Manage content
Manage content
Content can be pages and blocks in Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) or product content from the catalog on an Optimizely Commerce Connect site. Content can also be assets such as images and videos or documents in Word or PDF format.
Find content
Follow these tips to find Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) content within edit view. To find content in a page, asset, or block structure , select content from the page tree structure or the blocks and media assets panel.
Preview content
In Optimizely Content Management System (CMS), you can preview content while editing to view content as visitors will see it when published. Preview hides the surrounding on-page editing frames and panels; you can go through your website.
Compare versions of content
In the compare view in Optimizely Content Management System (CMS), you can compare content and properties between specific versions to see what has changed. When you compare content, the On-page edit view displays two-page versions side-by-side.
Publish versions of content
Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) has sophisticated support for advanced content creation and publishing management involving multiple editors. The draft concept is central, ensuring that work-in-progress is never externally exposed until it is actively published .
Control the publishing process
Large organizations with geographically distributed editors often benefit from process support when creating, reviewing, publishing, and translating content. Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) is built for a distributed way of working, with various options for managing content creation and publishing depending on the size and setup of organizations.
Delete and restore content
Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) has advanced support for restoring deleted content such as pages, blocks, folders, and media files. When you remove content, you move it to trash; you do not delete it.
Collaborate with comments
Different editors produce most website content; on some websites, content or other changes need to be reviewed and approved before publication. To facilitate collaboration among editors when creating content and among editors and reviewers when approving changes, Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) comes with a commenting functionality.
Approve content
Content approvals are a way to ensure that content is reviewed and approved before publication. When an editor has finished working on a content item, the item is set to Ready for Review .
Approve changes
Change approvals is an add-on to Optimizely Content Management System (CMS), which lets you ensure that certain actions affecting the website structure or content are reviewed and approved before they are applied. The actions that can go through change approvals are changes to access rights , language settings for fallback and replacement languages, expiration date , and the moving of pages and assets such as blocks, images, and media in the structure.
Reports
Reports are valuable tools for content editors, website owners, marketers, and merchandisers to monitor various website activities. Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) comes with built-in reports.
Structure the website
In the Optimizely Content Management System (CMS), the page tree structure is located in edit view under Pages . The root page is at the top of the structure, usually with one or more start pages directly underneath.