From 1ec401675a059900e6574d46bc6eeb0bff110e8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "claude[bot]" <41898282+claude[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 02:19:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document ability to open list items in new tabs from Content Manager Documents the new UI capability added in strapi/strapi#26853 that enables users to open entries in new tabs from the list view, including both the primary column link with standard browser shortcuts and the explicit three-dots menu action. Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 --- docusaurus/docs/cms/features/content-manager.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/docusaurus/docs/cms/features/content-manager.md b/docusaurus/docs/cms/features/content-manager.md index 2692df834f..3c4c3b2385 100644 --- a/docusaurus/docs/cms/features/content-manager.md +++ b/docusaurus/docs/cms/features/content-manager.md @@ -282,6 +282,21 @@ Note also that the settings are defined for the component itself, which means th
+### Navigating from the list view + +From the list view, you can navigate to an entry's edit page in several ways: + +- **Primary column link**: Click on the primary (first text) column of any row to open the entry in the same tab. Standard browser shortcuts also work to open in a new tab: + - **Cmd/Ctrl+click** or **Middle-click** opens in a new tab or background tab + - **Right-click** → "Open in new tab" or "Copy link" enables native browser menu options + - Hovering over the primary column displays the entry's URL + +- **Three-dots menu**: Click the button at the end of a row and select **Open in new tab** to open the entry in a new browser tab. This provides an explicit, discoverable action for opening entries in external tabs. + +:::note +The primary column link skips interactive columns (media, relations, components, dynamic zones) and synthetic columns (status, documentId, createdBy, updatedBy) to avoid nesting interactive elements inside anchor tags. If the first column is one of these types, use the three-dots menu action instead. +::: + ### Creating & Writing content In Strapi, writing content consists in filling up fields, which are meant to contain specific content (e.g. text, numbers, media, etc.). These fields were configured for the collection or single type beforehand, through the [Content-type Builder](/cms/features/content-type-builder).