SilverStripe CMS User help guide
This site is a user-focused reference targeted at editors and administrators who create and manage content on SilverStripe CMS websites. This guide applies to version 4.x of the CMS (all releases in the SilverStripe 4 release line).
This User help guide also covers a number of modules which may or may not be installed for your site. Refer to the intro for each chapter to find out the prerequisites for using a feature.
We've moved the forum! We encourage you to use forum.silverstripe.org for any new questions. You can also use the community Slack channel or StackOverflow to ask for help.
Check out our community overview for more options to contribute and visit our developer documentation.
For customers of SilverStripe Ltd., the company behind the CMS, visit silverstripe.com.
Sections of User help are still a work in progress. If you would like to help contribute to the SilverStripe User help guide you can edit the pages on GitHub or create an issue.
Managing your website
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Overview
Introducing the SilverStripe CMS administration interface.
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Logging In
Logging into a SilverStripe CMS website to start editing content.
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Changing and managing users
Managing users access in the CMS administration interface.
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Roles & permissions
Managing CMS access and permissions using groups and roles.
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Changing your CMS Password
Guidance on how to change the password of your SilverStripe CMS account.
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CMS Reports
Guidance on accessing and managing report data.
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SilverStripe CMS version
How to find out the version of SilverStripe CMS you are using.
Pages and content
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Pages
Managing content structure, page history and batch publishing.
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Creating and editing content
Guidance for editing page content and publishing changes.
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Web content best practices
Useful tips to improve your content management.
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Web browser differences
Guidance on the best web browsers to use when editing content in SilverStripe CMS.
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Campaigns
Create and group new content together to be released all at once.
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Archiving and restoring content
Removing content from your website and restoring it.
Optional features
SilverStripe CMS can be highly customised using many of the modules listed in the SilverStripe CMS module directory. This section highlights some of the CMS features provided by the SilverStripe CMS supported modules. In each case you'll need to ensure you have the module installed on your website in order to use the features described here.
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Blogging
Working with blogging and comments in SilverStripe CMS.
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Creating forms in the CMS
How to use the UserForms module to create forms via the CMS.
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Working with multiple websites
Setting up and editing multiple websites using SilverStripe
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Managing publishing workflows
Setting up and using a publishing workflow with the Advanced Workflow module.
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Taxonomies
Add and edit simple taxonomies in the CMS.
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IFrame page
Embed IFrames in your website without adding custom code
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Online databases and registries
How to manage databases and registries using the CMS
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Content change RSS
Adds page or site wide RSS feeds that display content changes
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Content review
Mark pages in the CMS with a date and an owner for future reviews.
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Content blocks
Break up a web page into blocks that allow content like banners, text and media to be independently managed within the CMS.
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Installed Modules Report
Assists with the maintenance of your SilverStripe application
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Share draft content
Share draft page content with non-CMS users.
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Document Converter
Quickly populate your website from your existing document resources.
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CKAN Registry
Display data from an external CKAN resource
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