The *Authoring* portlet allows users to manage contents in draft and ones which need to be approved or published.

This is an example of the *Authoring* portlet used in eXo Content:

!images/authoring-porlet.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

* *Packaging*: This porlet is packaged in the _authoring\-apps.war_ file.

* *The portlet class name*: _org.exoplatform.wcm.webui.authoring.UIWCMDashboardPortlet_

* *Available preferences*: When using this portlet, you can customize the following preferences: {anchor:id=CONTref.Portlets.Authoring.AvailablePreferences}
|| *Preference* || *Type*|| *Value*|| *Description* ||
| *repository* | {{string}} | {{Repository}} |The name of the repository.|
| *workspace* | {{string}} | {{Collaboration}} |The name of the workspace.|
| *drive* | {{string}} | {{Collaboration}} |The name of the drive.|


* *Sample Configuration* {anchor:id=CONTref.Portlets.Authoring.SampleConfiguration}

{code:xml}
<portlet-preferences>
  <preference>
    <name>repository</name>
    <value>repository</value>
    <read-only>true</read-only>
  </preference>
  <preference>
    <name>workspace</name>
    <value>collaboration</value>
    <read-only>false</read-only>
  </preference>
  <preference>
    <name>drive</name>
    <value>collaboration</value>
    <read-only>false</read-only>
  </preference>
</portlet-preferences>
{code}