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Fall-Winter 2025 Software Release Sneak Peek
The Ingeniux CMS Winter 2026 release delivers more than one hundred enhancements that strengthen the DITA Publishing Pipeline, improve publishing transparency, and streamline daily authoring tasks.
As CMS implementations mature, organizations can evolve from flexible default document handling to introducing dedicated governance workflows for PDFs that provide enhancing control, compliance, and...
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Custom Macros vs. Automated Tasks
February 19, 2025
Find out how customer macros differ from custom tabs in Ingeniux CMS development and administration.
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February 18, 2025
Find out how customer macros differ from automated tasks in Ingeniux CMS development and administration.
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February 17, 2025
This article digs into custom macros, a new feature in Ingeniux CMS that extends the functionality of custom hooks, allowing CMS Administrators to execute scripts manually without needing a...
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Custom Macros vs. Custom Hooks
February 13, 2025
Learn about the new customer macros feature in Ingeniux CMS and dig into how they differ from traditional custom hooks.
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Looking Back at 2023 Software Release Highlights: Custom Macros
January 8, 2024
Custom macros are a new feature in Ingeniux CMS 10.6 that extends the functionality of custom hooks to allow manual triggering of a script. These scripts can automate functions in the CMS, such as...
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Looking Back at 2023 Software Release Highlights: OAuth Identities
January 5, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of Content Management Systems (CMS), security and authentication remain of paramount importance. We took a significant leap forward last year with the introduction of...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnEntitySave
September 25, 2023
This custom hook is a method for capturing all "saves" for CSAPI entities (e.g., pages, assets, users, system options). See how this hook is used in the CMS and learn about the important things to...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnPublishComplete
September 13, 2023
Unlike other before and after hooks, this custom hook is not triggered by an action, but rather waits for the action to be completed before it is triggered. Learn how to employ this hook to augment...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnBeforePublish
September 13, 2023
Publishing in the CMS is the final step to sending content out to an external environment, usually to an Ingeniux DSS. Learn how this custom hook can be employed to avoid publishing mistakes.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnWorkflowAdvanceAsset
September 12, 2023
Workflows in the CMS are designed to navigate content teams through a controlled editorial process. In this article, we take a look at how custom hooks can be utilized to enhance the action of...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnWorkflowAdvance
September 12, 2023
Workflows in the CMS are designed to navigate content teams through a controlled editorial process. In this article, we take a look at how custom hooks can be utilized to enhance the action of...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnUndoCheckOutAsset
July 26, 2023
The undo check out action replaces the checked out version of an asset with the state it was in when it was last checked in. This custom hook can save you from falling into the traps sometimes...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnRollbackAsset
July 25, 2023
The rollback action replaces the checked out version of an asset with the state it was in at an earlier time in history. This custom hook can save you from falling into the traps sometimes associated...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnRenameAsset
July 24, 2023
Naming conventions are an often overlooked but very important aspect of organized CMS management. This custom hook can help your team use the correct naming conventions everytime and understand if an...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnMoveAsset
July 17, 2023
Moving an asset in the Asset Tree can sometimes have unforeseen consequences. Find out how this custom hook can help you track moved assets and alert relevant parties of the change.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnMarkForPublishAsset
July 10, 2023
Marking a content item for publish is a crucial step in the publishing process. This custom hook can help administrators control how assets are published - and who is allowed to publish them.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnEmptyAssetRecycleFolder
July 3, 2023
When the Recycle Folder is emptied, all content that it once held is permanently deleted. Use this custom hook to guard yourself from the accidental loss of important assets.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnDeleteAsset
June 26, 2023
Having rules around how and when a content item is deleted is important to the successful management of any CMS. In this article, we explore how this custom hook can be used to set paramaters around...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCopyAsset
June 19, 2023
There are many reasons users may need to copy assets - and much potential for chaos if there is not a system in place to keep things organized. Learn how this custom hook can help site administrators...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnAssignAsset
June 12, 2023
Assigning an asset to a user or group allows them to make changes to the asset. We explore how this custom hook can help provide boundaries around how assets are assigned.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCheckOutAsset
June 5, 2023
Checking out an asset in the Asset Tree is a common action and a necessary step in the editing process in the CMS. We explore how - and why - paramaters might be set on the action of checking out an...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCheckInAsset
May 29, 2023
Checking in an asset in the Asset Tree is a common action and a necessary step in the go-live process in the CMS. We explore how - and why - paramaters might be set on the action of checking in an...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnAssetCategorizationChange
May 22, 2023
Taxonomy categories can be applied to content items in the CMS and are primarily used for querying, filtering, and sorting content on a website. We look at how this custom hook can be used to set...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnPageCategorizationChange
May 15, 2023
Taxonomy categories can be applied to content items in the CMS and are primarily used for querying, filtering, and sorting content on a website. We look at how this custom hook can be used to set...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCategoryRenamed
May 8, 2023
Taxonomy categories can be applied to content items in the CMS and are primarily used for querying, filtering, and sorting content on a website. We look at how this custom hook can be used to set...
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Setting Up Google Tag Manager in Ingeniux CMS
April 17, 2023
This guide on how to set up Google Tag Manager in Ingeniux CMS will give you the foundation you need to start using and managing tags on your website.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCategoryDeleted
April 17, 2023
The taxonomy system is a major contributing factor to the functionality of content on a web site, and deleting categories can cause unforeseen issues. We examine how to use this custom hook to...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCategoryCreated
April 14, 2023
In the Taxonomy Tree users can create, rename, move, and delete categories. We explore how the OnCategoryCreated custom hook can be employed to maintain consistency in your taxonomy when working in...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnMoveTaxonomy
April 10, 2023
The taxonomy system in the Ingeniux CMS is a hierarchical structure of categories used for querying, filtering, and sorting content. We look at how the OnMoveTaxonomy custom hook can be used to...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnPasteSpecial
March 23, 2023
Copy/paste is one of the most commonly used actions in the Site Tree. Learn how to enhance this seemingly simple functionality with the OnPasteSpecial custom hook.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnMove_Page
February 17, 2023
Location of a Content Item within the Site Tree can have a huge impact, directly effecting things like URL structure for example. In this article we explore some ways to safeguard the integrity of...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnUpload
January 4, 2023
This custom hook can help you keep your asset tree clean and organized - and ensure your team adheres to standards.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnEmptyRecycleFolder
January 2, 2023
When a user deletes an item from the Site Tree it is moved to the Recycle Folder. A CMS administrator may want to have scripts developed for this hook to prevent important content from being removed...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnRollback
December 14, 2022
Performing a rollback on a content item in the Site Tree reverts the content item to a previous version. Learn how to enhance this custom hook to meet business requirements and avoid content...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnMarkForPublish
December 7, 2022
Marking for publish is one of the most important actions in the CMS because it determines which content items can be published to the live site(s). Learn how to work with this custom hook.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCopy
July 22, 2022
When working in the CMS, it is a fairly common practice for users to copy and paste content items in the Site Tree. Use this custom hook to help users avoid common mistakes and oversights.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnDelete
July 22, 2022
There are many good reasons to enhance this custom hook to meet site requirements - including security and legality. Learn more about how this custom hook can help you avoid accidentally deleting the...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCheckOut
July 18, 2022
Checking out a Site Tree content item enables a user to take possession of the content item and edit it. Learn how to customize and extend this functionality in the custom hook.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnCheckIn
July 18, 2022
In the CMS, checking in a content item in the Site Tree commits to history the working (checked out) version of the state of the edit form fields. Learn how to customize and extend this functionality...
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnAssign_Page
July 11, 2022
Assigning a page or component in the CMS changes the user or group that is allowed to access the content item. Learn how to customize and extend this functionality in the custom hook.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnRename
June 6, 2022
The OnRename custom hook is triggered when a page, component, or folder is renamed in the Site Tree. Follow along as we demonstrate how to customize and extend this functionality.
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Working With Custom Hooks: OnNew
May 30, 2022
Become familiar with one of the most commonly used custom hooks in the system. The OnNew custom hook is fired when a new item is created in the Site Tree.
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Working With Custom Hooks in Ingeniux CMS
May 23, 2022
Custom hooks have the potential to enhance and streamline daily processes in the CMS and facilitate user productivity. In this series, we take a look at how custom hooks can be used in the Ingeniux...
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March 10, 2021
In this article we provide information that will help you to develop overrides, extend import, and update functionality.
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Adding Content with ETL REST API
March 10, 2021
This article provides an example of how to log into the CMS Web API and an example of how to import JSON via the post method.
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March 9, 2021
The ETL tool imports CSV, JSON, and XML data into Ingeniux CMS. Learn more about this process and how to use this tool in this article.
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Configuring Index Rebuild Settings During Development
June 26, 2017
Configuring your CMS site to rebuild indexes during site development.