Turn a long page into a structured multipage website

Guides

Map sections to visitor tasks

Split a long page when separate destinations help visitors complete different tasks. Scrolling alone is not a reason to create more pages. A workshop page might become Services, Repair process, and Contact, while Home retains a short introduction and links to those pages.

Before editing, identify the exact website, source page, and language. Save approved content and note an available backup. Inventory existing headings, section anchors, button destinations, media, and external links to the old page. Record which sections must remain available during the change. Use a private website if the unfinished reorganization needs protection; an unlisted page is not private.

Make a small content map: old section, new page title, proposed URL, and incoming links requiring review. Keep the original URL stable wherever possible, particularly if it is the home page.

Create destinations before removing content

1. Use Pages > Add Page to create the new destinations. Give each a Page Title, a short Nav Title, and a deliberate URL. Keep the real header on every regular page. Do not create headerless pages by treating a copied body section as the whole document.
2. Copy the approved material into native sections and blocks. Keep headings appropriate to each new page, remove references such as “see below” when their targets have moved, and preserve useful media descriptions. Save each destination before linking visitors to it.
3. Arrange the pages in the main navigation structure. Use the tree's drag-and-drop positions to place pages before, after, or beneath another page. Nesting expresses structure; it can also change resolved URLs. Inspect the resulting paths after the reorder rather than inferring them from labels.
4. Replace the original long sections with short introductions and Buttons or ordinary links to the saved destination pages. Choose internal destinations through the page picker so the stored references use page identity. Keep enough context on Home for a visitor to choose the right destination.
5. Review old anchors. A link ending in a fragment identifies a location inside a document; changing a page URL does not automatically repair that fragment. Where practical, retain a useful section at the old anchor or arrange an explicit replacement with the person managing inbound links.
6. If a whole page URL changes, review Redirect From (old URLs → this page) and any existing redirect settings. Add only the intended old routes and test for loops. Approve redirects or source deletion separately if an assistant is doing the work.

Check the new reading routes

Open the old URL and every new destination outside the editor. Follow the main menu, body links, footer links, and previously recorded anchors. On a phone, make sure navigation labels identify distinct destinations and that no essential content was lost.

If a page disappears from menus, check root membership, Availability, and date before duplicating it. Reordering is not a content migration or an automatic external-link repair. Consult pages and navigation, page anatomy, and saving and recovery.