Best Practice: Manage Content in "Staging" Channels before moving to Shared Channel

A recommended workflow for simplifying the preparation of content by using separate Channels before moving to shared Channel

FAQ: What is the best practice for managing content and sharing channels?


Use a "staging" Channel

Instead of indexing directly into the Channel where content will ultimately be shared, make a separate Channel and index (or copy or move from an existing Channel) the content there. This way you are only dealing with a small subset of content, making it easier to tag and manage thumbnails. Then move the content to the shared Channel when ready.

Steps:

That's it! The tags and thumbnails follow the content to any Channel where the content resides, so the content comes into the shared Channel ready to go.