{"id":127,"date":"2025-03-13T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/?p=127"},"modified":"2025-06-23T19:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:51:52","slug":"editorial-features-tools-silktide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/2025\/03\/13\/editorial-features-tools-silktide\/","title":{"rendered":"New Editorial Tool: Silktide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/files\/2025\/03\/Silktide-banner.png\" alt=\"Imitation of a graph line with web team profiles collaborating on the graph information.\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/files\/2025\/03\/Silktide-banner.png 912w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/files\/2025\/03\/Silktide-banner-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/files\/2025\/03\/Silktide-banner-800x310.png 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/files\/2025\/03\/Silktide-banner-580x224.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/files\/2025\/03\/Silktide-banner-610x236.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re excited to introduce\u00a0<strong>Silktide<\/strong>\u00a0as our new\u00a0<strong>website quality assurance tool<\/strong>, replacing Acquia Optimize (formerly Monsido). 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