Management of collaborative content item modification

A system comprising:

• a content management server having a content repository and computer hardware configured to perform the operations of a content management system, the operations including:
• receiving a log-in request to access a content stored in the content repository from a first user of the content management system, the content having a unique identifier;
• transmitting a copy of the content to a transient content server having a transient content repository for storage in the transient content repository to facilitate editing of the content by the first user;
• verifying the log-in request from the first user;
• transmitting log-in credentials of the first user to the transient content server to gain access for the first user to the content stored in the transient content repository;
• receiving a second log-in request from a second user to access the content stored in the content repository of the content management system;
• verifying the second log-in request of the second user;
• identifying that that the copy of the content has been transmitted to the transient content server;
• providing log-in credentials of the second user to the transient content server to gain access for the second user to the content stored in the transient content repository;
• receiving the edited content from the transient content server;
• and
• storing the edited content in the content repository of the content management system with a unique identifier, the unique identifier of the edited content indicating that the edited content is a version of the original content.

A method comprising:

• copying content stored in a repository of the content management system to a transient content store in response to a log-in request received from a user of the content management system to access the content, the content having a unique identifier, the transient content store facilitating presentation of the copy of the content on a shared interface;
• verifying the log-in request from the user;
• providing log-in credentials of the user to the transient content store to gain access for the user to the content stored in the transient content store;
• receiving a second log-in request from a second user to access the content stored in the content repository of the content management system;
• verifying the second log-in request of the second user;
• identifying that that the copy of the content has been transmitted to the transient content store;
• providing log-in credentials of the second user to the transient content store to gain access for the second user to the content stored in the transient content store;
• receiving the copy of the content at the repository of the content management system, the received copy reflecting results of editing of the copy of the content by the user and/or the second user using an editor external to the content management system;
• and
• storing the edited content in the repository of the content management system with a second unique identifier, the second unique identifier indicating that the received copy of the content is a version of the content.