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Using the Components Console

Last update: Sun Mar 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Applies to:
Experience Manager 6.4
Experience Manager 6.5

Topics:
Core Components

CREATED FOR:

Intermediate
User

The Components Console provides developers and admin a central location to manage all of the various components in a Sites implementation. The following video details the features of the Components Console.

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https://video.tv.adobe.com/v/17417?quality=12&learn=on

The Component Console provides the following functionality:

Overview: list of all installed components available on the current AEM instance
Properties: displays metadata like the title, group and description of a component
Policies: displays any existing policies for a given component and the template associated
Live Usage: displays a list of pages in which the component is included

The Component Console can be found under Tools > General > Components.
Component Console URL (local AEM Author): http://localhost:4502/libs/wcm/core/content/sites/components.html

Additional Resources

Components Console Documentation

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