There have been some questions about how to utilize the EE Pages module. Here is a quick-start tutorial. (Make sure the module is installed; otherwise, the ‘Pages’ tab will not appear in your ‘Publish’ window.)
The EE Pages module uses the weblog entries tag.
So, at its most basic:
Create a totally blank template in the “site” template group and call it “animalia”. Put this code into the template:
{exp:weblog:entries weblog="default_site" limit="1" rdf="off" disable="trackbacks"}
<h2>{title}</h2>
{body}
{/exp:weblog:entries}
or
{exp:weblog:entries weblog="default_site" show_pages="yes" rdf="off" disable="trackbacks"}
<h2>{title}</h2>
{body}
{/exp:weblog:entries}
Now, create a Page, any page. Lets call it “wolves rock”. (You can do this either by selecting ‘Create a New Page’ from the module window or normally via ‘Publish’.)
If the module is installed (it comes standard starting with version 1.6), you’ll see a ‘Pages’ tab at the top of the entry editing window, next to Categories, Options, etc. Click there and put in any URI. For example:
/animals/canine/feral/wolves/
Below, that - still in the ‘Pages’ tab - enter the page template. Choose site/animalia.(*)
In the Title of the Publish form, enter this:
All About Wolves
In the Body of the Publish form, enter this:
Wolves are the best animals ever.
Click the Submit button.
Now, go to http://www.example.com/index.php/animals/canine/feral/wolves
You should see:
Style as you want, use that template for whatever Pages you want, set the URL as needed. It works with any template that has a weblog entries tag in it, as long as you haven’t specifically restricted that weblog entries tag from showing pages.
See here and here for more information from the user guide.
(*)Note; If you have a template group such as “animals”, and choose a URI for a particular page that is identical, the template assigned to that paticular page will appear instead of the default index file for a template group.