# Creating and Modifying Content with My Content Portlet

The My Content Portlet provides you with a way to manage content directly from a portal. The My Content Portlet does not provide as much flexibility or power as the Administration Portal’s content management tools, but it does allow you to create, rename, update, and delete content and folders.

To get access to the My Content portlet, you need delegated administration rights on content or rights granted by the cm_homefolders portlet preference. You must also be logged in to use the portlet. For complete setup instructions, see "Setting Up My Content Portlet."

- Creating Content
- Modifying Content

## Creating Content

To create content with the My Content portlet:

1. Login to the Portal that contains the My Content portlet.
2. Navigate to the My Content portlet. The content for which you have security rights will be visible in the portlet.
3. Navigate to the node under which you want to create new content.
4. Create a new folder (node) to hold the new content if one does not already exist:
   a. Click the Create New Folder icon.
   b. Name the new folder.
   c. Click Create.

5. Create the content:
   a. Click the Create Content icon.
   b. Enter the Name of the content (can be anything)
   c. Select a type of content from the drop-down menu.
   d. Click Create.
6. Click the Edit Properties icon for the new content item.
7. Update values for the properties. The editable properties vary depending on the type of content you selected.
   You cannot change the content types or add new content types in the My Content Portlet, but you can update and add values for existing properties. For information about creating content types (schemas), see the Content Management Documentation for the BEA WebLogic Administration Portal.
8. Save your changes.
9. To view your content, click the View Properties icon.

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## Managing Content

You can manage content with My Content Portlet in the following ways:

- Manage Properties
- Browse Children
- Rename a Content Node or Folder
- Delete a Content Node or Folder

### Manage Properties

The My Content portlet allows you to view and edit content property values.

Note: If you want to change the properties themselves, see Content Management for the BEA WebLogic Administration Portal.

To view and edit content node properties:

1. In the Content tree, double click the content folder that holds the content whose properties you want to update.
2. Select the View Properties icon to see the properties associated with this content.
   or
   Select the Edit Properties icon to open the property editor.
3. Update the properties, and save your changes.
   Note: The editable properties vary depending on the type of content.

### Browse Children

A "child" is a dependent of another content node. The My Content Portlet allows you to quickly list the child nodes of a selected Content Node.

1. Select a Content Node.
2. Select the Browse Children Icon.

### Rename a Content Node or Folder

You can rename a Content node or folder.
Warning: Carefully consider and test the effects that renaming nodes will have on other users of your system!

1. Select a Content Node or Folder to display its children nodes.
2. Select the Rename icon next to the child node you want to rename.
3. Enter the new name, and select Rename.

### Delete a Content Node or Folder

You can quickly and easily delete a Content Node or Folder. If you delete a parent node, all of the child nodes will be deleted as well.

1. Select a Content Node or Folder to display its children nodes.
2. Select the Delete icon next to the child node you want to delete.

Related Topics

Browsing and Searching with My Content Portlet

Creating Content

Overview of Content Management

My Content Portlet Sample