Ektron CMS200/300 User Manual

Scheduling Content to Begin and End
Scheduling Content to Begin and
End
How Does It Work?
Setting a Start Date
Scheduling content lets you control when a content block becomes
visible on the Web site. Similarly, you can remove a content block
on a predetermined date and time.
When used together, a start date and end date can relieve you of
much work. You can automatically determine how long a content
block is viewable on your Web site.
When you create a content block, or modify an existing one, you
can select a go live date and time. If you do, Ektron CMS200/300
publishes the content block to the live site then. Below is an
example.
Your company is having a sale of the century in a month, and
everything has been completed for the sale except the
announcement. You decide to update your Web site to let the
public know about it. With this feature, you can create the Web
content now and set it to go live a week before the sale.
To set a start date:
1. Access the editor by adding a new content block or editing an
existing one.
2. If adding a new content block, enter a title, comment, and the
body content.
Ektron CMS200/300 User Manual, Version 4.5, Revision 3 47