Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tips on Moving and Renaming Files

When moving or renaming a published page, file, or folder in the CMS, it is important to unpublish it first. The CMS does not automatically unpublish assets when they are moved, which results in  the content at the original URL remaining on the web indefinitely. When that happens, The content becomes "orphaned" and is no longer manageable from within the CMS. This can lead to problems such as stale content being returned in search engine results.

How to Unpublish a File

1. With the folder, file or page open in the CMS, select the Publish tab.
2. On the Publish tab, select the destination(s) that the asset has been published to, and then select the Un-publish radio button.
3. Click Submit.

Removing a Page from the Navigation

If you are moving a page or folder that is part of the navigation, you will need to republish the folder containing that asset so that the moved content no longer appears in that section of the navigation.

Finding and Removing "Orphaned" Pages

If your site is served on www.cmu.edu and you want to check to see if it contains any "orphaned" content, we have tools that can help with this. Please contact cms-help@andrew.cmu.edu for more information.