CMS interface
The Optimizely CMS is neatly contained within one screen. There are several areas of the CMS interface that you should familiarise yourself with. Please see the image below. Click on the '+' icons to learn more about each area of the main CMS screen / functionality.
1. Left navigation bar
You will want to use the 'edit' option from this menu (second option down). Hovering over each icon will explain what it does.
2. Content tree
This contains all content on the website broken down by type and reflects the navigation on the site. You can browse this by clicking and expanding items, or use the search bar. The search bar returns exact matches. See section 3.4 below for further information.
3. Content functions
Use this to toggle view settings, preview mode and to compare different versions of a page
4. Page properties
These are basic info properties where you can rename your page, change the name in the URL, and so on.
5. Main content area
This where you will build the majority of your content. What appears here will depend on the type of page you are building.
6. Options/publishing
This will tell you when the page was last published. If unpublished, the button will prompt you to send a page for publishing.
7. Onpage edit
On-page editing view provides quick access to direct editing of a selection of content properties. This is a visual editor, similar to the ‘experience editor’ on Sitecore, our previous CMS.
8. Assets tree
Contains the blocks and media folder structures. Previously known as ‘media library’ on Sitecore, our previous CMS. See section 3.5 below for more information.
9. Assets
Displays assets associated with the selected blocks or media folder. Known collectively as the “Assets pane” with the Assets tree (8).
10. Preview review links
Provides the ability to create preview links for review. See section 3.7 below for further information.