Version 4 supported
This version of Silverstripe CMS is still supported though will not receive any additional features. Go to documentation for the most recent stable version.

Previewing changes

Remember when editing content to save your page regularly.

Click the button Save in the publishing bar.

You can either:

  • Click the Edit mode toggle and select the option Preview mode.

Edit mode toggle

  • Toggle between preview states Draft and Published.

Preview mode site draft

Some data doesn't have draft and published states. When editing data like that you might instead see the simple Preview state.

Preview mode no draft or published states

Previewing your changes

  1. Click the button Save in the publishing bar.
  2. Click the Edit mode toggle and select the option Split mode.

Edit mode toggle options

This will allow you to view a preview of your draft/live content alongside the Navigation toolbar. That way you can make updates and see the preview immediately.

Preview option

Viewing the site in draft mode

In addition to previewing content within the CMS preview panel, it is also possible to preview the site from the 'front-end' (ie. as a visitor would see it). Clicking on the URL segment in the CMS will open a new window containing the page being edited. Code is added to the end of the URL (stage=Stage) which tells Silverstripe CMS to show draft content.

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