The Direct Edit function of OpenCms

Direct edit buttons in the frontend preview
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After clicking on a file in the Explorer view of OpenCms, a preview is opened to check the appearance. Files can consist of different editable content elements, either "unstructured" with free HTML editing capabilities or "structured" with predefined fields and data types.

By clicking on a "Direct Edit" button, each content element can easily be edited directly from the frontend preview. Additionally, new structured contents can be added and existing structured contents can be deleted by clicking the "New" or "Delete" buttons.

Toggling the visibility of the direct edit buttons is possible by pressing [Ctrl] + [Space].

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Latest News

  • OpenCms 10.5.4 available

    May 17, 2018 - While the Alkacon team is currently working hard on OpenCms version 11, another maintenance release 10.5.4 for OpenCms 10.5 is now ready for download, fixing some security issues. A new version of Alkacon OCEE for 10.5.4 is also available.

  • OpenCms 10.5.4 Release Notes

    May 17, 2018 - The OpenCms 10.5.4 release notes contain detailed information about the new features and fixes in this version.

  • OpenCms 10.5.3 available

    Oct 18, 2017 - OpenCms 10.5.3 is a maintenance release for OpenCms 10.5. This version fixes an issue introduced with the Chrome 61 update that caused problems in the positioning of UI elements. A number of other issues have also been fixed. A new version of Alkacon OCEE is also available.

  • OpenCms 10.5.3 Release Notes

    Oct 18, 2017 - The OpenCms 10.5.3 release notes contain detailed information about the new features and fixes in this version.