Add Content: Userbar quicklink

The Add Content button allows you to post new content, pages, and spaces or upload a file from anywhere in your digital workplace. 

The Add Content Button menu.

The Add Content button provides a quick avenue for adding new information to your digital workplace. The same function can be accomplished through widgets on pages, spaces, or channels themselves. However, the Add Content button is always visible and can save you time navigating through the site. You can add content and files anywhere you have access.

Sections in this article: 

Features 

Create or upload the following from any page:

  • Blog article
  • Calendar event
  • Forum topic
  • Task
  • Wiki article
  • File(s)
  • Page
  • Space

Note:

Enterprise and workplace administrators can turn off this feature or customize which options appear in the menu. See Global Settings.

Add content

  1. Select Add Content.
  2. Choose the type of content you want to add (blog, calendar, forum, task, wiki). The standard editor for that content type will open.
  3. Select a location to store the content:
    • For blogs, calendars, forums, and wikis: Select the channel you wish to post to in the Channel dropdown. You can scroll through the list to find your channel or start typing in the Select a channel field to filter the available channels.
    • For tasks: Choose a task list in the Select a task list field. 
  4. Finish creating content using the standard process. See one of the following articles for instructions:

Upload a file

  1. Select Add Content.
  2. Select Upload File(s).
  3. Select a folder. To expand a folder and see subfolders, select the + beside the folder. 
    The folder selection panel.
  4. Upload files using the standard file upload process. See Add files to folder channels for instructions.

Add a page or space

  1. Select Add Content.
  2. Select Page or Space.
  3. Finish creating the page or space using the standard process. See one of the following articles for instructions:

Frequently asked questions

Can I turn the Add Content button off?

Yes. Workplace administrators can turn off and hide the button in Global Settings in the Control Panel.

Is it possible to display only one or two options in the Add Content button?

Yes. Workplace administrators can select which types of content can be added using the Add Content button in the Control Panel.

I only want some people to be able to see and use the Add Content button. Is this possible?

The visibility of the Add Content button can be partially controlled through access rules. If a user cannot create content in your workplace, that option will not appear in the dropdown menu. For example, you need Write access to at least one blog channel to see the option to add a blog using the Add Content button.