Publish a Content Block

Publishing a Content Block makes your changes available for use in messages. Saving a Content Block does not apply changes on its own.

Each time you publish a Content Block, the system creates a new version. When you embed a Content Block in a message, you can choose to:

  • Use a specific version, or
  • Always use the latest version

This versioning gives you control over when and how updates apply to your messages.

 

How Publishing Affects Messages

When you publish a Content Block:

  • All messages configured to use the latest version automatically use the newly published version.

  • Messages configured to use a specific older version are not affected and continue using the selected version.

This approach helps you manage updates without disrupting existing content.

Important Note: One-Time update required.
Content Block publishing and versioning is a new feature that lets you choose between using a specific version of a Content Block or automatically the latest version.

Because this feature was newly introduced, a one-time update is required for any existing messages that already use Content Blocks.

What you need to do (one time per message):

1. Open and validate a message that contains a Content Block created before this feature was enabled.
2. You will see an error message prompting you to publish the associated Content Block first.
3. Publish the Content Block.
4. Return to the message and publish the message.

After completing these steps, no further action is required for that message. From that point forward, any published updates to a Content Block will automatically apply to all messages using that Content Block, based on the versioning option you selected.

Read more about using Content Block versions in the Content Block Component topic.

Note: Publishing Content Blocks requires special permissions.

 

Publication history

Each published version of a Content Block appears in the Publication History.

From this overview you can:

  • View a version by selecting the eye icon (visible on hover).

  • Restore a previous version, edit it and republish it. Once republished, it becomes the new latest version

 

Republishing an older version

If multiple versions of a Content Block exist, you can return to an earlier version, make changes and publish it again.

1. In the publication history overview, hover over the version you want to restore.

2. Click the Restore this publication icon.

3. The Content Block editor opens allowing you to make changes if needed and republish this version:

At this point:

  • If this is not what you intended, click Cancel. The latest version of the Content Block will be displayed again.

  • If you wish to continue, make the necessary changes and click Save, then Publish the Content Block.

It is now listed as the latest version in the publication history. All messages using the latest version of the Content Block are automatically updated