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title: Administration of CMS
slug: cms-12/docs/administration-of-cms
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createdAt: 2026-08-10T15:55:56.000Z
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## Settings interface

:::hint{type="warning"}
**Important**

This topic is for CMS administrators and developers with administration access rights and applies to the current version of the CMS user interface. For the earlier version of the user interface, see [Administration of earlier versions of CMS](docId:-r5NB3_CfPdFvgkDgZawg).
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Select **Settings** for administrative functions in Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) version 12.

The **Settings** view in CMS contains core administration features for the Optimizely platform where you manage:

- **Access rights**
  - [Set Access Rights](docId\:BuM7TW9cDn5dk53OVH-PE)
  - [Administer Groups](docId\:Ri0cbTCw7nykACvxNh03r)
  - [Administer Users](docId\:Ri0cbTCw7nykACvxNh03r)
  - [Permissions](docId:6m7qe0xDpZryuPdP22U_f)
- **Scheduled jobs**
  - [Scheduled Jobs](../../commerce-connect/administer-and-report/Gu0s-scheduled-jobs.mdx)
- **Configuration**
  - [Manage Websites](docId\:ilWLEp79K4JuSvOR7Gckt)
  - [Manage Website Languages](docId\:NtcXDHpZPMMG7_jNk5cTU)
  - [Categories](docId\:I0E28jgqMPhjR1xmXUHsK)
  - [Plug-in Manager](docId:8CTyu7Cxr3GZZB7nKtRG8)
  - [Edit Tabs](docId\:qUkcFFIKCYQohirGeJyur)
- **Tools**
  - [Export data](docId\:wz6CdubSt6nlYfmojTNRj)
  - [Import data](docId\:wz6CdubSt6nlYfmojTNRj)
  - [Convert Pages](docId\:hxCLue7XOWrCT3jrLzccj)
  - [Change Log](docId\:XZfJT78PKOqZmqbigfBx_)
  - [License Information](docId\:TSy9cVZLWJ2H2yWyYaDI_)

![Settings-1.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/o1TX7sl0e42zMZtT5_Nyf-20260720-145529.png)

## ![Optimizely Customized Commerce icon](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/ZXQKWbdRsFoRAHAI-qhkc-20260720-145529.svg "Optimizely Customized Commerce") Administration of Optimizely Commerce Connect

If you have Optimizely Commerce Connect installed on your website, it has an administrative interface for managing e-commerce-specific settings. See the [Administration](../../commerce-connect/administer-and-report/administration-overview.mdx) section for Commerce Connect.

## ![Optimizely Search & Navigation icon](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/HvVobTgLZg7nySihSaXzN-20260720-145529.svg "Optimizely Search & Navigation") Administration of Optimizely Search & Navigation

If you have added Optimizely Search & Navigation to your website, some specific administration and configuration options are available to optimize the search functionality. See the [Administration and configuration](https://support.optimizely.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413200744333) section for Optimizely Search & Navigation.

## Administration of earlier versions of CMS

:::hint{type="warning"}
**Important**

This section is for CMS administrators, and developers with administration access rights, and applies to an earlier version of the CMS user interface. For the current user interface, see [Settings interface](docId:-r5NB3_CfPdFvgkDgZawg).
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Depending on which parts of the Optimizely platform are implemented, you have various administration options in the user interface. The options in this topic apply to the standard options of CMS and related products; a customized site might have additional administration options.

![Admin view](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/RT_CD1BSPJrbq49N-Ri19-20260720-145529.png "Admin view")

The **Admin** view in CMS contains core administration features for the Optimizely platform where you manage:

- [access rights](../../commerce-connect/manage-content/access-rights-for-commerce-connect.mdx)
- [languages](docId\:NtcXDHpZPMMG7_jNk5cTU) for the website
- [scheduled jobs](../../commerce-connect/administer-and-report/Gu0s-scheduled-jobs.mdx)
- [export and import](docId\:wz6CdubSt6nlYfmojTNRj) of data between websites
- [configuration of new websites](docId\:ilWLEp79K4JuSvOR7Gckt) in a multi-site solution