MCMS comes with a Default Web Author Console. The web user control file, DefaultConsole.ascx
, is located in the ConsoleControls
folder of an MCMS web application. You may remember that we included the Default Console on our Plant template and PlantCatalog
channel rendering script in Chapter 6. The Web Author Console is used to create and edit content, plus it is used for workflow actions like submitting and approving.
The Web Author Console can be used out of the box, or it can be customized or replaced with your own console, which we will try out in Chapter 19. This chapter will cover the functionality of the default Web Author Console, explaining what each option does in detail.
In order to see and use the Web Author Console, you must be logged in to the MCMS website. Since we have been running our development machine as an administrator, you will have sufficient rights to see all of the functions.
The Web Author hides/shows options depending on a combination...