Duplication and branching in CCContinue CMS™ allow you to clone CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™, books, and taxonomies, enabling parallel workflows, alternative editions, and rapid project setup.
Duplication and Branching for Editorial Projects
Editorial projects rarely exist in isolation. You may need to create a new edition of a book, a regional version, or a completely new project based on an existing structure. CCContinue CMS™ makes duplication and branching seamless, saving you time and reducing errors.
What Can You Duplicate?
- CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™: Create a copy of a chapter, section, or any other content block. The copy retains all metadata, taxonomies, and relationships, but has its own version history.
- Books: Clone an entire book structure, including all CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™ and their assemblies. The new book is independent but starts with the same structure and content.
- Taxonomies: Duplicate your editorial taxonomies for use in new projects.
- Content Branches: Create a branch of a book for parallel development or testing.
Use Cases for Duplication
- New Editions: Create a new edition of a book by duplicating the previous edition and making updates.
- Regional Versions: Duplicate a book and customize it for different markets.
- Abridged Versions: Create a shorter version by duplicating and selectively removing content.
- Parallel Development: Multiple teams can work on different versions of the same book simultaneously.
- Template Creation: Build a template book structure and duplicate it for each new project.
- Testing and Experimentation: Create a branch to test structural changes without affecting the main version.
How Duplication Works
- Select the item to duplicate: Choose a CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™, book, or taxonomy.
- Choose duplication options: Decide what to copy — content, metadata, taxonomies, relationships, etc.
- Name the new item: Give the duplicate a new name and identifier.
- Review and confirm: See what will be duplicated and confirm.
The duplicate is created instantly, with all relationships preserved. You can then modify it independently of the original.
Duplication and Versioning
When you duplicate a CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™, the version history is preserved. This means you have a complete record of the original's evolution, and the duplicate starts with that history.
Duplication and Transclusion
When you duplicate a book that contains transcluded CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™, you can choose whether to duplicate the CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™ or maintain the transclusion links to the original. This gives you flexibility in how you manage shared content.
Best Practices for Duplication
- Use templates: Create template books and CCContinue CMS™ Minicodes™ for common project types.
- Plan your branches: Think about how you will use duplication to manage different editions and versions.
- Keep track: Use naming conventions and metadata to keep track of different versions.
- Clean up: Remove unused duplicates to keep your content library manageable.
Duplication and branching are essential tools for efficient editorial project management. Start building your library of reusable editorial structures today.