> From the [Strife user guide](https://strife.app/docs/user-guide/getting-the-basics/compose-a-new-document). Every page is listed in [llms.txt](https://strife.app/docs/llms.txt).

# Compose a page

There are multiple ways to create a new page from scratch, but every page needs three things to function.

1. Every page needs a parent. Choosing a parent appoints a logical place for the page you are to create. It defines the underlying hierarchy in Strife.
2. Sometimes, you might wish to fetch content and publish it in multiple places on the website, or why not reuse the content on a different site or use it on a post on social media?
3. The next thing you need to do is to choose a template. The template appoints the layout of the page and what content to be editable on the page.
4. The last thing you need to do is to give the page a title. The title is just a name and helps you find the page when searching the document list. A well-formulated title will simplify finding the page/document in Strife.

> [!NOTE]
> Note! The hierarchy does not need to be the actual website hierarchy. It's quite common that you wish to create a navigation structure separated from the hierarchy inside of Strife.

For time-saving, Strife will help you by pre-populating the parent page and template if you compose a page from the content list. Clicking the three dots to the left of a document/page in the document list will open a menu that gives you the needed help.

1. Hover over the Compose button.
2. Choose the template you wish to use.

<figure><img src="https://strife.b-cdn.net/Documentation/Media%200_2_UI/Compose%20menu%200_2.png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Compose a page/document using a template</p></figcaption></figure>

By using this way to create a page, you only need to give the document/page a title, and then you are good to go.

<figure><img src="https://strife.b-cdn.net/Documentation/Compose%20page%20view.png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Give the document a name</p></figcaption></figure>

You might add some labels to make the page easier to find and use, but it´s not mandatory. You can always add labels later if you wish. Read more about labels in the [label chapter](https://strife.app/docs/user-guide/content-list-and-filter/labels.md).

## When the template knows its parent

A template can declare which kind of page its documents belong under — a blog post under the blog page, for example — or one specific page. (Developers set this with `from` in the template definition.) When you compose such a page, the origin field follows that rule:

* If exactly one page matches, it is already selected.
* If several match, the origin list and its search show only those pages.
* If none exists yet, the field works as usual, and a hint tells you which kind of page is expected — or, when the template names a specific page that is not in this workspace, which page it looked for.

Composing from a row's Compose menu keeps that row as the parent only when it matches the rule, and the menu only offers templates that may be placed under that row.