Configuring Web Content Manager

Image for this section Set up a content server by installing IBM® Web Content Manager in various deployments to provide robust and flexible environments for web content development and delivery. After you install the content server, there are additional configuration steps you need to complete, according to the role that the server plays in your web content environment.

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Configuration for Web Content Manager is managed through services defined as resource environment providers in IBM WebSphere® Application Server. For each service you can edit existing properties and add new properties through the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.

  • Configuring a web content authoring environment
    Set up the authoring environment by installing the authoring portlet and enabling other features required to support the authoring environment.
  • Configuring a web content staging environment
    Configure the staging environment to emulate the web content delivery environment and allow for testing before deployment.
  • Configuring a web content delivery environment
    Set up your delivery environment by installing web content viewers and enabling any other required features.
  • Reserved authoring portlet
    When working with the web content viewer or Web content pages, some scenarios involve web content authoring tasks accomplished with authoring tools components. Such authoring tasks are performed through a special instance of the authoring portlet that is reserved specifically for these tasks and is installed on page that is hidden from the page navigation available to typical users.
  • Additional configuration options
    These configuration options are available to address installation requirements for additional deployment scenarios.
  • Configuring managed pages
    When you perform a new installation of IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0, managed pages are enabled by default. However, you can also manually disable and enable the feature as needed.
  • Syndication properties
    You can tailor the syndication behavior of your web content environment by changing configuration settings such as the syndication interval and automatic syndication.
  • Enabling search for web content
    You use Portal Search to search for text displayed in web sites created by IBM Web Content Manager.
  • Managing tagging and rating for web content
    When using tagging and rating with web content, the web content viewer provides additional scope options for the filtering of tagging and rating results. Because changes in the web content system can affect the accuracy of the tagging and rating information used by the portal, it is important to keep the scope information up to date by synchronizing the scopes on a regular basis.
Related tasks:
  • Setting service configuration properties