The required fields of a page must be populated in Sitecore in order for it to be published out.

The required field checklist runs along the right side of the content area.

An empty required field is indicated with a red square. When the field is completed, the square will show as yellow.

Please ensure that the following fields are populated before publishing a content page.

• Listing summary provides an overview of the content. This will appear in the search results of the website.
• Browser title is the clickable headline that appears in search engine results pages.
• Meta description is the summary about the page displayed in search engine results. This should be around 150-160 characters that advertise the page content.
• Menu title is the page name displayed on parent pages and in the browser tab.
• Page title is the page name displayed on the page header and in search listings.
• Content type is the category tag of your page to optimise search performance.

You may also come across other required fields specific to particular templates and components such as events, news, videos etc...

• Event Start Date Time is used on event pages to specify what date and time it is due to take place.
• Event Venue is used on event pages to specify where the event is taking place.
• ContentDate is used on news articles to indicate the published date of the story.
• Iframe Title is a required metadata field, this should describe what the video is regarding for accessibility purposes.

Images

When uploading an image to the media library, the alt text is a required field that needs to be populated for accessibility purposes. This should provide a brief description of the image content.