Group page - set up requirements

The template

The basics

1. URL

Please choose the URL of your page. This will be your Citizen Space site URL followed by the name of the page. For example, https://yoursite.citizenspace.com/2040-plan

2. Page title

You will need to provide the name of the page, which will appear as a link in the top navigation of your Citizen Space homepage. For example, "Arlen Hill 2040".

3. Page theme colour

Please provide the hex code for the main featured colour you'd like to use for this page. We may use shades of this colour to improve accessibility, and for design purposes.

Header

4. Hero colour or image

You can choose to have this section as a solid colour (the theme colour you chose), an image banner with the title overlaid, or a solid colour with an image in a strip below the header block. For either of the image options, please send no less than three images for us to choose from. Images must be minimum 2000 pixels wide, with a resolution of at least 72dpi. We ask this as some images don’t work on all screen sizes (mobile/desktop) so sending a selection reduces the need for back-and-forth.

5. Title

Keep this short and sweet. You have the option to add a subhead.

5a. Optional subhead

This will sit within the header underneath the title, so to avoid a header section that dominates the whole page, try and keep it short - try one or two lines, or ~50 words or less. (Remember you can add more copy in the info block below.) People skim read digital content, so we recommend using this part to explain what your page is for, or the main thing you want visitors to do (e.g. take part in…).

Information block

6. Informative text

Here’s where you can provide supporting information and context. You can choose either a single column (full width text), or a two-column layout, with one column for text and the other for an image or a video. For a single column layout, we suggest two paragraphs, or about 150 words. For a text-and-image layout, we suggest about 50-70 words. Video can be a great way to provide extra information here.

6a. Optional section header

A short title can add some extra context.

6b. Optional image or video

The standard image size here is 6:4, which translates to landscape video orientation, but you can also use portrait, if e.g. you’ve got a video filmed on a smartphone. Image size needs to be minimum 1200 pixels wide and resolution must be minimum 72dpi. Videos must be hosted on YouTube or Vimeo.

6c. Optional button call-to-action (CTA)

You can link out to something underneath this section using a button link. If there’s an important supporting document, like a proposal overview, or a section on your corporate website about your scheme/project/group, this is a good place to link out to further information.

Highlights block

This is where you can pull out key information, decisions you’ve taken, or anything you really want to draw attention to. You can also link to external sites using buttons in these blocks if you wish. Keep in mind these sections are meant to be a place to display headline information, so we can’t fit loads of text in here.

7. Highlights block title & subhead

Please provide a title for this section. You can also provide us with 1-2 lines of summary text if you'd like.

8. Highlights block headings

Please provide the title for each individual highlight card. Please keep titles short so that they can fit on one line, about 5 words.

9. Highlights block content

Please provide us with the content for each card. If text only: copy for each card should be between 50-100 words. If you’d like images and/or button links, please provide us with the URL you’d like, and any images or icons [min resolution 72dpi].

Activities block

10. Activities block title & subhead

Please let us know if you’d like to change the default text here.

11. Listing type - a curated or filtered list

Please let us know which listing you’d like. Your Customer Success Manager will discuss this with you in more detail during your set up call. Both options allow you to add a specific set of activities to your page.

Here are our articles on the two types:

• Filtered listing
• Curated listing

Please also let us know which layout you’d like in this section, such as how many activities you want in each row. View the different layout options here.

Quote block (optional)

You can include a quote in this section, with the option to add an image of the speaker. A quote on your scheme or idea from a resident can be especially impactful here.

7. Quote

Please provide us with your quote text and the full name and job title of the speaker. Please keep to appx 50 words. We may need to abridge it if it’s longer than this.

7a. Optional photo

Please provide a headshot of your speaker. Image should be minimum width 600 pixels, minimum resolution 72dpi.

Footer

13. Footer

You can have a footer that’s just an image, or you can have a custom Call to Action.

If you’d like an image, please send no less than three images for us to choose from. Images must be min 2000 pixels wide with a resolution of at least 72dpi.

If you’d like to link out to something - for example, contact details or mailing list signup - please provide the header and subheader text (no more than one line each) you’d like, the URL for the button to link out to, and the button text.

When you've got all of these deployment requirements, send them over to your Customer Success Manager. You will agree a deployment date with them, and your new page will be set up on this date.