Landing Pages
Landing pages can be used as curated resource pages to display related content and announcements. You could create resource pages for departments, a specific training curriculum, or groups of associates. Landing Pages can also act as custom Login Pages with information that is publicly accessible.
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.
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Setting Name | Description | Options |
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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. And is also visible to students. | 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 |
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Left is the catalog thumbnail for a landing page. if the circled “i” icon is clicked the right image is displayed, showing the Header Title and the Description of the Landing page along with a direct link to the page.
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 additional controls listed below.
Information
Here you will see many of the original text fields when creating a new Landing Page, along with some new controls.
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Setting Name | Description | Options |
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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 at the top of the page. | Text Field |
Header Sub Title | The Sub Title will be the text that appears underneath the Header Title. | 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 window, and Clear will clear the image from the site. | Update Clear |
Active | This checkbox controls if the Landing Page is active and can be accessed. If disabled (unchecked), the page will be inaccessible. | Enabled (checked) Disabled |
Public Access
Public Landing pages can be used as custom login pages that also display announcements or content that you’d like to be publicly accessible to associates without having to log in. You can have multiple external landing pages to provide separate login pages for different banners, departments, or companies. Some options over Public Access are listed below.
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Setting | Description | Options |
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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 corner. | Text Field |
Use Wide Logo | Switches to a wider Logo box to hold a wider image. | 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
Four central portions make up Landing pages, the Hero Image, the Announcements, the Content Catalog, and the Trending Now list. Each section can be disabled independently of another (besides the Trending Now list), requiring the Catalog to be enabled.
Setting | Description | Options |
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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 Announcements | 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 | Editable text Field for custom Collections Title | 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. Then, by either scrolling or searching for an announcement, press the green plus icon to add it to the Landing Page.
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Setting | Description | Option |
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Select an Announcement | This box is how you add Announcements to the Landing Page. You can search and scroll for a specific announcement 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 showing either Current, and Future announcements or those displayed in the past or now are inactive. | Current and Future Past and Inactive |
Remove All | Removes all announcements from Landing Page. | Button |
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 on Public Landing Pages 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.
While in an Authenticated Landing Page content will be added to the users' development plan, and can be completed from there.
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The “Select a Learning Module” box is how you add Learning Modules to the Landing Page. You can search and scroll for a specific announcement and then click the green “+” to add the selected Learning Module. Each column can be used as the sorting justifier by clicking on the column header.
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.
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Setting | Description | Option |
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Trending Now Title | Allows to change the Trending Now title on the Landing Page | Text Field |
Trending Timeframe | Changes the time In which announcements will be taken into account when calculating the Trending Now | |
Show Dropdown | This dropdown box allows each announcement to be pinned to the top of the Trending Now section, be ranked by the total views, or to be hidden from view with the never option | Pinned, Rank, Never |
For announcements that are pinned, The order or “Rank” is editable by the administrator. On the left side of the announcement a text box appears where the rank can be edited, lower numbers will rise to the top. After selecting the rank of each pinned announcement press the “Apply Pinned Order” to change the order in the LMS.
Audience
The Audience acts as a filter for who can see a landing page while logged in. The Audience filter does not affect unauthenticated users for publicly available landing pages and only affects users who are logged in.
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Setting | Description | Option |
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Select an Audience | Dropdown menu with Audiences which, when selected, will have access to the Landing Page while Logged in when selected. | Dropdown menu |
Update | Applies Audience to Landing Page. |
Completing Modules for Credit
Video and eLearning modules can be completed for credit from Public Landing Pages. When a user completes one of these module types, they will see the pop-up below.
There are two ways to receive credit:
The user can enter their login credentials receive credit immediately
The user can save a redemption code and enter that later when they log in. (They can write down the code or have it emailed to them.)
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Redemption codes can be used on the student dashboard at the bottom of the 'Redeem' tab. The user should enter the code and click 'Redeem .' The completed module will be added to their history.
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