≡ icon) at the right of its title.
  3. Choose Settings. A list of switches opens inside the section.
  4. Switch Published on to show the section to visitors, or off to hide it. A hidden section stays saved, like a draft.
  5. Leave Show on homepage on to show the section on your homepage, or switch it off to keep it off the homepage.
  6. Switch Featured on to highlight the section and bring it to the top.
  7. Click the eye icon (Preview) to check the result.

You should see

The section appears, moves, or disappears in Preview to match your switches.

What each switch does

SwitchDefaultWhat it does
Show in NavBarOffAdds a link to the section in the top navigation
Show in FooterOffAdds a link to the section in the footer
Show on homepageOnShows the section on your homepage. Switch it off to keep it off the homepage
Has its own pageOnGives the section a page of its own
PublishedOnShows the section to visitors. Switch it off to hide the section everywhere
FeaturedOffHighlights the section and brings it to the top

Another way

  1. Click Manage in the toolbar, then choose Content.
  2. Click the section in the list on the left.
  3. Near the bottom, under Options, tick or clear the checkboxes.
  4. Click Save at the top right.

The labels differ a little from the switches on the page:

On the pageIn the Content Manager
Show in NavBarShow in NavBar
Show in FooterShow in Footer
Show on homepageHide from Main Page (tick it to hide the section from your homepage)
Has its own pageIs routable
PublishedPublished
FeaturedFeatured

The Content Manager also has a Display Order box, which sets where the section sits in its list.

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