Creating and editing content while browsing the website

Use this procedure to create, edit, and upload content while you are browsing the website. You do not need to open the website in the backend; you can use the inline editing function to edit your website directly while browsing it. Using the direct inline editing, you can see how the items you are editing look in the context of the website.

To directly edit your website, perform the following:

1. Open the inline editing in one of the following ways:
   • On Sitefinity Dashboard, click Edit content directly browsing the site link.
   • Login to Sitefinity and open the website in a browser.
   • The system opens the website and displays the following button in the right of the page:

     

     When the system displays this button, it means that you can edit content directly in the browser.

2. Click Tools button and in the dropdown menu, click Show editing tools.
   Next to each item that you can edit, the system displays one of the following buttons:
   

   Button:	Displayed with widget:	Available actions:	Perform procedure:
   	Content block	Edit the content with the text editor.	Configuring the Content block widget
   	Document link	Upload new documents or files Replace the current document or file	Configuring the Document link widget
   	Download list	Change currently displayed documents or files Change the display settings	Configuring the Download list widget
   	Image	Upload new image Replace the current image Resize the image	Configuring the Image widget
   	Image gallery	Change currently displayed images Change the display settings	Configuring the Image gallery widget
   	Video	Upload new video Replace the current video	Configuring the Video widget
   	Video gallery	Change currently displayed videos Change the display settings	Configuring the Video gallery widget
   	Blog posts	Edit the blog post Delete the blog post	Editing blog posts
   	Events	Edit the event Delete the event	Editing events
   	News	Edit the news item Delete the news item	Editing news
   	Events	Create a new event	Creating an event
   	News	Create a news item	Creating a news item

   NOTE: If there is an active workflow, the process of creating, editing, and uploading content follows the rules of the workflow. For more information, see Workflows and Status of content items and pages.

   When you are in inline editing mode, the system indicates this by changing the color of Tools button as in the following screenshot:

   

3. To close the inline editing mode, click Tools button and in the dropdown menu click Hide editing tools.
4. If you want to make changes that are not available in inline editing mode, you must open the page in Sitefinity backend by clicking Tools » Edit this page in the Backend.
   

   NOTE: To see which user is logged and can use the inline editing, click Tools. The system displays the user that is currently logged in Sitefinity. You can use the Tools button to logout after you finish the changes.