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How to Manage Contextualisation for Parent and Child Sites
If you’re a Group Administrator, you can now manage contextualisation directly from the Edit Content tab in the Tools Panel on each page.
From here, you can:
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Update values for your parent site only
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Push updates to all child sites
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Lock or unlock values so child sites can (or can’t) make their own edits
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Set custom values for individual child sites
Understanding the Padlock 🔒
The padlock icon controls how your changes are shared between sites.
| Padlock | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 🔓 Unlocked | Updates apply to the parent site only |
| 🔒 Locked | Updates apply to the parent site and all child sites (overwriting their current values) |
| 🔄 Unlocked after locking | Child sites can now replace your value with their own |
⚠️ Tip:
When the padlock is locked, any existing child site values will be replaced.
If you’re updating from a master site, these changes can’t be undone.
To Update Values on the Parent Site Only
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Open the Tools Panel and go to the Edit Content tab.
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Navigate to the question you want to update.
- Make sure the padlock is unlocked.
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Enter your new value and click Save changes.
✅ The change applies to the parent site only.
To Update Values for All Sites
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Open the Tools Panel and go to the Edit Content tab.
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Select the question you want to update.
- Enter your new value and click Save changes.
- Click the padlock to lock it 🔒.
✅ The new value is now applied to your parent site and all child sites.
If you want to allow child sites to change the value later, simply click the padlock again to unlock it 🔓.
To Set Different Values for Individual Child Sites
If you want each child site to have its own value or lock setting:
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Open the Tools Panel and go to the Edit Content tab.
- Select the question you want to update.
- Select the pop-out modal icon to open the step-by-step editor (Stepper).
- Select Individual child sites as the Update Type and then use the drop-down menu to choose what you’d like to update and then select Next:
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Value – change the text that appears
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Lock status – decide whether a site can edit the value
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Both – update both at once
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- Select the individual child site you wish to edit and select Next.
- Enter your value and then select Next.
- Enter the lock value and select Next (lock if you don't want the child site to be able to edit the value provided).
Click Update.
✅ The child site now shows the customised value or lock setting you applied.