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Stages are the backbone of your Lumo, allowing you to break down your digital form into logical, manageable steps or "pages." This approach significantly improves the user experience, especially for longer forms, by preventing information overload and guiding users smoothly through the submission process.

In this guide, we'll delve into how to add new stages, manage their properties, and understand their status.

Accessing Stage Management

Enter Your Project Editor: From your LumoPages dashboard or the "Projects" page, click on the project you wish to edit. This will take you into the main project editor.
Locate Stage Management Area: On the left-hand side (or sometimes across the top) of the editor, you'll see an area dedicated to managing your stages. This is where you can view, add, and organize all the stages within your current Lumo.

Adding a New Stage

As you build your Lumo, you'll frequently add new stages to expand its content.

Click "Add New Stage": In the stage management area, you'll find a button labeled "Add New Stage" or a similar icon (often a plus sign). Click this to create a new, blank stage.

Name Your Stage: Once added, the new stage will appear. You'll want to give it a descriptive name.

Click on the new stage to select it, and then locate the option to "Edit Stage Name" (often a pencil icon next to the stage name or in a dedicated settings panel for the stage).
Note: The stage name helps you organize your project internally.

Managing Existing Stages

Once you have multiple stages, LumoPages provides tools to manage them efficiently.

A. Duplicating a Stage

Duplicating a stage is incredibly useful if you need to create a new stage with a similar layout or set of blocks as an existing one.

Select the Stage: In the stage management area, click on the stage you wish to duplicate.
Click "Duplicate Stage": Look for a "Duplicate" or "Copy" icon (often two overlapping squares). Click it.
A New Copy Appears: A duplicate of the selected stage, including all its blocks, will be added to your project. You can then rename it and modify its content.

B. Deleting a Stage

If a stage is no longer needed, you can easily remove it from your project.

Select the Stage: In the stage management area, click on the stage you wish to delete.
Click "Delete Stage": Look for a "Delete" or "Trash Can" icon. Click it.
Confirm Deletion: You will usually be asked to confirm, as this action is often permanent.

Warning

Deleting a stage is a permanent action and will remove all blocks and content within that stage. Make sure you truly want to delete it before confirming.

C. Reordering Stages (Current Limitation)

Important Note: Currently, LumoPages does not support changing the order of stages after they have been created. The stages will appear in the order they were added to the project.

Tip

Plan your form's flow carefully before adding many stages. If order is crucial, consider adding stages in their final desired sequence.

Understanding Stage Status: Hidden (Draft) vs. Published

Each stage has a status that determines whether it's visible and active in your published Lumo.

Hidden (Draft) Status:

Default State: When you create a new stage, it is automatically set to "Hidden" (or "Draft") status. This means it's not visible to users when the Lumo is published.
Purpose: This allows you to work on stages privately without affecting your live Lumo. You can build, edit, and refine a stage until it's ready.

Published Status:

Making a Stage Live: Once a stage is complete and ready for users to see, you must "Publish" it.
How to Publish: In the stage's settings or options, look for a toggle or button to "Publish Stage" or "Make Visible."
Requirement: A stage can be published even if it's empty, or contains only content blocks. However, to publish the entire project as public, it must contain at least one visible stage with at least one field block that can be filled in by users.

Reverting to Draft:

You can always change a published stage back to "Hidden" (Draft) status.
This is useful if you need to make extensive edits or temporarily remove a section from your live Lumo.
Simply toggle the "Publish Stage" option off.

By effectively adding, managing, and controlling the status of your stages, you can create well-structured, professional, and user-friendly Lumos that gather information efficiently. Now that you know how to manage your stages, let's look closer at the individual building blocks within them.