What's inside this article:
Basic information
What happens when I copy a content item?
You can create a copy of a content item that was published by your own site or a different site. The copy is fully editable. The original item and the copy are treated as separate items in Pangea CMS. 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 that was published by a different site. You cannot clone items published by the same site. Some settings in the clone can be edited, while other settings are locked and must always match the original item. 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 to 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 the same site or a different site:
- Text:
- 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:
- Live blog
- Multimedia:
- Audio clip
- Document
- Loop video
- Video (it is not possible to clone a stealth video)
You can only clone content that was published by a different site. It is not possible to clone content published by the same site.
How do search engines treat copied and cloned content?
For details, go to Guidelines.
Copy a content item
To copy a content item:
- Select Search in the primary navigation.
- Set the search filters according to your needs. Then, hit Search to refresh the search results.
- Hit the Make a copy of item button in the relevant item box. If you do not see this button, it is not possible to copy the item.
The edit screen for the copy opens in the same tab. The settings and content exactly match the original item, with the following exceptions:
- 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:
- Authors
- Categories
- Related content
- Tags
You need to add the copy to a Category from your site before you can save it. For instructions, see the following article:
Clone a content item
To clone a content item:
- Select Search in the primary navigation.
- Set the search filters according to your needs. You can only clone content from other sites, so be sure to select the relevant site under Site.
- Hit Search to refresh the search results.
- Hit the Make a clone of item button in the relevant item box. If you do not see this button, it is not possible to clone the item.
The edit screen for the clone opens in the same tab. The settings and content exactly match the original item, with the following exceptions:
- The prefix [Clone] - is added to the title.
- The status of the clone is Draft.
- The following settings are removed in the clone:
- Authors
- Categories
- Related content
- Tags
You need to add the clone to a Category from your site before you can save it. For instructions, see the following article:
Go to Edit a cloned content item for information about the conditions that apply for editing a clone.
Edit a cloned content item
The conditions for editing a clone vary, according to the content type. Go to the relevant section below:
Audio clip
The Replace option is not available 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 available 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 Live broadcasting settings.
- Update Highlights settings.
The clone inherits updates to the above settings from the original Live blog. All other settings 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.
- Use the Replace option to replace the video file.
The clone inherits updates to the above settings from the original Loop video. All other settings 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.
- Use the Replace option to replace the video file.
The clone inherits updates to the above settings from the original Video. All other settings are editable and do not need to match the original.
For information about editing a Video, see the following article:
Guidelines
When you copy / clone a content page using the dedicated tools that are available in Pangea CMS (as described in this article):
- The URL for the original content page is added as the Canonical URL in the metadata for the copy / clone. This tells search engines which URL represents the original version of the content.
- Search engines only index the URL for the original version of the content. This means that only the original content page will be listed on search engine results pages.
If you plan to copy / clone a content page from another site without making significant changes to the content, we suggest using the dedicated tools in Pangea CMS.
IMPORTANT: We do not suggest manually copying and publishing content from another site (unless you plan to make significant changes to the content).
