Create Portal Content

The Portal content type is used to add items that are only applicable to portal sites, such as a login form and a change password form. Each content template is used to add a specific function to a portal site.

Available subscriptions

The Available Subscriptions content template inserts a list of publications that the user can subscribe to. Managing email publications is outside the scope of this user guide.

Change password form

The Change Password Form content template inserts a form that allows a portal user to change his or her password. The fields for the form are standardized.

You can set a default start page for the change password form, which is where the user is redirected after the password is changed.

To set a default start page for a change password form

1. In the content editor, click in the Default Start Page box.
2. In the Select Link dialog, choose the page that you want to designate as the default start page.

Email preferences

The Email Preferences content template is used to insert a list of the email publications and notifications that a user subscribes to and give the user the ability to unsubscribe. It is used in conjunction with the Email Preferences Link content template.

Email Preferences Link

The Email Preferences Link content template is used to insert an unsubscribe link into an email publication or notification. It directs the user to an email preferences page. This content template is used in conjunction with the Email Preferences content template.

Email Verification

The Email Verification content template is used to insert a mechanism on a page to verify a user’s email address when they subscribe to an email publication or notification. It works in conjunction with the Email Verification Link content template.

Email Verification Link

The Email Verification Link content template is used to insert a link in an email that a user can click on to verify his or her email address. It works in conjunction with the Email Verification content template.

Forgot Password Form

The Forgot Password Form content template inserts a form that allows portal users to retrieve a lost password. The form includes a standard field to submit a user name.

You can set a confirmation page for the forgot password form. This can be any page, but we recommend creating a page that contains text that verifies that the forgot password form has been submitted.

To set a confirmation page for a forgot password form

1. In the content editor, click in the Confirmation Page box.
2. In the Select Link dialog, choose the page that you want to designate as the confirmation page.

Login Form

The Login Form content template inserts a form that allows users to log in to a portal site. It can also link pages designed to retrieve a lost password or register for the site, although these are not mandatory. The form includes standard fields to enter a user name and password.

There are three pages that can be associated with a login form in the content editor. These are described in the following table.

Login Status

The Login Status content template inserts content relevant to the user’s login status. For example, it can provide a link to log in to or log out of a portal depending on the user’s current login status.

From the content editor, you can set properties for the login status form. These properties are described in the following table.

My Profile

The My Profile content template is used to create a user profile page that allows users to:

• Unsubscribe, suspend, or resume a subscription to an email publication.
• Remove, suspend, or resume an email notification.
• Go to your change password page, change user details page, or available subscriptions list page.

In the content editor, you can associate your change password page, change user details page, and available subscriptions list page with a content item using the My Profile content template.  

Most of the features of the My Profile content template relate to email publications and notifications, which are outside the scope of this user guide.

Registration Form

The Registration Form content template inserts a form that allows new users to register for your portal site. The form includes standard fields to enter a name, nickname, and email address.

In the content editor, you can set properties for the registration form.

These properties are described in the following table.