Sub items

Sub items are sections of content created underneath an item.

An item and its sub items have a parent child relationship. This means all content is part of a hierarchy. Use sub items as much as possible. For example, if you're writing about "fruit” instead of creating a long text writing about all different types of fruit, create sub items (children) under the parent item “fruit” for each type of fruit you write about, e.g. “apples”, “oranges”, etc. By constructing your content this way, it makes it easy for users and search engines to drill down into your content in a logical manner, quickly.

Creation

Creating a new item with content is as simple as 1-2-3... 4-5-6;

1. In the sub items tab, click 'add new sub item under ...'. A pop-up dialog will open.
   
2. Give your new item a name. Make the item's name a short as possible. Single words are good, such as 'about', 'services', 'products', and so forth.
   
   NOTE: The item name is used in a number of places, particularly in anything to do with navigation such as menus, breadcrumbs and the navigation pane in 1stbase.
   
   
3. Enter a permalink* (this a permanent link!), or leave it blank to let 1stbase generate a suitable one. A permalink looks like this, http://www.yourdomain.com/new-item-permalink.
   
   
4. Submit and your new item will be added under its parent item, you can navigate to it by clicking on it in the navigation tree.
   
5. Under the text tab of the new item, create a H1 heading that is succinct and hits the keywords that your content will be about. If you do not specify a H1 heading, the item name will be automatically used.
   
   
6. Write a very short first paragraph. This paragraph should give your users an overview ('teaser') about the rest of your content.
   
   NOTE: The 1st paragraph is an important paragraph used in a number of places to draw people to your content, so keep it very short (preferably no longer than 100 characters).
   
   
7. Write the rest of your content but keep it short, to the point and focused on a handful of keywords that are relevant to your item.
   

*Permalinks are permanent. While you may change the title of an item afterwards, the permalink will remain forever until you delete the content. This is to ensure websites and search engines can always find your content in the future. Search engines, just like humans, like short, but descriptive permalinks.

Deletion

To delete an item from its parent, click the rubbish bin icon next to it in the sub items list.

Reordering

Reordering the way in which the sub items are presented is accomplished by simply dragging & dropping the items in the desired order.