Site Overview & Page Manager
A complete guide to the site management page — navigating tabs, managing pages, configuring SEO, and collaborating with your team.
The Site Management Page is your control centre for a single site. Every tab on the left sidebar controls a distinct aspect of your site — from page structure and SEO to themes, blog, forms, and team access.
Reaching the Site Page
From the Dashboard, click any site card. You land on the Overview tab of that site's management page.
The top-right corner always shows three primary actions:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| View Site | Opens your live published site in a new tab |
| Publish | Opens the Publish dialog — push changes live without opening the editor |
| Open Editor | Launches the visual block editor for this site |
Publishing from the Overview Page
Clicking Publish opens a multi-step dialog so you can push changes live directly from the Page Manager:
Choose what to publish — Publish Site (all pages and the global layout at once) or Publish a Page (one or more specific pages).
If you chose specific pages, select them from the list. You can select multiple pages at once.
Optionally add Version Notes (up to 200 characters) describing what changed — these are saved with the version history entry.
Confirm to publish. A progress animation shows while the site or pages go live.
Publishing specific pages does not include layout changes. To publish an updated global layout, either publish those pages' layout separately in the editor or use Publish Site to push everything — pages and layout — together.
Sidebar Navigation
The left sidebar lists every tab for this site. Each tab is a fully independent section:
| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Overview | Page Manager — create, edit, configure, and organise all pages |
| General | Site name, slug, favicons, SEO defaults |
| Assets | Site-wide media library — images and files used across pages |
| Forms | Form builder and submission inbox |
| API Blocks | Dynamic API-powered content blocks |
| Blog | Posts, authors, categories, tags |
| Apps | GTM, GA4, Meta Pixel, custom header/footer scripts, and other integrations |
| Version History | Restore any previously published page version |
| Domains | Subdomain management and custom domain setup |
| Collections | CMS structured data collections |
| Theme | Site-wide colors, typography, and design tokens |
| Brand Memory | The AI copilot's stored brand context — voice, audience, and preferences it uses when generating content |
| Team | Invite collaborators and manage site-level roles |
Page Manager
The Overview tab is the Page Manager. It shows every page in your site in a clean table view.
Searching Pages
A search box above the table filters pages by name or slug as you type — useful once a site has more than a handful of pages.
Table Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The page's display name — visible in your dashboard and browser tab. Inactive pages show a Draft badge next to the name. |
| Slug | The URL path for this page (e.g., /about, /services) |
| Actions | Per-page action buttons — SEO settings and a three-dot menu (edit, duplicate, delete) |
Pagination Controls
At the bottom of the table, a Rows per page selector controls how many entries are shown at once — choose 5, 10, 20, 50, or 100 (default: 10). Navigation buttons — First, Prev, Page X of Y, Next, Last — let you browse across pages when you have many entries.
Adding a New Page
Click + Add Page in the top-right of the Page Manager to open the Add New Page dialog.
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Page Name | The human-readable name for the page (e.g., "Services", "About Us") |
| Slug (Path) | The URL segment after your domain (e.g., /services). Leave empty to auto-generate from the page name. |
The slug is generated automatically as you type the page name. You can customise it before clicking Create Page, but you cannot change the slug for the Home page (/).
Steps
Click + Add Page in the Page Manager header.
Type your Page Name — the slug fills in automatically below it.
Optionally edit the Slug to a custom path.
Click Create Page. The page appears in the table immediately.
The new page starts as a blank canvas. Open it in the editor to add sections and blocks.
Editing a Page
Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to any page and select Edit, or click directly on the page name row.
This opens the Edit Page dialog.
Page Settings
The Edit Page dialog is a single scrolling form — not tabbed. It has two parts: basic page details, and a Layout & Style section below a divider.
Basic
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Page Name | The display name of the page. Renaming does not change the slug. |
| Slug (Path) | The URL path for this page. Must be unique across the site. The home page slug (/) cannot be modified. |
| Active Status | When on, the page is publicly accessible. When off, visiting the URL returns a 404 even if the page has published content. Use this to stage a page before making it live. Disabled for the Home page and the 404 page, which are always active. |
Layout & Style
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Background Color | Sets the default canvas background color for this page. Accepts any valid hex value (e.g., #000000). Individual sections can override this. |
| Page Width | A toggle between Full width and Max width. Full width (the default) lets the page canvas fill the viewport. Choosing Max width reveals a pixel input (default 1440, minimum 320) — content wider than this is centred and padded. |
| Content Alignment | Controls horizontal alignment of content within the max-width container. Options: left, center, right. |
| Padding X (px) | Left and right padding applied to the entire page canvas. |
| Padding Y (px) | Top and bottom padding applied to the entire page canvas. |
| Apply layout & style to all pages | A toggle that, when on, copies this page's background color, width, alignment, and padding to every other page on the site when you save. Content and per-section overrides are untouched — only these canvas-level defaults are copied. |
Click Save Changes to apply. Changes take effect on next publish.
Layout & Style settings set defaults for the page canvas. Individual sections you add in the editor can override background color, width, and padding independently.
Apply layout & style to all pages overwrites the Layout & Style settings on every page in the site — there's no per-page undo after saving. Use it deliberately, e.g. to roll out a new page width or background color site-wide.
Duplicating a Page
Open the three-dot menu (⋮) → Duplicate.
A new page is created with:
- The same name suffixed with
(Copy) - A new unique slug (e.g.,
/about-copy) - All sections, blocks, and content identical to the original
The duplicate starts as a draft — it inherits the original's content but has no published version. You must open it in the editor and publish to make it live.
Common use case: Duplicate a landing page template to create a new variant without building from scratch.
Deleting a Page
Open the three-dot menu (⋮) → Delete.
A confirmation dialog appears. Confirm to permanently remove the page and all its published versions.
Deletion is permanent. There is no recycle bin. If you want to hide a page temporarily, use the Active Status toggle in Edit Page instead — the page remains in your dashboard but becomes inaccessible to visitors.
The Home page (/) can never be deleted — its Delete option is disabled in the three-dot menu.
Per-Page SEO Settings
Click the SEO button on any page row to open the SEO Settings side panel. This slides in from the right without leaving the Page Manager.
SEO Fields Reference
The SEO panel is a single scrolling drawer with distinct sections, in this order: Search preview, metadata fields, Sitemap, Crawler access, AEO & GEO Optimization, and Advanced.
Search Preview
At the top of the panel, a live Search preview card shows how the page will look in a Google result — title, URL, and description — updating as you type below. A badge shows Sitemap or Hidden depending on the current Show in sitemap setting.
Metadata
| Field | Limit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Title | 60 chars | The <title> tag in the browser tab and search result headline. If empty, defaults to Page Name | Site Name. The character counter turns red past the limit. Best practice: Include your brand name and keep it clear and specific. |
| Meta Description | 160 chars | The snippet shown under your title in search results. Aim for 120–160 characters. A good description directly influences click-through rate. |
| Meta Keywords | — | Comma-separated keywords (e.g., keyword1, keyword2, keyword3). Less important for modern SEO but useful for internal categorisation. |
Sitemap
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly | How often search engines should re-crawl this page. Options: always, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, never. |
| Priority | 0.5 | Relative importance of this page vs. other pages on the site, set with a slider. Range: 0.0 (lowest) to 1.0 (highest). Set your homepage to 1.0. |
Crawler Access
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Index this page | On | Tells search engines to include this page in results. Turn off for thank-you pages, admin utilities, or pages under construction. |
| Follow links | On | Tells search engine crawlers to follow outbound links on this page. Turn off to prevent link equity passing to external sites. |
| Show in sitemap | On | Includes this page in the auto-generated sitemap.xml. The sitemap is submitted to Google Search Console to ensure pages are discovered. |
AEO & GEO Optimization
A dedicated section for optimizing this page for AI answer engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and similar tools that summarise or quote pages directly instead of just linking to them.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Schema Type (JSON-LD) | The structured-data type embedded in the page for AI crawlers and rich results. Options: WebPage (default), Article / Blog Post, Product Page, FAQ Page, Local Business, Service, Software / App, How-To Guide. Pick the type that best matches the page's content. |
| AI Key Takeaways (RAG Summary) | A concise 2–3 sentence executive summary written for AI crawlers to quote directly, separate from the human-facing meta description. |
| AEO Q&A / FAQs | A dynamic list of question-and-answer pairs. Click + Add Q&A to add a pair; each has a question and a concise (40–60 word) direct answer. These power FAQPage structured data and are what AI answer engines are most likely to surface as a direct answer. Click Delete on any pair to remove it. |
AEO/GEO fields are optional. They supplement, not replace, the Meta Title and Meta Description — fill them in for pages you want AI search tools to cite directly (e.g., pricing, FAQs, product pages).
Advanced
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Canonical URL Override | If this content exists elsewhere (e.g., you're cross-posting), enter the original URL here. This tells search engines which version to index, preventing duplicate content penalties. Leave empty to use the current page URL. |
| Extra Robots Directives | Additional meta-robots instructions (e.g., noarchive, nosnippet). Advanced use only — consult SEO documentation before setting these. |
Click Save SEO Settings at the bottom of the panel to apply.
SEO metadata is embedded into the page's <head> on the next publish. Changes made here are not live until you publish that page — either from the editor or via the Publish button on the Overview page.
SEO Best Practices
| Page Type | Recommended Settings |
|---|---|
| Homepage | Priority 1.0, frequency daily, indexed + in sitemap |
| Blog posts | Priority 0.7, frequency weekly, unique meta description per post, Article schema type |
| Thank-you / confirmation | noindex, exclude from sitemap |
| Duplicate/variant pages | Set canonical URL to the primary version |
| Pricing / FAQ pages | Add AEO Q&A pairs and an AI Key Takeaways summary so AI answer engines can cite them directly |
Collaborators Panel
The right side of the Overview tab shows the Collaborators panel — a quick view of who has access to this site.
- Member avatars — Each circle represents a team member with site access. Hover to see their name and role.
- + icon — Click to quickly invite a new collaborator.
- Member count — Shows the total number of members with access to this site.
- Pending Invites — If any invitations haven't been accepted yet, a Pending Invites list appears below the avatars. Each entry shows a link icon (for a shareable-link invite) or a mail icon plus the invitee's email (for an email invite), with a cancel button to revoke it before it's accepted.
Inviting a Collaborator (Share Dialog)
Click Invite Collaborator (or the + icon) to open the Share dialog.
Role Options
| Role | What they can do |
|---|---|
| Site Admin | Full site control, plus the only role that can remove members, grant Site Admin, and allow members to publish. |
| Site Manager | Manage pages, editor, CMS, blog (including publishing), forms, and AI tools, plus site settings, domains, and inviting members or changing their roles (below Site Admin). Can publish to staging and production once a Site Admin allows it. Cannot remove other members. |
| Site Designer | Manage pages, edit design and content in the editor, manage dynamic blocks, CMS, and blog content, and publish to staging/production once a Site Admin allows it. Cannot change site settings, domains, or manage team members. |
| Site Viewer | Read-only access — can view pages, the editor, CMS, forms, and blog content but cannot create, edit, publish, or manage anything. |
There are four site-level roles. Workspace-level roles (Workspace Admin, Workspace Member, Workspace Viewer) are separate and grant access across every site in the workspace — see your workspace settings for those.
Invite by Email
- Enter the collaborator's email address in the invite field.
- Select their role from the dropdown.
- Click Invite.
The person receives an email with a link to accept the invitation. Once accepted, they appear in the Collaborators panel.
Read-only Link
Toggle Can share read-only link to generate a shareable URL. Anyone with this link can view the site and its pages without being able to edit anything. Useful for client reviews or stakeholder previews.
Read-only link recipients do not need a Blox account. They can open the link in any browser and browse the site structure without logging in.
Quick Actions Reference
From the Page Manager, here is the full list of actions available per page:
| Action | How to access | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Open in Editor | Click page name or Open Editor button | Launches the visual editor for this page |
| Publish | Publish button in the top-right | Opens the Publish dialog to push the whole site or specific pages live |
| SEO Settings | Click SEO button in the Actions column | Opens the SEO side panel |
| Edit Page | Three-dot menu → Edit | Opens the Edit Page dialog |
| Duplicate | Three-dot menu → Duplicate | Creates an identical copy as a draft |
| Delete | Three-dot menu → Delete | Permanently removes the page and all versions (unavailable for the Home page) |
| Toggle Visibility | Edit Page → Active Status toggle | Hides or shows the page without deleting it |
What Happens When You Publish
Edits made in the Page Manager (name, slug, active status, SEO, layout settings) are stored immediately when you click Save. However, they don't affect the live site until you publish.
There are now two ways to publish, from the same site:
Edit settings → Save → Publish (Overview header) → Changes are liveEdit settings → Save → Open Editor → Publish → Changes are liveUse the Publish button on the Overview page for a quick, editor-free publish of the whole site or a handful of pages — with optional version notes. Use Open Editor → Publish when you're also making visual changes in the block editor and want to publish from there directly.
Publishing a specific page from the Overview dialog does not include global layout changes — use Publish Site (or publish the layout from the editor) to include those.
See Publishing for a full walkthrough of the publish flow, version history, and restoring previous versions.
Related
- General Settings — Site-wide identity, sitemap, and AEO/GEO settings that complement per-page SEO.
- SEO — How search visibility works across TDC Site Builder — metadata, sitemaps, and best practices.
- Team Collaboration & Roles — Invite collaborators and manage the site-level roles shown in the Collaborators panel.