Learn how synced articles work, whether within the same knowledge base or across multiple knowledge bases.
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Synced article overview
Learn how synced articles work to show the same, synchronized content in multiple categories.
How synced articles really work
Learn the technical nitty-gritty details of how synced articles work.
What is and isn't shared between synced articles
Learn what information is shared and automatically synced between synced articles. And what isn't.
How to identify synced child and parent articles
Learn how to identify synced articles and whether they're the child or parent in three ways: through the article editor, a Manage CSV export, or an API call.
How versions are stored for synced articles
Learn how versions are stored and displayed in synced child articles.
How to stop syncing content between articles
Learn how to stop syncing content between a child and parent article.
Convert standalone article to synced article
Learn how to change an existing standalone article to be a synced child article.
Why isn't my shared content article showing in search results?
Shared content articles are excluded from search results by default. Follow these instructions to include them in search.
How can I tell multiple shared child articles apart?
The messages for shared child content articles include the article name and the knowledge base name. This works great if your parent and child are in different knowledge bases; but what if you have multiple children in the same knowledge base, and t...
Synced content in copied knowledge base
Shared content is created as a one-time copy in knowledge base copies; learn how to identify and re-create the full shared content in your copied knowledge base.