# Pages and navigation

Add, rename, reorder, duplicate and delete pages in the Pages panel, and learn how a new page gets its address and reaches your site menu.

Every page of your site is listed in the **Pages** panel of the editor. Open a page to edit it, and use the panel to add, rename, reorder, duplicate or delete pages. Page changes reach your live site only after you press **Update** (see [Versions and republishing](https://www.uova.com/help/build/publish/versions-and-republishing)).

## Before you start

- Open your site in the editor and choose **Pages** in the icon rail. The rail is hidden at 860 px wide and narrower.
- A site made from a template starts with that template's pages. A generated site starts with the pages the generator made.

## Add a page

1. **Open the Pages panel** The top of the panel has a search box (**Search pages...**) and a **+** button.
2. **Select +** The **Add a page** dialog opens.
3. **Name the page** Type a name under **Create a new page**, up to 80 characters, then press **Create page**. The button stays off until you type a name. The new page opens with one section, **Page introduction**, holding a heading with the page name.
4. **Or start from something that exists** The same dialog can show three more lists, each only when it has something to offer. **Pages you can restore** lists original template pages missing from your site. **More of an existing type** lists extra pages your design supports. **Start from a page in this site** copies a page you already have; type in **Find a page to copy** to filter the list.

## Work with the page list

Pages are split into **Main Pages** (the pages whose addresses are `/`, `/about`, `/contact` and `/home`) and **Other Pages**. Click a row to open that page.

| Action | How | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rename | Double-click the row, or the three-dot button (**More**) then **Rename** | Type the new name and press `Enter` to save or `Esc` to cancel. Leaving the field also saves it. The address changes only in the cases listed under Page addresses. |
| Move up or down | The **Move up** and **Move down** arrows on the row | Swaps the page with its neighbour in the same group. It changes list order only, never the address. The arrows are hidden while you search and when a group has one page. |
| Duplicate | **More** then **Duplicate** | Creates a page named after the original with Copy added, such as Pricing Copy. Its address is the original address plus `-copy-` and a number. The copy opens straight away. |
| Delete | **More** then **Delete** | Removes the page at once, with no confirmation. The first page in the list becomes the open page. The item is hidden when only one page is left. |

> **Delete can be undone:** Deleting a page does not ask first, but it is recorded as an undo step. Press `Cmd+Z` straight away to bring the page back. Undo keeps the last 15 steps. If you have moved on, a deleted template page is offered again under **Pages you can restore**, and a saved copy of the whole site can be restored from **Version history**.

## Page addresses

The address of a new page is a slash followed by its name in lowercase. Letters and digits are kept, accents are removed and everything else becomes a hyphen, so About Us becomes `/about-us`. A name with no usable characters becomes `/page`. If the address is taken, UOVA adds `-2`, `-3` and so on.

If you rename a page you made yourself, its address follows the new name only while it still matches what the old name produced. A template page keeps the address its template designed, because the template's menus and links point there.

## Navigation

When you add a page with **Create page**, UOVA also adds a link to it in your header menu, as a copy of the menu's last visible link. It does this only when the menu already has at least two named links. It skips a menu that already links to the page or already has a link with the same name. Footer link lists are left alone because UOVA treats them as yours to curate. A duplicated page does not get a menu link.

Deleting a page does not remove its links from menus. After a delete, open each menu and remove any link that still points at the page. Menu and link editing is covered in [Buttons and links](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/buttons-and-links).

## Your homepage

There is no **Set as Homepage** action. The live home view is the page whose address is `/`. If no page has that address, the server-rendered home falls back to the first page in the list. UOVA does not block you from moving or deleting the page at `/`, so keep a page there unless you mean to remove it.

The homepage's search title, description, share image, canonical address and search-hiding switch are read from the page that is first in your site's page order, which is normally the home page. The move arrows change that order.

## Per-page title and description

Below the page list, **SEO Settings** for the open page offers **Meta Title** (it shows the page name as a placeholder) and **Meta Description**. Edits made here are not recorded as undo steps. The Inspector **SEO** tab holds the same two values plus the share image, canonical address and search-hiding switch, and is explained in [SEO settings](https://www.uova.com/help/build/seo).

## Limits

- Page names: 80 characters.
- **Delete** is not offered for the last remaining page.
- A brand-new page can take up to about a minute to appear on the live site, because UOVA caches a missing-page answer for 60 seconds.
- There is no page-level password. Password protection covers the whole site (see [Publishing](https://www.uova.com/help/build/publish)).

**Can I make a different page my homepage?**

There is no action for it. The live home view is the page at the address `/`.

**Why is my new page missing from the menu?**

A page joins the header menu automatically only when you add it with **Create page** and the menu already has at least two named links. Duplicated pages are never added. Otherwise add the link by hand.

**I renamed a page and the address did not change. Is that a fault?**

No. A template page keeps its designed address, and an owner-made page keeps its address once it no longer matches the old name.

**I deleted a page by mistake. How do I get it back?**

Press `Cmd+Z` first. If the page came from your template, it also appears under **Pages you can restore** in the **Add a page** dialog. Otherwise restore a saved version from **Version history**, which replaces your current draft.

Source: https://www.uova.com/help/build/pages