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This is part of the CV ecommerce multisite content management feature. Learn more: multisite content management
Overview
The content and organisation of a webpage are rendered by its template or page configurations. A template/page uses a specific layout and contains widgets that affect how the page looks and does. This content type can be completely locked so that its structure and every data item it uses cannot be edited or deleted. Or its data items can be individually locked. For multisite control, locked items can be deployed.
Use case: CV Franchise HQ wants specific pages on all its franchisee sites to have a consistent look-and-feel. These pages along with images, layout, and widgets, were created, saved and locked on the source site, and then deployed to all franchisee sites.
Quick Guide
Source site feature setting: Content Lock AND Deploy Content enabled.
Target site feature setting: For deployed pages and templates to be locked: Content Lock on target site enabled. Otherwise, they are unlocked and can be edited.
Lockable content type: yes.
Deployable content type: yes.
What can be deployed? whole pages & templates, layout or widgets of a specific page/template, unlock status for previously deployed items.
Deployment notes: if the same page/template pre-exists on a target site, the deployed version will replace it.
How can a deployed page/template be edited or deleted on a target site? Re-deploy the items in unlocked status. This will unlock the items on the target site so CMS users can edit or delete them.
When Content Lock is enabled on a source (or any) site, the lock toggle displays at the top of each page or template.
Unlocked layout
On a page/template, data items that can be iindividually locked also have their own lock toggles. If locked, the toggle is automatically displayed. If unlocked, the toggle displays only when you hover over the item.
Locked widget
On this page:
Page/template data items
Whole page/template
Locking the whole page/template will lock all data items used on the page, including ordering of individual data items.
Zone
Widget
Layout
Lock/Unlocck a Page or Template
To deploy the whole page or template:
- Go to Content → Content → Pages & Templates
- Find the page/template you want. You can lock a whole page/template if it appears on the Pages & Templates list or while editing the page.
Pages & Templates list: (1) locked page (2) unlocked page
Lock toggle on a page- Toggle to lock or unlock the page.
