External Content Library
The External Content Library (ECL) is a feature for exposing content from an external system in Tridion Sites so that you can then use this external content in Tridion Sites-driven websites. The external content can include many types of multimedia and binary assets, CRM and product data, standard taxonomy data and textual content from other systems.
The ECL feature works with both Experience Space and the Classic user interfaces (Content Manager Explorer and Experience Manager). The functionality is mostly the same in the two interfaces; however, there are a few differences to note.
- For Content Manager Explorer, ECL uses a GUI extension, but Experience Space no extension is required.
- The Smart Tagging feature for classifying content with external taxonomies is available only in Experience Space.