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The Content mode allows creating, modifying and publishing Content items.
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Content mode is one of the work modes available in eZ. It comes with the= eZ Platform component, so it is available in all eZ installations.
This mode is an interface for the repository, that is the place in which= eZ stores all the content of your website.
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Example of a page viewed in Conte= nt mode
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Elements of = Content mode interface
Navigation hub
The Navigation hub is common for the whole eZ interface. It allows you t= o jump to other work modes and to access administrator options.
The lower row of the Navigation hub lets you switch between viewing the = Content structure and the Media library.
Navigation hub in Content mode
Discovery bar
The Discovery bar is located on the left side of the window. It lets you= navigate through your content structure:
- Minimize. Hides the Discovery bar and gives you a larg= er view of the main area.
- Content tree. Expands the Content tree.
- Trash. Shows the Trash screen with Content items that = have been removed.
The Discovery bar is invisible when you are in the Edit mode.=
Discovery bar
Action bar
The Action bar is located on the right side of the window. It allows you= to conduct operations on the current Content item. The bar has different o= ptions depending on the mode you are in:
View mode
- Minimize. Hides the bar and gives you a larger view of= the main area.
- Create. Creates a new conten= t item. See Creating c= ontent.
- Edit. Switches to Edit mode.
- Move. Opens the Universal Discovery Widget, allowing y= ou to choose the location where to move the current Content item.
- Copy. Opens the Universal Discovery Widget, allowing y= ou to choose the location where to copy the current Content item.
- Translations. Lets you jump to a different existing tr= anslation of the current Content item or to create a new one. See Editing content l= anguage versions.
- Send to Trash. Removes the current Content item. See <= a href=3D"/display/USERGUIDE/Deleting+content">Deleting content.
Edit mode
- Publish. Publishes the modifications made to the curre= nt Content item.
- Save. Saves modifications without publishing them (as = a draft).
- Discard changes. Cancels all changes to the Content it= em you have made since the last save and exits the Edit mode.
- Preview. Lets you preview the content on different scr= een sizes, see Optimizing= content.
If you have eZ Studio, the Edit mode menu will contain one more opt= ion: Send for Review, which is used to select reviewers fo= r your drafts. See C= ontent review workflow for more information.
Action bar in View mode
Main area
The main area shows you information about the current Content item in a = number of tabs.
View tab
The View tab shows you the details of information contained in the Field= s of the current Content item.
This is the only tab available in Edit mode where you can modify the dat= a in the fields.
Main area with View tab open
Note
The View tab only presents the data inside Fields, not what they wi= ll look like to the visitor. To preview the Content item in the exact way i= t will look in the website, you need to go to Edit mode and click P= review in the Action bar.
Details tab
The Details tab contains general information about the Content item:
Content details:
- Creator - login of the user who created the Content it= em and date of its creation
- Last contributor - login of the user who made the most= recent modifications to the Content and date of these changes
- Versions - number of versions the Content item has
- Translations - number of translations the Content item= has and their language names
Technical details:
- Content Id - number by which the Content item is ident= ified in the system
- Location Id - number of the main Location of the Conte= nt item
- Content remote Id - Content id number used by the REST= API
- Location remote Id - Location id number user by the RE= ST API
Sub-items default = ordering
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This section allows you to decide how the sub-items (children) of this C= ontent item will be sorted. You have the following criteria available:
- Content name
- Priority
- Modification date
- Publication date
- Location path
Priority can be set in the Sub-items section below.
Locations tab
The Locations tab lists all Locations to which the Content item is assig= ned. One of them is selected as the main Location.
For each Location the following information is given:
- Path - path to the Location in the Content tree
- Sub items - number of Sub items under this Location
- Visibility - information whether the Location is visib=
le or hidden from visitors. If it is currently visible, you can see a
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If you hide a Location, all of its Sub-items will be hidden as well= (with a status of "Hidden by superior" displayed in this table).
- Main - checked for the main Location of the current Co= ntent item
Click Add location and select a node in the Universal D= iscovery Widget to assign the Content item to a new Location.
You can also check the box to the left of any Location(s) and click
Related content tab
This tab lists all other content related to the current Content item.
Relations between Content items can be created explicitly using a Conten= t relation(s) Field, by embedding another Content item or by including a li= nk to the Content item in an XML Field.
Sub-items
At the bottom of each tab is a Sub-items table with a list of all childr= en of the current Content item (that is, the Content items that are located= under the current one in the tree).
For each sub-item the following information is given:
- Name - name of the child Content item
- Visibility - information whether the Content item is v= isible or hidden in this Location
- Published - date on which the Content item was first p= ublished
- Modified - date on which the Content item was last mod= ified
- Priority - priority used for sorting
Changing sub-item priority
When sorting by Priority is selected in the Sub-items default ordering s= ection of the Details tab, children of the current Content item will be ord= ered according to the Priority that is set here. You can modify Priority by= clicking the column and typing in a value, then confirming with Enter of c= licking the check button.
Sub-item views
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You can switch the view of sub-items between list and grid view by click= ing the buttons in the top right corner of the table.