Previewing content with the preview pane


Brightspot’s preview pane displays how your content appears on a specific date. You can use the preview pane to view an item in different media and in different contexts, as well as to share an item’s preview.

Open/close preview pane

Opening and closing the preview pane



  • In the Editorial toolbar, click visibility.
preview-pane.png preview-pane.png


Configure preview

Configuring the view in the preview pane

Referring to the previous image, you can configure the view in the preview pane to see how your asset appears under different conditions.

  • Date picker (date_range)—Displays the item selected in the Context picker as it will appear on the selected date. For example, if you scheduled different versions of the item for publication at different dates, and you select May 31, 2019 in the Date picker, the preview pane displays the item as it will appear on May 31, 2019.
  • Media picker—Displays the preview as it appears in various media, such as a desktop browser, a tablet in landscape orientation, or a tablet in portrait orientation.
  • Context picker—Displays the preview as it appears in the context of a referencing item. For example, if a headshot is referenced by an author’s bio, selecting the bio in the Context picker shows how the headshot appears in the context of the bio.

View and manage preview links

Viewing and managing preview links

  1. Click your username in the upper right corner to expand a list of available actions.


    Shared preview link.png Shared preview link.png
    Shared preview link
  2. Click Shared Preview Links to open the Shared Preview Links window. This window lists all of the shared preview links you have generated.
    Shared preview link window.png Shared preview link window.png
    Shared preview link window
  3. Do one of the following:

    • Click the link to open the preview.
    • Click remove to delete that link from the list.
    • Click Delete All to delete all of the preview links.


    See also:

    Our robust, flexible Design System provides hundreds of pre-built components you can use to build the presentation layer of your dreams.

    Asset types
    Module types
    Page types
    Brightspot is packaged with content types that get you up and running in a matter of days, including assets, modules and landing pages.

    Content types
    Modules
    Landing pages
    Everything you need to know when creating, managing, and administering content within Brightspot CMS.

    Dashboards
    Publishing
    Workflows
    Admin configurations
    A guide for installing, supporting, extending, modifying and administering code on the Brightspot platform.

    Field types
    Content modeling
    Rich-text elements
    Images
    A guide to configuring Brightspot's library of integrations, including pre-built options and developer-configured extensions.

    Google Analytics
    Shopify
    Apple News