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CMS connections

A CMS connection links Silktide to the your website is built in. Once it is set up:

  • Open in CMS appears in the Inspector and in the actions of page tables. It opens that page in your CMS editor, ready to change.
  • Publishing a page retests it. Your CMS tells Silktide which page changed, and Silktide tests it again within minutes instead of waiting for the next scheduled test.

Each connection has a key. Your CMS sends the key with every request, which is how Silktide knows the request is yours.

Connect a CMS

You need permission to administer the account.

  1. Open Settings, then Integrations.
  2. Choose CMS to see the content management systems Silktide supports, and choose yours.
  3. Under Applies to, choose Whole account or one website. A connection for one website can only retest pages on that website.
  4. Choose Connect. Silktide shows the connection's key.
  5. Copy the key and follow the setup steps for your CMS, below. Most CMSs need a plugin or module installed.
  6. Retest the website. Silktide learns which pages it can open in your CMS while it tests them, so Open in CMS appears after the next test.

The connection page shows when your CMS last contacted Silktide. If it says your CMS has not been in touch yet, the key has not been used: check the setup steps, then publish a page to try it.

A connection you set up in Silktide 4 keeps working here, with the same key. It appears under Installed on the Integrations screen.

Keep the key private

Treat the key like a password, and keep it only in your CMS. Anyone who has it can act as your CMS, for example by asking Silktide to retest pages on the websites the connection applies to.

If a key may have leaked, connect your CMS again to get a new key, put the new key in your CMS, then disconnect the old connection.

Disconnect a CMS

Open the connection from Settings, then Integrations, and choose Disconnect. Your CMS can no longer use the key, and Open in CMS stops working for the pages it covered. Your test results are not affected.

Setup steps for each CMS

Jadu, DynamicWeb, Modern Campus CMS, SiteVision and Webit connect too, but their setup depends on how your CMS is configured. Connect it in Silktide to get a key, then choose Contact support in Silktide and we will help you finish.

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