Isomer Next vs Isomer Studio
Isomer Studio is the content management system (CMS) for Isomer Next — the editor you use to build and update your government website.
Site structure
Your website is made up of pages organised into folders, and each page is built using blocks.
Pages hold your content, including text, images, files, and other components.
Folders group related pages together and determine your site's navigation structure.
Blocks are the individual components you add to a page, for example a text block, an image block, or a cards block.
Everything you see on your live website maps directly to how your pages and folders are organised in Isomer Studio.
Types of pages
Isomer Next has five page types. Each page serves a different purpose.
Page type | Purpose | Auto-generated? |
Homepage | Your site's landing page | Yes, one page per site by default |
Standard layout page | Main content pages with full block support | No, you create these |
Article layout page | Reading-focused content like news or blog posts | No, you create these |
Overview page | A listing of all child pages in a folder | Yes, created automatically when you create a folder |
Collection page | A searchable, filterable listing of articles, files, or links | Yes, created automatically when you create a collection |
You will spend most of your time working with standard layout pages and article layout pages. Overview pages and collection pages are auto-generated based on how you organise your content.
What blocks are
A block is a content component you add to a page. Examples include a text block, an image block, a callout block, a cards block, and an accordion block.
You can mix and match blocks within a page. Different page types support different sets of blocks, so what you see available will depend on the page type you are editing.
How folders and URLs work
Folders in Isomer Studio reflect your site's navigation structure. When you place a page inside a folder, that folder name becomes part of the page's URL.
For example, a page called "Our mission" inside a folder called "About us" will have the URL /about-us/our-mission.
Your page URL is set when you first create the page. Changing the page title later does not change the URL. If you need the URL to match a new title, set it manually when creating the page.
Publishing your page
Isomer Studio publishes pages one at a time. When you click Publish on a page, only that page goes live and other draft pages on your site are not affected.
After you publish, it takes approximately 10 minutes for your changes to appear on the live site.
Pages stay in draft until you explicitly publish them. Draft pages are visible in Isomer Studio but not to your website visitors.