Projects

Create projects

To create a blank project:

1. In Kontent.ai, click your name in the bottom left corner.
2. Select Projects.
3. Click Create new project in the top right corner.
4. In the project wizard, select Blank project.
5. Enter the project name.
6. Select a subscription for the project.
7. Select a data center to store your data in.
   • Requires a paid plan. When using the free trial plan, this option is disabled, and your data will be automatically stored in the default East US data center.
8. (Optional) In the Create a clone from dropdown, select an existing project to be used as a project template.
   • The list contains active projects under the Scale plan or higher in which you’re the subscription admin.
9. Click Create project.

Create a sample project

1. In Kontent.ai, click your name in the bottom left corner.
2. Select Projects.
3. Click Create new project.
4. Choose which sample project you want.
   1. With the Kickstart sample project, you will learn to create a healthcare landing page through practical exercises and video instructions.
   2. With the Multi-site sample project, you get a preconfigured multi-brand sample project showcasing complex content structures and advanced functionality.
5. Click Next step.
6. Enter the project name.
7. Select a subscription for the project.
8. Click Create project.

Rename projects

Need to change a project name? If you’re a subscription admin, you can rename the project by going to Project settings > General > Project name. The changes are saved automatically.

Archive projects

Only subscription admins can archive projects. When you archive a project, its content cannot be accessed anymore, and all APIs for that project are disabled. Here’s a list of the most important things that are disabled after archiving:

• Delivery API – This may break live applications that retrieve content from the project.
• Active users – All project contributors will be deactivated and lose access to the project content. They won’t count as active users unless they are active in other projects.

To archive a project:

1. In Kontent.ai, click your name in the bottom left corner.
2. Select Projects.
3. For the project you want to archive, click .
4. Select Archive.

Restore projects

1. In Kontent.ai, click your name in the bottom left corner.
2. Select Projects.
3. Select the Archived tab.
4. For the project you want to restore, click Restore project.

After restoring, make sure you activate contributors who were invited to the project so they can start working on the content again.

Mark projects as favourites

Projects marked as favourites appear at the top of your project list for quick access. To mark a project as a favourite:

1. In Kontent.ai, click your name in the bottom left corner.
2. Select Projects.
3. Click on a project to add as a favorite.

You can also add a project to favourites directly in the project list using the first drop-down at the top.

Clone projects

Cloning a project will create a new project that is a copy of the source project. You can choose whether to clone the project with its content or without it. For the project you want to clone, you need to be a subscription admin.

1. In Kontent.ai, click your name in the bottom left corner.
2. Select Projects.
3. For the project you want to duplicate, click .
4. Click Clone project.
5. Enter the project name.
6. Select a subscription for the project.
   • Consider your subscription limitations for the maximum number of roles and languages that can be included in the plan.
7. Select a data center for your data.
8. (Optional) If you want to exclude content items and assets, clear the Include content items and assets checkbox.
9. Click Clone project.

Considerations

There are a few things to keep in mind when creating a project copy:

• The time to clone your project mainly depends on the number of content item variants and their version history. For example, 40,000 item variants might take about an hour.
• Once the project content is cloned, you can work with the project in Kontent.ai while the Delivery API data is being set up.
• We recommend not using the Delivery API on the cloned project while its content is being prepared because you might get incomplete data.

What gets copied

• Always included:
  • Content types
  • Content type snippets
  • Spaces
  • Preview URLs
  • Taxonomy
  • Languages
  • Roles
  • Workflow
  • Users (only subscription admins)
  • Collections
• Optionally included when you select Include content items and assets:
  • Content items (including localized variants)
  • Assets
  • Contributor assignments (only subscription admins)
  • Due dates
  • Comments (author names and mentions of users who aren't subscription admins will change to Unknown user)
  • Notes
• Never included:
  • Revisions of content items (only the published and latest versions are cloned)
  • Tasks
  • Environments

Specific Innovation Lab features, such as the smarter search experience and suggest linked items with AI, will be deactivated in the cloned project.

Delete projects

You can delete a project if you don’t need one anymore. It’s useful to clean up the growing list of archived projects if you’re, for example, experimenting with different content models. When you delete a project, all its content, settings, and languages are deleted, and all users lose access to it. This action is irreversible. To delete a project, follow the instructions for archiving projects, but click Delete instead of Archive in step 3. Then enter the name of the project you’re about to delete and click Delete project.