Content versions¶
Types of content versions¶
In Ibexa DXP, content items can have more than one version. Versions can be of published, archived, or draft type.
You can view all versions of a content item on the content item details screen. To do it, disable the Focus mode, and go to this content item's Versions tab.
Published version¶
Published version is the version that is currently presented to the visitors. Every content item can have only one published version at a time.
Archived versions¶
Whenever you edit and publish a content item again, its previous published version becomes an archived version. It is not available to the visitors and you cannot edit it, but you can create new drafts based on any archived version.
Drafts¶
Drafts are versions that have not been published yet. There can be many drafts of the same content item. Drafts can be created in many ways, including:
- by the autosave feature
- by reviewers, as part of the editorial workflow
- by editors, when they save a content item while editing it or close a content item's editing screen after making changes, but without publishing them
Draft conflicts¶
If several drafts exist of the same content item, for example, created by different users or as a result of different processes, they can contain conflicting changes. Such draft conflicts can be resolved by using the Version Compare feature.
For more information about various operations on content versions, see Work with versions.
Autosave¶
While you edit a content item or product, Ibexa DXP automatically saves your work as a new draft to help you preserve the progress in case of a failure. To recover your work, disable the Focus mode, go to this content item's Versions tab, and open the most recent draft. Alternatively, open the most recent draft of your work on the Dashboard page, My content area.
Autosave is enabled by default, and set to save a draft every 60 seconds. You can toggle autosave and/or change the time between saving attempts. To do this, in the upper-right corner of the screen, click your avatar icon, and then click User settings, Preferences. In the Content authoring section, change the values of the Autosave draft every given period and Seconds till next draft autosave fields.