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Using 2.0.1.1 with wampserver 2.5

I would like to have a homepage that is simply a landing page with links to pages that have content? For example, the homepage could have a summary of a 'featured' news item with a 'Read more...' link. Then below this there could be various menu items linked to other articles.

I tried to use create a template based on Core::Generic, but I cannot set this as the default page. I was forced to use Core::Page (which must contain the {content} tag and then had to link and empty content item to it to get my page to render. Ideally, I don't want the {content} tag rather a {news} tag?

I am a new to CMSMS, so have I misunderstood something there?

Thanks.

You must have a Content Page to set as default. A Page must have a Page Template and a Page Template must have a default content block {content}.

That said, you don't have to use that content block in your template, it just have to exist. Hence, it will show up in the page edit area.
You must type something in the content area when submitting this page.

Further, you can use the permissions system to prevent regular editors from changing the page.

Many thanks for the help!

Of course you could have put the {news} tag in a pages {content} edit box...