Use content sidebars to manage content

Use content sidebars to manage content#

Tags: educator how-to

In-context sidebars provide detailed information and metadata about content, including tags associated with the content, collections in which the content lives, and editing and publishing history.

The Library Homepage with a right sidebar showing detail about one content unit, such as the courses that show the component and the component edit history.

To view a content preview#

  1. Log in to Studio and start from a library home page. To create a new library, see Create a New Library.

  2. Click on the tile. This will open the sidebar menu for the content.

  3. The Preview tab will be open by default, with a preview image of the content displayed in the sidebar.

  4. Click on expand to see a full-screen image of the content.

To manage content#

  1. Click on the tile. This will open the sidebar menu for the content.

  2. Click on the Manage tab.

  3. Add tags to Library content.

  4. Build a Collection in a Library.

To view more information about content#

  1. Click on the tile. This will open the sidebar menu for the content.

  2. Click on the Details tab. You will see an editing history of your content.

See also

Create a New Library (how to)

Navigate the Library Homepage

Create and edit content in a Library

Create and edit units in a Library

Build a Collection in a Library

Maintenance chart

Review Date

Working Group Reviewer

Release

Test situation

06/30/2025

Leira (Curricu.me)

Sumac

Fail (openedx/docs.openedx.org#1148)
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