Landing Pages
Landing Pages are custom pages where users can view Announcements and view training content before logging in. Landing Pages provide a similar function to the Student Dashboard with the unique quality of being available to view before login in.
Adding a New Landing Page
Creating a new landing page is pretty simple. First, navigate to the Landing Page editor under the administration menu, press the ‘Add New’ Green plus button, and fill in the required fields.
Setting Name | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
Landing Page Name | This name is used for administrative purposes and will not show to end-users on the public landing page. | Text Field |
Description | Descriptions give administrators information about the Landing Page's purpose. | Text Field |
Header Title | The Header title is the text that will show as the title for the page. | Text Field |
Header Subtitle | The Sub Title will be the text that appears underneath the header. | Text Field |
Information Tab
After setting up the landing page, the fields for Landing Page Name, Description, Header Title, and Header Subtitle are all available to be changed after creation. With the addition of being able to change the end of the Landing page URL.
Information
Setting Name | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
Landing Page Name | This name is used for administrative purposes and will not show to end-users on the public landing page. | Text Field |
Description | Descriptions give administrators information about the Landing Page's purpose. | Text field |
Landing Page URL | Allows for altering the last section of the Landing Pages URL. | Text Field |
Header Title | The Header title is the text that will show as the title for the page. | Text Field |
Header Sub Title | The Sub Title will be the text that appears underneath the header. | Text Field |
Show as Collection in Catalog on Dashboard | While Enabled, the Landing Page will be available for students on their Catalog Tab of the Student Dashboard. | Enabled (checked) Disabled |
Collection Image | This image is the thumbnail users will see on the Catalog Tab of the Student Dashboard. The Update Button will open a file selection wildow, and Clear will clear the image from the site. | Update Clear |
Active | This checkbox controls if the Landing Page will be up or not. If disabled (unchecked) the student will receive a error message when trying to load the page. | Enabled (checked) Disabled |
Public Access
The Public Access section of the Information Tab gives administrators control of how the functionality of the landing page will change when accessed before login.
Setting | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
Enable Checkbox | Allows to enable and disable public access entirely while keeping the landing page open for logged-in users. | Enable (checked) Disable |
Public Header Title/Subtitle | Allows for custom titles for unauthenticated users while keeping the title separate for logged in users. | Text Fields |
Logo Image URL | Filepath for Public Landing Page logo that appears in the top left courner. | Text Field |
Use Wide Logo | Makes logo selected by Logo Image URL wider. | Enable (checked) Disable |
Login Box Title | Allows the change of the login box title, default set to “Login”. | Text Field |
Enable Collapsible Login Box | Allows the login box to be collapsible and expandable. | Enable (checked) Disable |
Landing Page Layout
There are four main portions that makeup Landing pages, the Hero Image, the Announcements, the Content Catalog, and the Trending Now list. Each of these sections can be disabled independently of another, (besides the Trending Now list which requires the Catalog to be enabled.
Setting | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
Display Hero Image | When Enabled, the Hero Image setting appears and that selected image will show on the Public Landing Page | Enable (checked) Disable |
Hero Image | The Hero Image is a large image that displays on the landing page. Update will open a file selection window, and Clear will clear the image back to the default Cognition Hero Image. | Update Clear |
Intro Text | The intro text appears right underneath the Hero Image on the Landing Page. | Text Field |
Display Announcemnets | While Enabled an announcement widget will appear on the Landing Page, allowing users to access selected announcements before and after logging in, | Enable (checked) Disable |
Enable Catalog | While Enabled users can find courses under the Catalog widget similar to how it works on the Student Dashboard. | Enable (checked) Disable |
Display Collections | While Enabled Collectons will appear under the Catalog widget on the Landing Page. | Enable (checked) Disable |
Collections Section Title | The section title for collections, able to change to whatever you want. | Text Field |
Display Trending Modules | When enabled, on the side of the Landing Page the Trending Modules will appear. | Enable (checked) Disable |
Announcement Tab
The Announcement Tab is the place for administrators to organize and add announcements to public or private landing pages. Clicking on the central dropdown menu will bring up a list of announcements, by either scrolling or searching for an announcement press the green plus icon to add it to the Landing Page.
Setting | Description | Option |
|---|---|---|
Select an Announcemnt | This box is how you add Announcemnets to the Landing Page, you can search and scroll for a specific announcemnt, and then click the green “+” to add the selected announcement. | Drop Down & Search Box |
Reorder Announcements | After clicking the Reorder Announcements button a three lined Icon will appear making each announcement drag and drop into the desired order | Draggable List |
Viewing | This dropdown box allows to show either Current and Future announcements or those that have been displayed in the past or now are innactive | Current and Future Past and Inactive |
Remove All | Removes all announcements from Landing Page | Button. |
Reordering
After multiple announcements are added to the list, administrators are able to reorder them by pressing the ‘Reorder Announcements' button. on the left of each announcement is a draggable section that allows specific reordering of announcements.
Remove All
The ‘Remove All’ button will remove every announcement from displaying on the Landing Page.
Catalog Tab
The Catalog tab is where admins can add Learning Modules to the landing page. The types of Learning Modules supported in the Catalog Tab are as follows:
eLearning - Users can view the course and have the option to redeem credit after completion
Video - Users can view the video and have the option to redeem credit after completion
Compliance - Users can only view documents. They cannot sign off.
On the Job Training - Users can only view the form. They cannot submit
Self Study - Users can only view the form. They cannot submit.
Collections
Trending Now Tab
The Trending Now section of the Landing Page shows a ranked list of content with the most views in a recent period of time. It automatically shows active announcements and content in the Public Catalog. You can select the timeframe for how far it should look back to calculate views (between 1 week and 1 month) and set how many items show. The Title for the ‘Trending Now’ section is also editable in this tab.
The trending tab also has the ability to pin specific announcements to the top of the Trending Now section.
Audience
The Audience acts as a filter for who can see a landing page while logged in. The Audience filter has no effect on unauthenticated users and only affects users who are logged in.