---
title: Content versioning
description: Content versioning tracks changes made to Portal and Rich content types after they are published, enabling managers to view previous versions of content.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-versioning.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Creating employee communications, Authoring and managing employee communications, Employee Center Pro, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
---

# Content versioning

Content versioning tracks changes made to Portal and Rich content types after they are published, enabling managers to view previous versions of content.

Content versioning tracks changes made to the following content types after they are published:

-   Banner
-   Calendar
-   Events
-   Image-based link
-   Rich content
-   Rich text
-   Styled content
-   URL
-   Video

To edit content once it is published, you must checkout the content, which the system saves as a new version in draft state. Once you publish the new version of the content, the system increments the version number by 1.0.

**Note:** Content versioning must be enabled in **Content Publishing** > **Advanced** > **Properties**. For more information, see [Properties installed with Content Publishing](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/properties-with-content-delivery.md)

The following screen shot displays an example of change history, which allows the content admin to view the content in previous versions, identify when were the changes made, and by whom.

\[Omitted image "ec-change-history.png"\] Alt text: Open a content and click View change history to see all the prior versions

For instructions on how to checkout content for editing, see [Checkout published content](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-checkout-published-content.md).

## Content versioning and translation

When content versioning is enabled, the **Switch Language** button appears only for the first draft version and published content.

Customers who create content in a non-English language should use of the the following workarounds:

-   Turn off Content versioning, then click the **Switch Language** button to enter the content in a non-English language.
-   Enter the content in English, then use the **Translate Content** button to initiate the translation workflow.

For more information, see [Multilingual support in the Content Library](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-switch-language.md).