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Page lists help display related pages and page information in a structured way. BlueSpice provides three Content droplets for this purpose: Page list, Metadata report, and Subpages.

Page list

The Page listContent droplet displays pages as a hierarchical tree. The list can be limited to a namespace, a specific base page, and a defined number of subpage levels.

Insert a page list

To insert a page list:

1. Open a page in the VisualEditor.
2. Open the Content droplets menu.
3. Select Page list.
4. Configure the page list.
5. Save the changes.

Page list options

Option	Description
Namespace	Selects the namespace from which pages are displayed.
Base page	Shows subpages of the specified page. Leave the field empty to show all pages in the selected namespace.
Number of shown levels	Specifies the number of subpage levels to display. A maximum of 6 levels can be displayed.
Show base	Shows the base page or namespace as the top level of the tree.

Metadata report

The Metadata report Content droplet generates a report based on page metadata. The report can be configured by selecting metadata to display and defining filters and output options.

Insert a metadata report

To insert a metadata report:

1. Open a page in the VisualEditor.
2. Open the Content droplets menu.
3. Select Metadata report.
4. Configure the report.
5. Save the changes.
   

The Metadata report provides the following tabs:

• Data
• Options
• Preview

Data

The Data tab defines which metadata is included in the report and which pages are considered.

Option	Description
Data to show	Select the metadata properties to display. Select + Add property to add a property.
Filters	Add metadata filters to restrict the results. Select + Add metadata filter to add a filter.
Only pages that have subjects of the following type(s)	Restricts the report to pages whose subjects have the selected type or types.
Only pages in following namespace(s)	Restricts the report to pages in the selected namespace or namespaces.
Only pages in following category(ies)	Restricts the report to pages in the selected category or categories.

Options

The Options tab controls the sorting and display of the report.

Option	Description
Sort	Defines how the report results are sorted. Select + Add sort to add a sorting criterion.
Limit	Limits the number of results displayed.
Main label	Defines the main label used for the report.
Page display format	Defines how page names are displayed. Available options are page name, page name with namespace prefix, and subpage name only.
Show page link	Displays links to the listed pages. This option is selected by default.

Preview

The Preview tab shows the information available based on the selected data, filters, and display options. Use the preview to check the report before saving the page.

Subpages

The Subpages Content droplet lists the subpages of a wiki page. The list can be limited to a specific namespace and parent page and can be displayed as a simple list or in a three-column layout.

Insert a list of subpages

To insert a list of subpages:

1. Open a page in the VisualEditor.
2. Open the Content droplets menu.
3. Select Subpages.
4. Configure the subpage list.
5. Save the changes.

Subpage list options

Option	Description
Namespace of page	Defines the namespace in which the parent page is located. Leave the field empty to use the Main namespace.
Parent page	Specifies the page whose subpages should be listed.
Use column layout	Displays the subpages in three columns instead of a simple list.
Use bullet points	Displays the subpages as a bulleted list.