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EU Space Programme editorial guide index

Welcome to the editorial guide for the EU Space Programme portal — the reference for everyone publishing on the EU Space website: content editors, contributors, and reviewers across the programme components.

Each page is written as an editorial walkthrough, with task-driven steps, field explanations, common mistakes, and examples.

Use the navigation on the left to jump to a topic, or follow the suggested reading order below if you are new to the portal.

How to read this guide

If you are new, read these pages in order:

1. About this guide — understand the guide’s scope and the essential CMS terms.
2. Logging in and out — access the editing interface securely through EU Login.
3. Visual design and interface — choose suitable images, icons, headings, and layout options.
4. Dashboards and interfaces — find and manage pages, media, categories, and menus.
5. Content workflow — move content from Draft through review to publication.
6. Creating content — choose a content type, complete its form, and save the page.
7. Working with content blocks — add, manage, and choose reusable page sections.

Then open the content-type and content-block guides relevant to the page you are creating.

Index

Getting started

• About this guide — understand who the guide is for and learn its essential terms.
• Logging in and out — sign in through EU Login and end an editing session safely.
• Visual design and interface — apply the portal’s approved visual and accessibility options.
• Dashboards and interfaces — use the main administration areas to find and manage content.

Editorial workflow

• Creating content — create a page and understand the main editing controls.
• Content workflow — move a page through Draft, Needs Review, Published, and Unpublished.
• Unpublished content — understand and manage pages that are no longer publicly visible.
• Access control — assign a page to the organisation responsible for editing it.
• Metadata and SEO — control search-engine and social-sharing information when needed.
• Categories and taxonomies — select and manage the controlled categories used by listings and filters.

Content types

Overview:

• Available content types — choose the correct type for the page you need to create.
• Content type structure — understand the shared tabs, sidebar controls, titles, and body fields.

Content-block driven:

• Structured Template — build a flexible page from reusable headers and body blocks.
• News — publish a News item with categories, teaser content, and a page body.
• Event — publish an Event with dates, location, registration, and supporting content.
• Use Cases — explain a challenge, solution, results, and practical impact.
• SCL | Compagnies — access the holding guide while the editing details are finalised.
• User Uptake — access the holding guide while the editing details are finalised.

Simple-body:

• Resource — publish a reusable document, file, video, or other resource.
• Funding Opportunity — publish a funding call with its key information and destination.
• Image of the Day — publish a featured image with its description, credit, and categories.
• Scrollytelling — create a scroll-driven narrative; detailed body guidance is still in progress.

Configuration-only:

• Listing Page — create an automatically updated, searchable, and filterable collection.

Content blocks

• Working with content blocks — learn the shared workflow and choose from the complete component catalogue.

Headers

• Header content row — add the page’s opening banner and visitor-facing H1.

Text and layout

• Structured content section — add a titled rich-text section without media.
• Structured content with media — place explanatory text beside media or an iframe.
• Heading content item — introduce a group of blocks with a stand-alone heading.
• Hero content section — add a prominent visual section within the page body.
• Highlighted content — draw attention to one important message or result.
• Testimonial content — display a short quotation with a clear attribution.

Media

• Media content section — display one or more images, videos, or podcasts.
• File content section — provide a clearly labelled list of downloadable files.
• Iframe section — embed an approved external tool or interactive element.

Lists and rows

• Key metrics row — present important figures or icons with short supporting labels.
• Iconographic content row — combine one icon with a short supporting message.
• Sequential content row — explain an ordered process through interactive steps.
• Chronological event row — present dated milestones in a visitor-controlled timeline.
• Toggle content row — organise questions or supporting information in an accordion.

Actions and references

• Call to action — add a button that directs visitors to one clear next action.
• Referenced element — display cards for a small set of existing pages selected by an editor.
• Block listing — insert an approved listing that updates automatically; detailed guidance is in progress.
• Menu content block — place approved local navigation within a page; detailed guidance is in progress.

Special features

• CAMS viewer — add an approved CAMS visualisation; detailed guidance is in progress.
• AeroVal viewer — add an approved AeroVal visualisation; detailed guidance is in progress.