It is possible to share content within the same site or on another site.
Content is said to be shared when it appears on different pages (on the same site or on 2 different sites).
Content shared on site B, but originating from another site A, is only shared in read-only mode, but it can be tagged and will come up in search or content retrieval on site B.
To share existing content, go to the Add content menu and select Existing content.
A wizard allows you to search and select the content to be shared:
Step 1: Choose your search criteria | Step 2: Select the content to be inserted from your search results |
Then select the content view :
Shared content from another site is read-only.
There are other ways of repurposing existing content. For example,the content retrieval service, which is mainly used to retrieve tagged content.