Managing content in folders

Authoring in content folders

When working content-first the content will be created directly in folders and not directly in pages. Then you can reference the content in headless applications or inside pages using Page Composer or Page Builder. Pages in your site can also automatically display the content that has been created in folders.

Creating content folders

You can create new content and folders from the Content Folders page in jContent.

To create new content or folders:

1. In jContent, click Content Folders in the left navigation pane.
2. To create a new folder:
   1. Click the + New content folder button. The following characters are not allowed in the content folder name: \/:*?"<>|.
      Note: You can also click the More options button 

      

      beside an existing folder to open the context menu and create a sub-folder from there.
   2. Enter a folder name and click OK.

Providing alternative names for a content folder

You can provide an alternative name, and translations for this alternative name, for a content folder. This alternative name is used in jContent, and can contain any character.

To add an alternative name to a content folder:

1. In jContent, click Content Folders in the left navigation pane.
2. Open the context menu for the folder and select Edit.
3. Use the Title field to enter the alternative name. You can switch the language to enter translations.
   Note: The System name is the same in all the language and cannot contain the following characters \/:*?"<>|.

Restricting content types for a folder

You can restrict the types of content that users can create in a specific folder. This enables you have specialized folders to manage where content is created and stored. For example, you may only want users to be able to create news items in a news folder.

To restrict content types in a folder:

1. In jContent, click Content Folders in the navigation pane.
2. Open the context menu for the folder and select Edit.
3. On the edit content page, select Advanced options>Content type restrictions.
4. Enable Content type restrictions.
5. Move the content types that you want to allow in the folder from the left column to the right column.
6. Click Save.

Creating content

For information on defining the types of content that can be created in a folder, see Restricting content types for a folder.

To create new content:

1. Navigate to the folder where you want to create content.
2. Click the + New content button and select a content type.
   Note: If less than 3 different content types are specified for the current folder, then buttons to directly select these content types replace the + New content button.
3. Provide information about the content. For more information on what you can add, see Using Content Editor.
4. Click Save.

Opening content for editing

You can open content for editing in Content Editor by:

• Hovering your cursor over a content item in the list and clicking on the edit button.
• Right-clicking on a content item and then selecting Edit.

Previewing content

Previewing content makes it easier for you to identify the different content items inside a page, a folder or in search results. Preview also enables you to quickly see a visual representation of content in both its staging and live versions.

To preview content:

1. In jContent, navigate to the page or folder that contains content that you want to preview.
2. Hover your cursor over an item in the list and click on the preview button

   

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   The Preview pane displays the staging version of the content item.
3. Click Live to preview to the published version of the content.

Exporting content

You can export content from the Page and Content Folders sections. For example, you can export lists, rich text, and news entries.

To export content: 

1. Navigate to the page or content folder where you want to export content from.
2. Right-click and select Export from the context menu. 
3. In the Export options dialog, select either Staging content only or Staging and live content.
4. If you chose Staging content only, you can select to Export to an XML file to export as an XML file rather than a ZIP file.
5. Click Export.

The content exports to your default download location.

Importing content

You can import content from the Content Folders section. For example, you can import lists, rich text, and news entries.

To import content: 

1. In jContent, click Content Folders in the navigation pane.
2. Navigate to the content folder where you want to import content to.
3. Right-click on Import content from the context menu or the Create menu.
4. Navigate to the XML or ZIP file on your machine and then import the file in your browser. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the XML or ZIP file from your machine to the content folder area. When you drop the file, the import starts automatically.

If you import a file in another format, an error message displays. You can either close the message or click Don't import.

See also

• Deleting content in jContent
• Publishing files and folders in jContent
• Searching content and files in jContent