OpenCities has created content types to meet the needs of most different tasks and content that cities or councils may wish to display on their sites. These content types provide a formula for presenting most information, but we have created the OC General content type for pages that do not conform to specific needs.
How to Use Them
General pages provide an overarching content type for when you have information that doesn't fit an available content type. We've seen significant use of them for "About" pages and other informative or explanatory content, but here are some other ideas:
- Hosting forms, maps, calendars, and content lists – events or services for specific sections of your site that need to be hosted outside of the Module Interface listing pages
- Contact pages – pages containing contact details for a department or for embedding a contact form
- Creating error pages – 404 error pages or Page Not Found error pages
- Informational pages such as different features of a recreation center, for example, or different council programs
- A springboard for external sites – services, publications, or events hosted externally
- Pages that you legally need to display on your site – disclaimers, copyright, or social media policies
- Pages that require a blank slate for embed codes for forms, videos, and social media posts
- Pages that give details about emergencies that can be linked to announcements
General pages are also helpful when you have text-heavy pages with many sections unsuitable for accordions or tabs. General pages allow you to divide a page into sections and create a table of contents.