What's inside this article:
- About copying and cloning
- Copy a content item
- Clone a content item
- Edit a cloned content item
- Further recommendations
About copying and cloning
What happens when I copy a content item?
You can create a copy of a content item published by your own site or a different site from the same entity. The copy of the item is fully editable. The original item and the copy are treated as separate items in Pangea CMS, so any updates to the original item do not affect the copy.
What happens when I clone a content item?
You can create a clone of a content item published by a different site. You cannot clone an item published by your own site. Some settings in the clone can be edited, but other settings must always match the original. The settings that are not editable in the clone will update automatically based on changes to the original item. For example, you cannot add new posts in the clone of a Live blog. However, posts added to the original Live blog are also added to the clone.
What content types can I copy?
You can copy the following content types published by your own site or a different site:
- Text-based content:
- Article
- Backgrounder
- Blog
- FactCheck
- Feature
- Feature story
- News
- Transcript
You can copy the following content types published by a different site:
- Multimedia:
- Photo gallery
- Slider gallery
- Interactive:
- Dynamic infographics
- Poll
- Quiz
- Snippet
- Static infographics
What content types can I clone?
You can clone the following content types:
- Text-based content:
- Live blog
- Multimedia:
- Audio clip
- Document
- Loop video
- Video
You can clone content items published by a different site (provided the site is from your own entity). It is not possible to clone items published by your own site.
How do search engines treat copied and cloned content pages?
When you copy / clone a content page in Pangea CMS, the URL for the original page is automatically marked as the Canonical URL. This is considered the original source of the content by search engines and is the only URL listed on search results pages.
Copy a content item
You can copy a content item from the main Search screen in Pangea CMS. Follow these steps:
- Use the Pangea CMS Search tool to find item you want to copy.
- Click the Make a copy of item icon on the item box. If this icon does not appear, it is not possible to copy the item.
- Click Copy to confirm the action.
The edit screen for the copy opens in the same tab. The settings and content exactly match the original version, except for the following:
- The prefix [Copy] - is added to the title.
- The status of the copy is Draft.
- If you copied the item from a different site, the following settings are removed in the copy:
- Categories
- Authors
- Tags
If you copied the item from a different site, you need to assign the copy to at least one Category from your own site. For instructions, see the following article:
Clone a content item
You can clone a content item from the main Search screen in Pangea CMS. Follow these steps:
- Use the Pangea CMS Search tool to find item you want to clone.
- Click the Make a clone of item icon on the item box. If this icon does not appear, it is not possible to clone the item.
- Click Make a clone to confirm the action.
The edit screen for the clone opens in the same tab. The settings and content exactly match the original version, except for the following:
- The prefix [Clone] - is added to the title.
- The status of the clone is Draft.
- The following settings are removed in the clone:
- Categories
- Authors
- Tags
You need to assign the clone to at leaast one Category from your own site. For instructions, see the following article:
For information about the conditions that apply for editing a cloned content item, go to Edit a cloned content item.
Edit a cloned content item
The conditions that apply for editing a cloned content item vary, according to the content type. Go to the relevant section below:
Audio clip
The Replace option is not editable in the clone to replace the audio file. All other settings are editable and do not need to match the original.
If the audio file is replaced in the original Audio clip, it is also replaced in the clone.
For information about editing an Audio clip, see the following article:
Document
The Replace option is not editable in the clone to replace the document file. All other settings are editable and do not need to match the original.
If the document file is replaced in the original Document, it is also replaced in the clone.
For information about editing a Document, see the following article:
Live blog
Certain settings are fully editable in the clone, while other settings need to match the original. You cannot perform the following actions in the clone of a Live blog:
- Add new posts
- Edit or delete existing posts
- Update the Broadcast time zone setting
- Update the Date & time from and Date & time to settings
- Update Twitter feed settings
- Update Highlights / Summary settings
The clone inherits updates to the settings listed above from the original Live blog. For example, posts added to the original Live blog are also added to the clone.
The remaining settings in the clone are editable and do not need to match the original.
For information about editing a Live blog, see the following article:
Loop video
Certain settings are fully editable in the clone, while other settings need to match the original. You cannot perform the following actions in the clone of a Loop video:
- Adjust the Thumbnail settings
- Use the Replace option to replace the video file
The clone inherits updates to the settings listed above from the original Loop video. For example, if the Thumbnail settings for the original Loop video are changed, they are also changed in the clone.
The remaining settings in the clone are editable and do not need to match the original.
For information about editing a Loop video, see the following article:
Video
Certain settings are fully editable in the clone, while other settings need to match the original. You cannot perform the following actions in the clone of a video:
- Add or remove the Watermark
- Adjust the Thumbnail settings
- Use the Replace option to replace the video file
The clone inherits updates to the settings listed above from the original video. For example, if a watermark is added to the original video, it is also added to the clone.
The remaining settings in the clone are editable and do not need to match the original.
For information about editing a video, see the following article:
Further recommendations
The following articles might be helpful:
- Using the Search tool
- Adding content to a Category
- Editing an Audio clip
- Editing a Document
- Creating a Live blog
- Uploading a Loop video
- Editing a video
