Create and edit content from portal widgets

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • Use the widget authoring shortcuts to create and edit rich, banner, styled, and news (edit only) content directly from the employee portal. When you use the widget shortcuts, the system generates a publish plan to deliver the content to that specific widget.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_cd.content_manager and editing permission for this topic or page. For more information on ownership permissions, see Content Ownership

    About this task

    The following widgets offer authoring shortcuts:
    • Content experiences
    • Rich Content
    • News (edit existing news articles only)
    For more information on which widgets support which content type, see Publishing content.

    Enable the Author view toggle to create and edit content from widgets

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Self Service > Employee Center.
    2. Enable the Author view toggle.
      The Add content and Edit content icons appear above the Rich Content widget.
    3. Click the Add content or Edit content icon.
      • If you click Add content, the new content form opens. Follow the content creation flow to create a content record and assemble the rich, banner, styled, or news content.
      • If you click Edit content, the Rich Content Editor opens where you can edit the content as needed.
    4. Select Save and Finish to return to the content record.
    5. Click Save and continue or the Publish tab.
      The system auto-populates a publish plan that targets the content to the widget.

    What to do next

    If necessary, modify the publish plan. See Create a publish plan for your content.