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WCM Auhtoring portlet Cheat Sheet

WCM URL parameters and authoring actions reference

WCM Authoring portlet is special

WCM Authoring is a portlet that has a special behaviour as it is able to read URL parameters and act accordingly to implement a number of specific behaviours.

Authoring Actions are triggered by calling (with a GET call) the URL of a page hosting the authoring portlet.

/wps/myportal/[vpname]/[authoring page path]?[authoring parameters]

Authoring actions reference

Parameter name: wcmAuthoringAction

Value Usage notes
new Creates new content
delete
edit
read
openmainview
move
link
copy
approve
decline
saveandapprove
previousstage
viewversions
viewhistory

Recipe: Using the "Explorer view"

Parameter value
wcmAuthoringAction openmainview
view explorer
itemid When view is "explorer" this is the ID of the site area or content to set as currently show item in the explorer

example:

?wcmAuthoringAction=openmainview&view=explorer&itemid=[wcm_item_id]