Content is a static object defined by a list of fields (filled in by contributors).
Such an object has a life cycle.
To insert content in a page zone:
- Select the
- Click on Add content
- Choose a content from the list
You can find out more about the different types of standard content on the page: Types of content.
Find out more about adding content in the section: Adding content.
Section subpages
Contents menu
When you open or select a content item in the CMS interface, the banner switches to the contextual Contenttab .
This tab is divided into 6 zones:
- Actions
- Lifecycle
- Zone
- Tools
- Information
- Clipboard
Actions
The actions zone allows you to act on the content to :
- Edit
- Manage your lock/unlock
Lifecycle
The lifecycle zone is used to modify the current state of content.
It can also be used to :
- If you decide to unpublish content that has already been validated, the content will no longer be visible on the site, and will therefore return to Draft status.
- delete it permanently.
To be deleted, content must be orphaned, i.e. it must not be referenced by any page. Most of the time, therefore, this button is grayed out.
- archive it
More information on the life cycle on page: Life cycle
Zone
This section provides access to the following actions:
- Remove from zone, the content is either completely deleted or becomes orphaned (depending on the option chosen),
- Content view to switch between the different content views available.
Tools
The Tools area contains a number of commonly used functions:
- Managing content attachments
- Content label management
- See comments and reports on content
- Managing content alerts and reminders
- Comment feed: access the content's comment feed to add or view comments.
- Sharing level allows you to manage the level of content sharing between different sites. This concept only makes sense for a multi-site architecture.
The different sharing levels available are as follows:
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Level |
Description |
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Public |
Public content can be shared across all sites. |
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Protected |
Protected content can only be shared on friends' sites. By default, the friend configuration is parent/child. |
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Private |
Private content is not shared. It cannot be used on any site other than the current one. |
- Form entries: access form entries in the content to view them or export them to an Excel(.xls) file.
Information
This area contains actions that provide access to various information on the current content:
- Broken links provides solutions for dealing with broken links in content.
- History displays content history (workflow and versions)
- View content properties
- View content data
- View content rights
Clipboard
This area provides access to content copy/paste functions
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