Key takeaways
- The page title and page name are separate fields that serve different purposes. The title is the human-readable label that appears in the browser tab, site navigation, and search results — it is required. The name is optional and determines the page's URL path; if you leave it blank, AEM auto-generates it from the title by converting it to lowercase and replacing spaces and special characters with dashes.
- "Initial content" in a template is different from fixed or locked template content. Initial content is pre-populated components placed on a page when it is first created from the template — they give authors a useful starting point but can be freely modified or deleted. Fixed or locked template content (such as a shared header or footer) cannot be removed or edited by authors at all.
- Locking a page prevents accidental edits and premature publishing. When a page is locked, only the user who applied the lock (plus top-level system administrators) can edit it, and no one else can publish it while the lock is active. This is useful when you're actively working on a page and don't want it going live or being changed by someone else.
- In layout mode, use the right-hand resize handle for more predictable results. On a left-to-right website, dragging the right-hand handle resizes the component toward the right without shifting its left edge or pushing adjacent components around. The left-hand handle can cause the component to move and displace other elements, making layout adjustments harder to control.
- The "compare to current" version feature uses color to show exactly what changed. AEM presents a visual diff where newly added components are highlighted with a green border, deleted components with a red border, and within text components, added text is shown in green while deleted text is shown in red — giving you a clear picture of the differences between any two versions.