Contextual editing: not dead yet
Categorised under: Content management
Amy Gahran has written a blog entry on contextual editing in a CMS. To quote:
In the realm of content management systems, I periodically see discussion of contextual (context-sensitive) editing: fine-tuning the final phrasing or presentation of content to suit the situation in which it will be displayed.
There’s a debate brewing over contextual editing for content that is handled by a CMS. Specifically, is contextual editing a thing of the past — or should it be, at least for organizations that manage a ton of content via CMS?
James Robertson is the Managing Director of 