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Choosing the Right Template

A guide to the 12 page templates available in CloudCannon.

When creating a new page, CloudCannon asks you to choose a template. Each template comes pre-configured with the right content blocks for that page type.

The template picker showing all available page templates

TemplateUse WhenLocation
Default PageCreating a generic pageAny path
About Landing PageMain About section pageRoot level
About Details PageSub-pages under Aboutabout/ folder
Leadership Landing PageTeam/management pageabout/ folder
Services Landing PageMain Services overviewRoot level
Service Details PageIndividual service pagesservices/ folder
Industry Sectors LandingMain sectors overviewRoot level
Industry Sector DetailsIndividual sector pagesindustry-sectors/ folder
Resources Landing PageMain resources overviewRoot level
Resource Details PageIndividual resource pagesresources/ folder
Documentation LandingMain docs overviewRoot level
Documentation DetailsIndividual doc pagesdocumentation/ folder

Ask yourself:

  1. What section of the site does this page belong to? (Services, About, Industry Sectors, etc.)
  2. Is this a landing page or a detail page?
    • Landing pages show an overview with a grid of cards linking to sub-pages
    • Detail pages show in-depth content about a specific topic

All templates share these common blocks:

  • Hero Banner (top)
  • Resources Banner (bottom)

The difference is in the middle content blocks:

Template TypeMiddle Blocks
Landing pagesText Block + Media Block Group (card grid)
Detail pagesMedia Block + Service Cards Grid
LeadershipText Block + Profiles List + Governance Cards