metadata

CMS Metadata

• Metadata information consists of meta information about pages and templates, like URLs of pages, filenames for templates. It doesn't include content of templates.

Setup metadata

• storage for metadata backups
• 'config/optimacms.yml':

default: &default
  main_namespace: ''
  admin_namespace: 'admin'
  files_dir_path: 'img'

development:
  <<: *default
  metadata:
    backup_dir_base: "/data/backups/base_dev/local/metadata"

production:
  <<: *default

  metadata:
    backup_dir_base: "/home/app/apps/base_dev/backups/metadata"

Create Metadata backup

• from admin area:
  • go to System -> Metadata -> click Backup.
  • see a new archive in the list below
  • download archive

Sync metadata

• Metadata backup can be imported to another project.

• For example,, you can create backup in local project and apply it to the project on server.

• Import backup:

  • go to admin area -> System -> Metadata
  • upload file with backup (usually, file .tar.gz)
  • refresh the page and see a new file in the list of backups
  • select new backup and click "View"
  • Click Import templates, review changes, apply changes
  • Click Import pages, review changes, apply changes