How to clone a homepage

Building homepages from scratch takes time. If you already have a homepage that's close to what you need, you can clone it and just make a few changes.

Cloning is especially handy when several areas share similar information and layouts, such as offices or departments.

This guide will walk you through cloning a homepage, whether or not the area already has one.

This guide covers:

• Cloning a homepage into an area with no homepage
• Cloning a homepage into an area that already has one
• Considerations, tips & guidance

Before you start:

• Your Oak site needs areas to hold homepages. To create areas, you need the Area Management permission.
• You will also need to be assigned the Homepage Manager permission for the area you are creating homepages.

Cloning a homepage into an area with no homepage

If an area doesn't have a homepage yet, it shows a list of the content published to it.

1. Go to the area, select the three dots in the top-right corner, then select Create a homepage.
2. Scroll past the blank templates to or duplicate from an existing homepage.
3. Select the homepage you want to clone. Top tip: Use the shortcut Ctrl + F to quickly search for the homepage you'd like to clone.

4. Make your homepage changes, then select Publish in the top-right corner. As there isn't already a live homepage, it will immediately become the main homepage and be visible to the people who have the Content Viewer permission for the area.

Cloning a homepage into an area that already has one

1. Go to the area, select the three dots in the top-right corner, then select Manage homepages.
2. On the right, select Create a scheduled homepage.
3. Scroll past the blank templates to Or duplicate from an existing homepage, then select the homepage you want to clone.
4. Make your changes, then select Publish. You'll be taken to the homepage manager.
5. Your cloned homepage will show under Inactive scheduled homepages. It's named after the area, followed by a number.

6. To make it the area's main homepage, select the three dots next to it, then select Set as main homepage.
    

   

7. If you'd like to keep the main homepage the same but make it the homepage for a specific audience, click on the eye icon and select the user group(s). The scheduled homepage will then become active for the selected audience. Remember to select Save at the bottom.

8. To rename the homepage, select the name, type a new one and select Save.