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Authoring Content

This section describes the content authoring features of HCL Digital Experience (DX) Compose. These include features for creating authoring templates, managing reusable content components, creating content itself and managing change using workflow and projects. We provide two primary interfaces for authoring content - the WCM Authoring Portlet is a fully featured application for managing all aspects of content. Content Composer is a modern UI targeted at content and template management only, for example in the context of headless content usage.

What is it For?

The purpose of this capability is to allow users of HCL DX Compose to create and manage content.

Who Should Use It?

This information is primarily aimed at non-technical users who are responsible for organizing and managing content. Content strategists can use the organizational features of HCL DX Compose to structure web content and organize templates and reusable components of various types. Content authors can use the content editing capabilities to create and manage individual content items. Both may interact with people who are not regular users of HCL DX Compose for publication approvals, via workflow and projects.

  • Site Manager
    Site Manager provides you with common content authoring tools and shows a complete view of the site navigation.
  • Content Composer
    The HCL Content Composer delivers simplified processes for creating and managing HCL DX Compose site content.
  • Presentation Designer
    Using Presentation Designer, you can edit presentation templates through a drag-and-drop interface, following a low-code or no-code approach. You can style and configure elements with a real-time visual editing experience, where changes are instantly reflected on the canvas.
  • Authoring Portlet
    The Web Content Manager (WCM) Authoring Portlet provides a comprehensive management user interface for all artifacts managed by HCL DX Compose WCM.
  • Content Reporting
    HCL Content Reporting allows content managers to generate reports and make updates on the reported items in bulk.
  • DX Picker
    The DX Picker is a web component that allows users to view and select an asset from Digital Asset Management (DAM) and use it in their custom web application.
  • Renditions
    Renditions allow you to easily reformat an image for publishing in various sizes on different platforms.
  • Web Content Integrator
    Web Content Integrator allows you to integrate externally managed web content with HCL DX Compose.

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For an introduction and a demo on how to use Content Composer, go to Web Content. To try it out yourself, refer to Content Composer Lab.

For an introduction and a demo on how to use Web Content Workflow, go to Web Content Workflow. To try it out yourself, refer to Web Content Workflow Lab and corresponding Web Content Workflow Lab Resources.

For an introduction and a demo on how to manage multilingual sites as a business user, go to Multilingual for Business Users. You can try it out using the Multilingual Lab for Business Users and corresponding Multilingual Lab Resources.

To learn how to get started with the development aspects of HCL DX Web Content, go to the Web Content Development lesson in the HCL Digital Experience for Developers (Beginners) course. You can try it out using the Web Content Development Lab and corresponding Web Content Development Lab Resources.

To learn more details on how to develop with HCL DX Web Content, go to the Web Content Development lesson in the HCL Digital Experience for Developers (Intermediate) course. You can try it out using the Web Content Development Lab and corresponding Web Content Development Lab Resources.