Reference

Reference – General

A Reference component can be used to have content from another page in the CMS appear on your page.

This component is most useful if you have the same content that needs to appear on multiple pages, so if a change occurs, content must only be changed in the original component, and the change is reflected in the Reference component.

Usage

Place content from another page onto your page

Where to Find It

You can find the Reference component in your trusty side panel.

What It Looks Like

Click the Folder to Navigate to the Content to Reference

Reference on Page – Clear it is a Reference

To Edit, Etc.

When you select the component, you can:

Edit: Edit component
Copy: Copy the component to place elsewhere (you can only cut/copy and paste within the same browser tab)
Cut: Cut the component to place elsewhere (you can only cut/copy and paste within the same browser tab)
Delete: Delete a component
New...: An alternate way to add a new component
Paste: Paste a component you have cut/copied (you can only cut/copy and paste within the same browser tab)
Group: To select multiple components at once (to move, cut, copy)

Examples Below:

Examples from Reference Example page

Reference a Component

One Reference component is good to Reference ONE component from another page in the CMS, or the ENTIRE main content area of a another page in the CMS.

Example below: /content/cms/editing/components/reference/example/jcr:content/contentpar/text

NOTE: You will inherit all headers, links, image, etc. as-is.

Reference Below

You can Reference one component or an entire page.

Reference an Entire Page

One Reference component is good to Reference ONE component from another page in the CMS, or the ENTIRE main content area of a another page in the CMS.

Example below: /content/cms/editing/components/reference/example/jcr:content/contentpar

To get the ENTIRE page, select the contentpar folder instead a component.

NOTE: You will inherit all headers, links, image, etc. as-is.

Reference Below

Reference Example

Reference One Component

You can Reference one component or an entire page.

Reference Entire Page