Overview
Custom pages, AKA dynamic pages, are flexible, custom-built pages on your Access Volcanic website.
Unlike structured templates like blogs or job listings, custom pages are blank canvases where you can add any combination of text, images, widgets, and media.
Key Benefits
Complete Flexibility: Build fully customised pages without template restrictions.
Quick Setup: Create pages quickly without developer involvement.
SEO Friendly: Choose whether pages are indexable for search engines.
Brand Control: Easily design pages that align with your marketing and branding goals.
Campaign-Ready: Ideal for event promotions, landing pages, and bespoke content sections.
Perfect for: Landing pages, Contact pages, and bespoke content sections.
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For a visual walkthrough on creating a custom page, watch our short tutorial below:
Create a Custom Page
Follow these steps to create your custom page:
Log in to Volcanic as an admin
Click the Your Website tab.
Select Page, then click New.
Enter a Page Title.
Add a custom Permalink, or leave blank to auto-generate from the title.
Select a template (if applicable) to define the page layout.
(Optional) Clear 'Indexable' if you do not want the page to appear in search engines.
(Optional) Select Hidden to restrict access until you're ready to go live.
Click Submit to create the page.
Once submitted, you can use Edit Mode to add content to your page.
🤓Tip: Custom pages are highly versatile—ideal for creating completely custom layouts tailored to your site needs.
Understanding hidden pages
When you set a page as Hidden, it prevents non-admin users (and logged-out admin users) from accessing the page. This means:
Users who click the page link will see a 404 error
The page cannot be accessed, even with a direct link
Only logged-in admin users can view the page
When to hide pages:
Draft pages still being developed
Internal admin-only content
Pages you're testing before launch
⚠️ Important: If you share a link to a hidden page with candidates or other users, they will see a 404 error.
🤓 Tip: If you want to create unlisted content that only people with the link can access, don't use the Hidden option.
Instead, ensure the Indexable option is disabled and ensure the link isn't included in your navigation. This prevents average uses finding the page without a link.
Tips for Visibility and Navigation
Once you've made your page, to make the page visible and accessible, you'll want to add a link to the page in your navigation menus.
This ensures users can easily find your custom page. See our Navigation Help Guide to learn more.
Structured Data for Custom Pages
Structured data is automatically generated for your custom pages to help search engines better index and display your content. To enable this:
In the Admin area, click Your Website.
Under the SEO Area, click Structured Data.
Editing Structured Data or Adding Custom Schema
To customise structured data for a specific custom page:
Log in to Volcanic as an admin.
Click the Your Website tab.
Select Page.
Search for the Custom Page you want to edit.
Edit the page using the icon.
Click the Structured Data button at the top.
You'll see a form with fields like @type, headline, datePublished, and more. These are automatically generated but can be edited.
At the bottom, use the Additional Header Code section to insert your schema markup or JavaScript, ideal for page-specific tracking or SEO enhancements.
Click Submit to save and apply the changes.
🤓Tip: Fine-tune how individual pages appear in search engines or add page-specific SEO and tracking enhancements—all without affecting your entire site.
FAQs
Q1: What’s the difference between a custom page and a blog post?
Answer: A custom page (AKA dynamic page) is fully customisable, while a blog post follows a structured template with predefined fields.
Q2: Can I change the page layout later?
Answer: Yes. You can use Edit Mode and Design Studio to make the template and content changes you require.
Q3: What’s a permalink?
Answer: It's the unique URL path for the page. You can leave it blank to auto-generate from the page title.
Q4: Can I preview the page before going live?
Answer: Yes. Use the Hidden feature to then view the page as an admin. Make sure you disable the hidden feature once the page is ready to go live.
Q5: How do I enable structured data for a custom page?
Answer:
In the Admin area, click Your Website.
Under the SEO Area, click Structured Data.
Q6: Can I manually edit structured data for a specific page?
Answer: Yes, click the Structured Data button when editing a page to manually adjust or add schema details.
Q7: Can I add site-wide structured data?
Answer: Yes. You can add structured schema code directly into your website’s global header or footer in Page Tags.
Q8: Why is this link showing a 404 error?
Answer: If a page shows a 404 error, it's likely marked as Hidden. Hidden pages are only accessible to logged-in admin users. To allow others to access the page, edit the page settings and uncheck Hidden.
Q9: How do I create a page that only people with the link can access?
Answer: Leave the page unhidden, uncheck Indexable, and don't add links to it from your navigation or other pages. This creates unlisted content accessible only via direct link.