Systems for executing an editor application for composing content of a content management system

A process for rendering a user interface for editing content of a content management system (CMS), comprising:

• providing, over a network through a browser of a client device the user interface, the user interface is configured for editing a content page in the CMS;
• presenting a graphical tree view in the user interface for editing the content page, the graphical tree view presents content components in accordance with the logical hierarchy of the content page, wherein each of said content components is selectable via the graphical tree view, wherein the graphical tree view represents said content components having attributes structured in accordance with a content model of the CMS, wherein the graphical tree view of the content page provides a parallel structure to content presentation of a website page that is separately hosted apart from the CMS, the website page is configured to implement application programming interface (API) calls to the CMS for accessing content edited for the content page, said edited content being included in the content presentation of the website page;
• determining for each content component a relationship of the content component to the content page;
• responsive to identifying the content component as being external to the content page based on the relationship, then restricting expansion of the graphical tree view for the content component;
• and
• responsive to identifying the content component as being internal to the content page based on the relationship, then enabling expansion of the graphical tree view for the content component.

A process for rendering a user interface for editing content of a content management system (CMS), comprising:

• providing, over a network through a browser of a client device the user interface, the user interface is configured for editing a first content entry in the CMS, said first content entry having a plurality of fields, the plurality of fields including a reference field that is configured to include a reference to a second content entry in the CMS;
• wherein the reference field further includes an attribute that sets a compositional or non-compositional relationship between the second content entry and the first content entry, wherein the attribute defines a default setting for a graphical tree view of the interface;
• wherein the graphical tree view of the content page provides a parallel structure to content presentation of a website page that is separate from the CMS, wherein the website page is configured to implement application programming interface (API) calls to the CMS for accessing content edited via the user interface;
• responsive to the attribute being set as a non-compositional relationship, then restricting expansion of the graphical tree view for the second content entry in the user interface;
• and
• responsive to identifying the attribute being set as a compositional relationship, then enabling expansion of the graphical tree view for the second content entry in the user interface.