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title: Edit tabs
slug: cms-saas/docs/edit-tabs
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createdAt: 2026-07-30T20:18:09.000Z
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**Important**
This topic is for Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) administrators and developers with administrative access rights.
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You can make properties display on different tabs by selecting the **Edit Tabs** function. You can add, edit, and delete tabs, define the display order for tabs, and apply access levels. Click any column heading to sort by **Name**, **Display Name**, **Sort Index**, **Requires Access Level**, or **From Code**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/Zc5NS5kd0l6kSKLAkN7KU_8848c2822e5b012aefdc03d74edbe439e32c81223d18915f011a3fd1ca6f1efc-image.png)

Use the following procedure to add or edit a tab.

1. Go to **Settings > Edit Tabs**.
2. Click **Create Tab**. (You can select **More** > **Edit** to edit an existing tab.)

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/6q0uaoTpQZuLx4SOl_s-K_e1e7f7b4fa3dda007bc6888fdb5b23c1df9ee7e024a9ff419e17f4f8d6ff03df-image.png)

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**Name** – Enter the tab's name. The image above creates the **Links** tab.
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**Display Name** – Enter how the tab name is displayed.
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**Sort Index** – Specify the index amount for the tab. The lower the value, the further the tab is placed to the left.
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**Requires Access Level** – You can select which access level (**None**, **Read**, **Create**, **Change**, **Delete**, **Publish**, **Administer**)  applies for an editor to see the tab. It is linked to the editor's access level for the page.
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3. Click **Save**.

The new tab displays in the tabs list.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/gdds-7TGIEY2RMcI4egVR_6be52d2430e68c6eacf8be07f2557523225806f48ccd644f61fb1fa63b1ba2ad-image.png)

The new tab displays as a selection in the **Property Group** setting.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/KmVWwlhn-foG7gTB93OfC_36e4800d8c9c01f17b7439af37fde90cf232fc7f91ba0476076f7389b08337aa-image.png)

The new tab displays in the **All Properties** view. It is placed to the left because the **Sort Index** was set to 0.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/_xtIrZ3DkWpunyoIE9dY8_368ef4880add97bee280eebc5f88493d08aba5545472f72ba9f299faf509d72a-image.png)