Pages and sections are the two core building blocks of your website. Understanding how they work together makes everything else in the editor feel simple and predictable.
What a page is
A page is a standalone destination on your website.
Examples include:
Home
About
Products
Contact
Each page has its own URL and can appear in navigation menus. Pages are what visitors move between when they browse your site.
You manage pages from the page selector in the top bar of the editor.
Path: Website Options Bar > Page Selector
Main navigation vs other pages
Pages in Durable are grouped into two categories: Main navigation and Other pages.
Main navigation pages appear in the navigation bar at the top of your site. These are the primary pages visitors see and use to move around your website.
Other pages do not appear in the navigation bar by default, but they still exist as full pages with their own URLs.
You can link to these pages from buttons, text, sections, or dropdown menus.
This distinction affects site structure, not visibility or SEO.
Both types of pages can be indexed by search engines unless you choose to hide them.
What a section is
A section is a block of content that lives inside a page.
Sections control what appears on a page and how it is laid out. Examples include banners, text blocks, galleries, metrics, contact forms, and teams.
A page is made up of one or more sections stacked vertically.
Sections:
Do not exist on their own
Do not affect other pages
Are edited directly on the page
How pages and sections work together
Think of pages as containers and sections as the content inside them.
If you want to create a new destination on your site, you create a new page.
If you want to add or change content on an existing page, you add or edit sections.
This separation keeps your site structured while making editing fast.
When to create a new page
Create a new page when:
You want a new item in your site navigation
You need a new URL
The content has a distinct purpose or audience
Example
If you want a dedicated Recipes page, you create a new page.
Path: Page Selector > Add a New Page
When to add a section
Add a section when:
You want to add content to an existing page
You are expanding or rearranging information
You want to change how a page is laid out
Examples
Adding a gallery to a page
Adding a contact form at the bottom of a page
Adding metrics to highlight key numbers
Path: Page Canvas > Add Section
Editing scope: page-level vs section-level
Some settings apply to an entire page, while others apply only to a section.
Page-level settings include:
Page title
Navigation label
URL slug
Page-specific SEO
Open Graph image
Section-level settings include:
Text and images
Buttons and links
Layout and design for that section
Section-specific content like metrics or form fields
This distinction is intentional and helps prevent accidental changes elsewhere on your site.
What pages and sections do not do
Pages and sections:
Do not save automatically
Do not publish changes on their own
Do not affect other pages unless you edit them directly
All changes are saved only when you click Publish Changes.
Path: Website Options Bar > Publish Changes
A simple rule to remember
If you are deciding between a page and a section, ask one question:
“Does this need its own URL?”
If yes, create a page.
If no, add a section.
Up next
Once you understand pages and sections, the next step is learning how sections work in practice.