Build

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Build your Optimizely CMS (SaaS) instance by defining content types, configuring Visual Builder, managing content through the REST API, and importing or exporting data. The following topics describe each step of the build phase.

To create applications, developers and content managers define and create content.

Define content – Developers define the structure of the content based on the content model created during the Plan stage using Content types. For each content type, specify the fields or attributes. Then, define properties for each field and establish relationships between different content types.

Create content – Content managers use the defined content types to create and manage content. They can add content through the Visual Builder or API calls.

(Optional) Import data from CMS – If you have an existing CMS instance, you can easily import your data. See Export and import data.

Configure styles – Design the visual aspects of your experiences. Ensure that you present your content consistently and elegantly across various platforms. Developers can define the styles, and then users can select them. See Display templates (style) and Select styles.

Configure languages – CMS (SaaS) can deliver content in multiple languages, so you must configure the language options and localization settings for your CMS (SaaS) instance. See Languages.