What Does Archiving a Section Mean?
Once a section is set to Archive, it is still on the live site but it is no longer published each time the site is published. An Archive Section can be used for areas of the site where publishing is not required each time a site is published, e.g., sections where content may not change frequently. This helps improve system performance by reducing publish times, especially for sections with a lot of content.
- Archive sections are still on the live site
- They no longer publish each time the site is published
- Child Sections (sub sections) automatically inherit Archive status also
- Periodically, the Web Support Team may need to publish Archived sections in order for accessibility and styling updates to be applied.
Section Status Infographic with Archive - showing that Approved and Archived sections go live, Pending and Inactive do not.
How to Archive a Section
- Click the Actions menu beside the section you want to Archive
- Click Edit Section
- Under the General tab, click the Archive Section
- Click Save Changes
Can I Update Content within an Archived Section?
Yes. You can update content as normal and approve it. However it will not go live until Archived Sections are re-published.
If you want to publish your updated content within an Archive section you can do this by:
- Removing the archive status
- Wait until the next publish cycle has completed
- You can then re-archive the section as required
How to Remove Archived Status from a Section
- Click the Actions menu beside the section you want to un-archive
- Click Edit Section
- Under the General tab, un-check the Archive Section option
- Click Save Changes
The section (and any child sections) will resume publishing in the next publish cycle