Page Title: use the theme title, followed by a colon, then the turn dates; example: “Family Life: 1780 – 1820”. Or, for new exhibits, use the theme title, followed by a color, then a sub-theme title.
Page content: use an image that represents the content of the Exhibit Section; be sure to include a caption for the image. Also add a link (“View this item in the Online Collection”) to its page in the Online Collection.
After the image, enter the text that introduces the Section – 1 – 2 paragraphs is appropriate.
Right column and metadata fields
- template: Exhibit Section
- category: Exhibit
- featured image: use the same image as you used in the page content area above
- excerpt: this is the text that will appear next to the thumbnail image on the search results menu; you need to write this.
- parent page: choose the appropriate exhibit theme, for example “Turns of the Centuries: African Americans”
- topic: select appropriate topic(s)
- no place, event, era, or related items metadata needed