Brightspot basics

A list of topics pertaining to the basics of Brightspot.

If you need to substantially update a published asset, it may be more efficient to return to a previous draft than to start an entirely new draft. How to republish from a draft: Search for and open th...
You can create a revision of an asset you already published. To create a revision: Search for an open the asset for which you want to create a new revision. In the side toolbar, open the Version Histo...
After you save or publish the first draft of an asset, Brightspot displays the Version History widget in the content edit page. (In versions prior to v4.8, this widget is named the Revisions widget). ...
If you created an asset with an inline module, you can convert it to a shared module for use in other assets. To convert an inline module to a shared module: Open the asset containing the inline modul...
Every time you save a draft or revision, Brightspot labels it with a time stamp and a username. You can replace the label with a descriptive name. To name a revision: Search for and open the asset in ...
Brightspot comes with dozens of modules for promoting content within other assets. If you added a module to an asset, you can change it to a different type of module. For example, you can convert a si...
After adding a module to an asset, you can add a copy the module within the same asset. This feature helps to build several modules within the same asset that are similar. To copy a module: Open the a...
You can use Brightspot as a different user. This technique is useful for administrators who need to verify that they configured a role’s or user’s permissions correctly. For example, Alex is a Brights...
There are several levels of entities in Brightspot each with its own level of settings. System administrators can make settings at the top-most level, and then override those settings at the site, rol...
You can compare a revision to the currently live version in the Version History widget. (In versions prior to v4.8, this widget is named the Revisions widget). To compare a revision with the live vers...

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