Urls and Modes

Few common query strings (which are related with modes) and their possible values are given bellow. A query string can take one of the possible value given in the bellow table.

Query string	Possible Value
NRMODE (PublishingMode)	PUBLISHED or UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE
WBCMODE (WebAuthorContextMode)	PresentationUnpublished or PresentationUnpublishedPreview or AuthoringNew or AuthoringReedit or AuthoringPreview
wbc_purpose	Authoring or Basic
nr_emit	ThinEdit or View

Even though NRMODE is directly related with PublishingMode, WebAuthorContextMode is not only related with WBCMODE. The table given below have modes and relevant query string in detail.

Query string and value				Additional check	Mode
NRMODE	WBCMODE	wbc_purpose	nr_emit		Publishing Mode	WebAuthorContext Mode
PUBLISHED	-	-	-	-	PUBLISHED	PresentationPublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringNew	-	-	Posting. CanSetProperties =true	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringNew
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	Authoring	ThinEdit	Posting.State =PostingState.New and Posting. CanSetProperties =true	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringNew
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringNew	-	-	Posting. CanSetProperties =false	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	Authoring	ThinEdit	Posting.State =stingState.New and Posting. CanSetProperties =false	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringReedit	-	-	Posting. CanSetProperties =true	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringReedit
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	Authoring	ThinEdit	Posting. CanSetProperties =true	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringReedit
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringReedit	-	-	Posting. CanSetProperties =false	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	Authoring	ThinEdit	Posting. CanSetProperties =false	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringPreview	-	-	Posting. CanSetProperties =true	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringPreview
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	AuthoringPreview	-	-	Posting. CanSetProperties =false	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	Presentation Unpublished Preview	-	-	-	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished Preview
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	""	""	-	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished Preview
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	""	View	-	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished Preview
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	-	-	CmsHttpContext. IsUsingTemplate =true	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	TemplatePreview
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	Presentation Unpublished	-	-	-	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	""	""	-	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	Basic	View	-	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished
UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	-	-	-	Otherwise ( if non of the above)	UNPUBLISHED or UPDATE	PresentationUnpublished

Note :

• PublishingMode - Staging is ignored, it is equivalent to WebAuthorContextMode PresentationPublished.


• PublishingMode - UPDATE is only used; and need to be used when making changes to the site.


• Even though HierarchyItem.CanSetProperties is not relevant with PublishingMode,
  WebAuthorContextMode relates with that.


• As stated before, PublishingMode will be same as NRMODE.


• More information about modes can be found here - Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Developers Guide.