Administration Mode

Administration Mode (also known as Container Management Mode) is a way of making changes to your web site while interacting directly with the web site, rather than with the Control Panel.

Each page on your web site can have any number of containers. This is a pre-defined area on your page that can hold extra dynamic content. This content is made up of container rules. Each container can have any number of container rules.

Administration mode also allows you to edit page content using the What You See Is What You Get (WYSWIYG) editor in real-time while viewing that page. This is covered later this chapter - first we'll look at how containers work.

You can open your web site in Administration Mode by clicking manage containers in the top-left of the Control Panel.

Administration Mode Toolbar

When you are in Administration Mode you will see the administration mode toolbar. Currently this is used for toggling between live and draft versions of content. It also provides options for toggling container view and for closing administration mode.

Figure 13.1. The administration mode toolbar

You can change the location of the toolbar on your page by clicking and dragging it. The position of the toolbar will be remembered for subsequent page views.