# Lightning App Builder pages and standard components

*Platform App Builder Study Guide · User Interface · Last updated October 25, 2026 · https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/platform-app-builder/user-interface/lightning-app-builder-pages-and-standard-components*

How to build record, app and Home pages in the Lightning App Builder without code: page types and activation, actions on app pages, installed AgentExchange components, component visibility filters, the Dynamic Highlights Panel, dynamic related lists and the Related Record component.

- Certification: Salesforce Platform App Builder
- Exam section: User Interface
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/platform-app-builder

**Official exam objective:**

> Given a scenario, determine the declarative options available for incorporating Lightning components in an application.

## What the exam expects

- Choose the Lightning page type (record, app or Home) and activation option that reaches the right users on the right device.
- Add actions to app pages, and place installed AgentExchange components without code.
- Show or hide components with visibility filters on record fields, the user, permissions or device.
- Configure the Dynamic Highlights Panel, Dynamic Related List–Single and Related Record components.

Key terms: **Lightning page** (a layout of components built in the Lightning App Builder); **activation** (assigning a page to the org, apps, record types, profiles or form factors); **visibility filter** (a condition that hides a component until it is met); **Dynamic Highlights Panel** (a header of up to 12 fields configured on the page); **dynamic related list** (a related list configured on the page instead of the page layout).

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Page type | Can't be changed after it is set | [Lightning Page Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_types.htm&type=5) |
| Custom Home pages | Lightning Experience only | [Lightning Page Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_types.htm&type=5) |
| App page actions | Global actions only; no Post, File, Link or Poll | [Lightning Page Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_types.htm&type=5) |
| Record type activation | Record pages only; form factor not for Home pages | [Activate Lightning Pages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_app_builder_customize_lex_pages_activate.htm&type=5) |
| App and Home page filters | User, User Permission, Device | [Visibility Rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_components_visibility.htm&type=5) |
| Filter field spans | No more than five | [Visibility Rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_components_visibility.htm&type=5) |
| Dynamic Highlights Panel | Up to 12 fields; enable separately for mobile | [Dynamic Highlights Panel](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=platform.dynamic_highlights_panel.htm&type=5) |
| Dynamic related list actions | Create and Update quick actions as mass actions; no custom actions | [Standard Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_components.htm&type=5) |
| Related Record | Needs an update quick action for the object | [Standard Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_components.htm&type=5) |
| Utility bar from the App Builder | One Lightning app only; no Visualforce | [Utility Bar](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.apps_lightning_utilities.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |

## Check yourself

- Why must a landing page for phone users be an app page rather than a Home page?
- When does an app-default record page win over the object's org default?
- Why might users see page layout actions on a page that uses the Dynamic Highlights Panel?
- What does the Related Record component need before it can show a parent record?

## Sources

- [Standard Lightning Page Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_components.htm&type=5)
- [Lightning Page Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_types.htm&type=5)
- [Activate Lightning Record or Home Pages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_app_builder_customize_lex_pages_activate.htm&type=5)
- [Visibility Rules on Lightning Pages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_page_components_visibility.htm&type=5)
- [Dynamic Highlights Panel](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=platform.dynamic_highlights_panel.htm&type=5)
- [Build an App Lightning Page (Trailhead)](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/lightning_app_builder/lightning_app_builder_apphome)
- [Work with Custom Lightning Components (Trailhead)](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/lightning_app_builder/lightning_app_builder_custom_comps)
- [Add a Utility Bar to Lightning Apps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.apps_lightning_utilities.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Create Dynamic Actions in Lightning App Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=platform.lightning_app_builder_create_dynamic_action.htm&type=5)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 9 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the Platform App Builder pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams