Category Archives: IBM Web Content Manager

How to Set the Title of a WebSphere Portal Page from WCM Content Title

The JSR 286 Web Content Viewer portlet can set your overall portal page title based on the title of the content item it’s displaying. Because the portlet can literally change the title element in the HTML head, it can provide … Continue reading

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Web Content Authoring within a Virtual Portal

Though it is not necessary to have a unique WCM Authoring UI per virtual portal, there are some reasons why you might find it useful. Here are three that I can think of: Configuring a unique WCM Authoring UI in … Continue reading

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Resolution – 404 errors accessing WCM content through the POC Servlet (/wps/mypoc/…)

Recently, we had a problem where WCM URLs in OmniFind search results (generated by the Portal seedlist mechanism) were giving 404 errors when clicked. These are URLs that contain /wps/mypoc in the URL. This page documents a solution that worked … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting WCM Syndication Issues

Following are some things I’ve learned about troubleshooting syndication. I’ll try to keep this page up to date when I learn more… Portal versions and fix levels must be the same between servers in order for syndication to work. (note: … Continue reading

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Available Now: IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web Content Manager Version 8.0 – Beta 2

The second beta release of IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web Content Manager version 8.0 (a.k.a. the IBM Customer Experience Suite) is available now and you can find it here: IBM Customer Experience Suite, IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web … Continue reading

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Permitting author access to the search collection in a WCM search component

WCM developers who have editor access to a search component may not have appropriate access to the search collection that the component refers to. In this case, the WCM developer may see a warning message in the WCM authoring UI, … Continue reading

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WebSphere Portal Search Resource Round-up

Following is a round-up of various reference documents related search functionality in IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Web Content Manager. This page is updated whenever new and useful links are discovered.

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About Cumulative Fixes

All the fixes or maintenance changes implemented on a specified version of IBM WebSphere Portal and/or IBM Web Content Manager are bundled together into a single package named as “Cumulative fix”. Such “Cumulative Fixes” (or CFs) are released at regular … Continue reading

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New updates for WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager

Following are recently announced updates for WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager: PM41021 V7.0.0.1 WCM CF17 PM42558 V6.1.0.3, V6.1.0.4, V6.1.0.5 WCM CF48 PM42557 V6.1.5.0, V6.1.5.1, V6.1.5.2 WCM CF48 PM37550 V6.1.0.3 / V6.1.5.0 WP CF 14 PM37563 V6.1.0.4 / V6.1.5.1 WP … Continue reading

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Get Up to Speed Faster with New Default Items for Web Content Libraries

After creating a new library in WCM, you’ve typically had to create and assemble various components before getting anything to render in the portal. You need a workflow with stages and actions, for example. You need an authoring template, presentation … Continue reading

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