If you've been working in the 2017 CMS template, you will notice some key differences as you begin working in the 2021 template.

Folder Structure
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Each page was created using a 'folder with universal page,' which had one page named 'index.' If there were subpages, they were built under the main folder. In most cases, the page name was 'index.'	Minimal folders are used. Sub-pages can be added without a folder.
Building Content
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Pages are primarily built using text editor (WYSIWYG) content rows. Widgets were built in a separate area but were limited in look and functionality.	Pages are primarily built using widget rows. The content can be built usuing a text editor (WYSIWYG) and/or pulling in different widgets that you have created.
Folder Structure for Building Widgets
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2017 had images and widgets at the top of the file structure where you had to find your department’s folder	Widgets, documents, and images are housed within each department's folder:
Accordions
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Coded in a WYSIWYG and usually required changing the source code to adjust tags and headers. Nested accordions were an option.	Accordions are now a widget that can be used in either a narrow or wide format. They are much easier to create using the available fields, and hand coding in HTML is not needed. Nested accordions are not an option.
Faculty and Staff Profiles
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Faculty and staff profile pages were created using Universal pages with the About section of a department's site. Different offices organized their pages differently, so there wasn't much consistency across websites.	All faculty and staff profile pages should now be created and maintained in the Profiles Directory.
Footers
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Footers were created in an 'includes' folder that only cms admin users could modify. Once a footer was in place, it was automatically included on all of the pages in that site.	In the new template, there is not a 'footer' per se. There are a few wide widgets that can work well. Cards Widget Contact Info Block News Contact Block (scroll to the bottom of the page) When you create a widget for the footer, it will be created in the _widgets folder within your site. Once it's created, it has to be added to every page that you want the information listed. If you revise the widget, it does not have to be readded; however, the pages do have to be republished in order to show the changes.