Content sites
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read c_ContentSite.md
A content site is a group of related content pages that have the same basic theme, layout, and URL suffix.
Content sites are made up of a series of basic building blocks. The Employee Self-Service site is an out-of-box sample site that is included in the CMS activation. It provides existing, working examples or each CMS component, which you can use like a template to build your own site.
[Omitted image "CMSSiteComponents.png"] Alt text: CMS sites are made up of content pages, content types, and themes.
- Create a site
Configure a site by either creating a new site with CMS or by editing a copy of either the ESS Portal or the Service Management Portal. - Copy a site
To create a new site quickly, you can copy an existing site. - Content Management security
There are several methods for securing CMS sites and pages. Site security is set in the Login page field on the site record. You can control if a page is public or private through the URL. - Configure CMS sites to use single sign-on (SSO)
To configure CMS to use SSO, make the view_content page private.
Parent Topic:Configure Content Management sites
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--- title: Content sites description: A content site is a group of related content pages that have the same basic theme, layout, and URL suffix. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/c\_ContentSite.html release: australia product: Content Management System classification: content-management-system topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Configure Content Management sites, Content Management System, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences] --- # Content sites A content site is a group of related content pages that have the same basic theme, layout, and URL suffix. Content sites are made up of a series of basic building blocks. The Employee Self-Service site is an out-of-box sample site that is included in the CMS activation. It provides existing, working examples or each CMS component, which you can use like a template to build your own site. \[Omitted image "CMSSiteComponents.png"\] Alt text: CMS sites are made up of content pages, content types, and themes. - **[Create a site](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CreateANewSite.md)** Configure a site by either creating a new site with CMS or by editing a copy of either the ESS Portal or the Service Management Portal. - **[Copy a site](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CopyASite.md)** To create a new site quickly, you can copy an existing site. - **[Content Management security](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/c_ContentManagementSecurity.md)** There are several methods for securing CMS sites and pages. Site security is set in the Login page field on the site record. You can control if a page is public or private through the URL. - **[Configure CMS sites to use single sign-on \(SSO\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CMSSitesAndSingleSignOn.md)** To configure CMS to use SSO, make the view\_content page private. **Parent Topic:**[Configure Content Management sites](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CreateASite.md) **Related topics** [Content pages in CMS]() [Content Management templates]() [Content types]() [Content blocks]() [Style in Content Management]() [Content Management meta tags]()
| title | Content sites |
| description | A content site is a group of related content pages that have the same basic theme, layout, and URL suffix. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/c\_ContentSite.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Content Management System |
| classification | content-management-system |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Configure Content Management sitesContent Management SystemConfigure UIs and portalsConfigure user experiences |