CMS components guide

Page types

Choose a content type to create your web page:

• Landing page and standard page templates are used for the majority of content on nsw.gov.au.
• Resource pages are used for PDF documents, either to move the content onto the web page or to attach a PDF file to the web page.
• News article pages can be created when a news landing page has already been created for the article to be listed on.

Landing Page template	Creating a point of interest page
Standard Page template	Case study template
Article template	Agency template
Resource template – single and multi-page	Event template

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Components

Build out your web page with CMS component blocks to display the contents.

Find the best components for the type of content you need to communicate with your audience in the CMS component catalogue which visualises each component and shows which pages it can be used on.

Check out the CMS Component Catalogue

Frequently used: Cards, Accordions, Managed links

Category	Guide Link
Content	Heading Text Tables Audio player Image Video Cards Content block Steps (numerical) Steps (alphabetical) Easy Read Card Easy Read content block Line separator
Featured content	Hero banner Feature box Callout Blockquote In-page notice Live updates Acknowledgement of Country
Show / hide content	Accordion Switch between accordions and tabs on a standard page Content expander
Actions	Button Link list Floating button banner Subscription App list Dialog
Navigation	Direct children as cards In-page navigation Sub-navigation (Links) Side-navigation Chips (Links)
Contacts	Person Profiles Contact information
Media	Gallery Media download Parallax background
Data visualisation	Statistics block Snake block Ring statistics
Automated	Automated events Automated grants Automated latest news Automated publications
Search and filter content	News search and filter Resource search and filter Event finder Grants finder Case study finder Tables Application block
Forms	Webform

 

Media

Add media files to your page, including images, PDFs and videos. Media files can contribute to the SEO of your content. Follow the governance and file naming conventions to create your file and then follow the instructions to upload it to the CMS

Consider converting document files to web pages with the resource template. If documents are uploaded, they need to meet accessibility standards.

Images	Document files	Videos
Adding images to your page	Audio
Image gallery
Image selection and specifications	Document naming and governance guidelines	Video
Image file names, titles and alt text	Uploading document files to the CMS
Uploading images to the CMS	Resource template – single and multi-page

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