Manage your pages
Updated August 6, 2026 · 5 min
Create a new page
From the Pages screen, click "Add New Page." Give it a title and, optionally, a subtitle, then write the page's main content in the rich text editor beneath them — this is the same editor used across theDavid admin, with standard text formatting.
Build the page out of sections
Under "Sections," click "Add Section" to open a gallery of section types — Hero, Feature Grid, Testimonials, FAQ, Gallery, Contact Form, and more, each with a short description of what it does. Pick one to add it to the page, then drag it by its handle to reorder, or click "Edit" on any section to expand it and change its content. A trash icon removes a section you no longer want.
Fill in SEO settings
The collapsible "SEO Settings" card holds the page's URL slug, a Meta Title and Meta Description for search results, a Canonical URL, an Open Graph image for social sharing, and a "No Index" checkbox for pages you don't want search engines to list. None of it is required — Messiah fills in sensible defaults when your site is first generated.
Note
A page’s slug can be changed here at any time, but changing it after the page has been shared or indexed will break existing links to it.Set a parent page, featured image, and template
The sidebar lets you nest a page under a parent (for a dropdown menu structure), pick a featured image used as its thumbnail and social preview, and choose a template along with a sort order that controls where it falls in navigation lists relative to other pages.
Publish, save as a draft, or archive
The Status field in the sidebar switches between Draft, Published, and Archived, and the button beneath it reads "Create Page" for a new page or "Update Page" once it exists. Back on the Pages list, the same three statuses appear as filter tabs alongside a search box, so you can find any page quickly as your site grows.
Frequently asked
What’s the difference between the editor and theDavid admin for pages?
The editor's chat and Design/Sections tabs make quick visual changes to the page you're currently viewing. theDavid admin is where you create new pages from scratch, control SEO, and manage the site's full page structure.