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Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap


This visual sitemap shows a high-level view of your client's site, including all pages and sections. It can help you get a better perspective on the overall structure of the site, allowing you to organize it quicker.


A GIF showing the drag and drop functionality in the Visual Sitemap panel, allowing to move pages and sections around

Did you know?


The Visual Sitemap panel is resizable – drag it to make it as big or small as you need.



Adding pages and sections


You can add more pages and sections as you work on your client's sitemap and move them around with ease.


To add a new page or section:


  1. Click Visual Sitemap

    Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

    on the left side of the editor.

  2. Choose what you want to add:

    • Page:

      1. Click + Add New Page.

      2. Select the relevant page type: Blank page or a dynamic page.

      3. (Optional) Drag the new page to the relevant location on the sitemap.

    • Section:

      1. Click the More actions icon

        Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

        next to the relevant page name.

      2. Select the section type: General sections, a blank section or one of your global sections.

      3. (Optional) Drag the new section to the relevant location on the sitemap.

  3. (Optional) Start designing the page or section on the canvas:

    1. Click the More actions icon

      Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

      next to the new page or section.

    2. Select Edit on canvas.


Tip:


If you've used AI to generate this site, you can let it create pages and sections for you, filled with relevant content.


  • Page: Select Generate when adding the new page. Describe the content it should show.

  • Section: Enable the Generate wireframes & content toggle when adding the new section.


A cropped view of the visual sitemap, showing the options to add a page and a section.

You can also hover over an existing section and click the Add section icon


Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

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A screenshot of a page on the visual sitemap, hovering over the plus icon to add a new section below the header


Moving pages and sections


The visual sitemap allows you to effortlessly rearrange pages and sections, enhancing the flexibility and teamwork involved in defining the site structure. Use drag and drop to move pages and sections freely across the sitemap, or move them 1 spot to the left or right (page) / up or down (section).


To move a page or section:


  1. Click Visual Sitemap

    Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

    on the left side of the editor.

  2. Choose how to move the page or section:

    • Drag and drop: Drag and drop pages and sections to wherever you need them to be. You can move sections between pages if needed.

    • Move by 1:

      1. Click the More actions icon

        Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

        next to the page or section.

      2. Select Move Right / Left / Up / Down.


A cropped view  the visual sitemap, clicking the icon next to a page and highlighting the move right and left options.


Setting the page status


You can set a status for every page to indicate your progress on it. This is especially helpful for teams collaborating on a site, keeping everyone aligned on where things stand.


To set the page status:


  1. Click Visual Sitemap

    Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

    on the left side of the editor.

  2. Click Set status next to the relevant page.

  3. Mark the page as In progress, Done, etc.


A screenshot of the Visual Sitemap panel, selecting a status for the Home page


Exporting the sitemap


Share the sitemap with your client. This is a great way to ensure they approve the structure before proceeding with the design process.


To export the sitemap:


  1. Click Visual Sitemap

    Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

    on the left side of the editor.

  2. Click the More actions icon

    Studio Editor: Editing the Visual Sitemap

    at the top.

  3. Select Export sitemap.

    Tip: This downloads a JPEG file containing the sitemap.


A screenshot of the Visual Sitemap panel, clicking the More Actions icon to export the sitemap


FAQs


Click a question below to learn more.


The Visual Sitemap panel only shows the desktop version of your client's site. If there are any differences between desktop and other breakpoints, such as re-ordered or hidden sections, they won't appear in this panel.

For example, if you've re-ordered sections or hidden them on the mobile breakpoint, the panel will still only display the sections as they appear on desktop.


When exporting a sitemap, you get a JPEG file to share with your client. The image looks very similar to the Visual Sitemap panel, organized by page categories (e.g. Main Pages, Store Pages, etc.)

An example of an exported sitemap

No. Reordering pages on the sitemap does not affect the site menu, which could have its own unique order.


Yes, moving sections directly impacts your design on the canvas.


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