Editing
When you edit an asset, Cascade CMS automatically saves a Draft of your changes. Drafts allow you to preview your changes as you make them without having to manually save a new version of the asset each time. This is especially useful for assets which require workflow, because you can edit and preview the asset as many times as needed before submitting it into workflow. You can preview those changes before submitting them by clicking Show Edit Preview (for page assets) or Preview Draft.
When viewing an asset you have a Draft for, you'll be shown your Draft first if it's newer than the Current Version. You can switch to the Current Version using the dropdown next to the Page title in the main content pane. You'll also be reminded if you start to edit an asset you already have an existing Draft for.
You can see all of your existing Drafts in the My Content menu or dashboard widget under Drafts.
To edit a page in Cascade CMS:
- Select your site
- Navigate to the page you want to edit in the asset tree
- Select the page and click the Edit icon in the the top menu bar - or use the context menu and right-click on the page you want to edit and select Edit
- Update your content as needed, depending on the page type chosen.
- Click Preview Draft to see a preview of what your content will look like.
- Once you're ready to publish, click Submit and enter any version comments you'd like to be stored with the version history of the asset.
- Cascade CMS pre-populates some comments, but you can also substitute your own or add additional details.
- Click Submit, or Check Content & Submit if applicable, to check for spelling errors, broken links, and potential accessibility issues and submit your changes.
- If your site uses workflow, you may be prompted to enter comments for the workflow reviewer and start the workflow at this point.
- For publishable assets, click Publish to send your content to the web server. Or if your site uses workflow, wait for the workflow to be approved.