The basic idea behind connected templates and pages (or postings) is reducing duplication of content. A common problem in pre-content management systems is managing shared content. Some pages have exactly the same content but are different in design and layout. In many cases, this leads to content being manually copied from one page to the other in the hope that no major changes to the copied code will ever be required.
This method works, if a little clumsily. Once the pages are created, updating shared content can easily become a problem. Each and every page containing certain information must be updated and kept consistent. If just one page is left out, the content on that page will be out of date.
The ability to manage shared information is a feature that is available out of the box with MCMS. Shared information is administered through connected templates and postings. When the content of one posting is updated, all connected postings are...