Archive
The Archive section of the CMS is new as of SilverStripe 4 and therefore will continue to develop with functionality.
All content which can be archived is stored within the CMS Archive. By default, this includes pages, files (if activated), and content blocks. Depending on the way your CMS has been configured the Archive might extend to contain additional content types.
When archiving an item, the CMS will first automatically unpublished the item if published, before sending it to the archive. The Archive stores the item along with its entire history so that it can be restored at a later date. If an item is restored then it will be returned to the relevant section of the CMS it came from in a draft state.
Note: Some types of content can’t be sent to the Archive, or the functionality has been removed. If a Delete action is present instead of the Archive action, typically the content will be removed from the CMS without a way of retrieving the information via the CMS interface, although the content will typically still be stored in the database.
Archiving content (Pages, Files, Content blocks etc.)
- Navigate to the item you wish to archive within its section of the CMS (for example, navigate to the page you wish to archive within the Pages section of the CMS).
- Click the More options button, typically located in the Action toolbar e.g. to the right side of the Save and Publish buttons.
- Select the Archive option. You will receive a confirmation notification if the item has successfully been archived.
Location of the Archive action for pages:
Location of the Archive action for files:
Archiving for files is turned off by default.
Location of the Archive action for tabled content:
Restoring content to your website
- Navigate to the Archive section.
- Select a content type.
- Click the More options button.
- Select the Restore to draft button. Alternatively, the Restore to the draft button is also available after clicking into an item.