Overview
The Missing Content Reference Report checks your site for any DXE content that has been deleted or is not visible to site visitors (e.g., posts in Archived state, drafts of new posts that have not been published, etc.). If any visitor-facing references to this content are found, an alert displays for DXE Managers with a link to the report.
The report shows a list of all content where links to missing content were found. You can use the report to quickly and easily address each reference, ensuring they don't appear to visitors as broken links or inadequate permissions. The report automatically runs every 24 hours, but can be manually run anytime.
Accessing the report
There are two ways to access the report:
- If the report has items to address, an alert appears at the top of the page. Click View report in the alert to go to the report.
- To access it without going through the alert: In the DXE Toolbar, click Configuration → Mercury Features → Missing Content Reference Report.
Field definitions
The report shows the following fields:
- Title: The title of the content that contains a missing content reference
- A "Block" badge will appear next to the title if this content is a block.
- Missing Content Reference: The link contained in that content that is inaccessible to visitors
- Last Modified By: The user that made the last published change to the content containing the missing reference
- Updated: The timestamp when the latest version of that content was published
- Operations: An "Edit" button to open the corresponding content in edit mode
Using the report
Filtering the list
Open the Filters dropdown above the content list to filter the list of content by come of this criteria. You can filter the list by Title, Username (in the Last Modified By field), or Updated date.
Generating a new report
The report refreshes automatically every 24 hours. To manually generate a new report, click the Refresh report button in the top right. This rescans your site for missing content links and generates an updated list.
Addressing a missing content reference
Click the Edit next to the content in the list that you want to update.
This takes you to that content in edit mode. From there, you can remove or change the reference to the missing content to make sure it doesn't display to visitors. Look for links or references to the content shown under "Missing Content Reference" to update.
