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Change site or page name and summary

An administrator, core team member, or site owner can modify a site or page name and summary. Site and page names and summaries are visible in search results and when they are shared through social media. If your site is shared publicly, the name and summary are also visible through searches queried using other search engines.

Note:

When a site's URL is shared through social media, a snippet of the description is visible. To edit the description, you must open the site or page item details page. The site or page thumbnail is also visible and preferred over the site's logo in the header.

Change site name and summary

The site's name appears in the second drop-down menu on the edit navigation bar when editing a site. The name and summary also correspond to the name and summary of the Site Application item details page. See Brand a site with header and theme options. to add the site's name to its header.

  1. Open a site in edit mode.
  2. Click Settings on the side panel.
  3. In the About section, enter a name for the site in the Name field or change an existing name to something new.
  4. Provide some background information about your site in the Summary field.
  5. Click Save and Publish Draft.

    Note:
    Changes made the site's name are not reflected in its URL.

Change page name and summary

The page name appears in for the item in a site's content library (search result)s, on the site's page tree, and in galleries. The name and summary also correspond to the name and summary on the Page item details page. If the page is used as a menu link in a site's header, the label for the menu link will not update to reflect the new page name. For more information, see Change a menu link label.

  1. Open a page in edit mode.
  2. Click Page Info on the side panel.
  3. Update the name and summary.
  4. Click Save and Publish Draft.

    Note:
    Changes made to the page's name are not reflected in its URL.

Change thumbnail and description

To change the thumbnail image for a site or page, open its item details page.

  1. Open a site or page in edit mode.
  2. Click the more button more actions and choose the edit option.
  3. On the item details page for the site or page, click Edit thumbnail and upload an image.
  4. Provide text in the Description section.

    When shared through social media, the thumbnail is visible alongside the item's description.