Template Guide
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Setup order
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Customize the template in this order: brand identity, navigation and footer, CMS collections, page copy, images, forms and links, SEO metadata, then responsive QA.
This keeps the structure stable while you replace the demo content with your own brand.
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Update logo, company name, tagline, and contact details.
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Replace CMS content before manually editing repeated cards.
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Check desktop, tablet, and phone after major content changes.
Global system
Brand, navigation, and footer
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The navigation and footer are shared across the site through the main layout template. Edit these once, then verify they work everywhere.
Update the logo, CTA link, footer links, contact details, social links, newsletter copy, privacy link, and terms link.
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Check desktop navigation and mobile menu.
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Confirm email, phone, social, and legal links work.
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Keep the footer readable and stacked cleanly on phone.
Reusable content
CMS collections
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Most repeatable content is powered by CMS collections. Use the CMS for team members, services, expertise, case studies, articles, careers, and locations instead of editing repeated cards by hand.
Key collections include The Collective, Services, Expertise, Expertise Focus Areas, Case Studies, Intelligence, Careers, and Locations.
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Use The Collective for team members and leadership profiles.
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Use Case Studies for representative matters and outcomes.
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Use Intelligence for articles, briefings, and thought leadership.
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Use Locations for offices or operating regions.
Launch essentials
Forms, links, and SEO
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Before publishing, connect forms, test every CTA, and update metadata. These details make the template feel finished and trustworthy.
Set unique page titles and descriptions for the main pages and important CMS detail pages.
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Connect contact and newsletter forms.
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Test success, error, and loading states.
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Check navigation, footer, CTA, CMS card, email, phone, and legal links.
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Add favicon, social image, site title, and page descriptions.
Before publishing
Final QA checklist
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Review the final site on desktop, tablet, and phone. Focus on the pages buyers or visitors will inspect first: Home, About, Expertise, Case Studies, Intelligence, The Collective, Contact, and CMS detail pages.
Keep the visual system consistent: dark premium background, restrained gold accent, editorial typography, confident spacing, and minimal purposeful motion.
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No placeholder copy remains.
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Images are high quality and consistently cropped.
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No broken links remain.
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Forms work correctly.
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Long titles and CMS content still fit.
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Mobile navigation and footer are clean.
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Accessibility basics are covered: heading order, alt text, contrast, labels, and tap targets.