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Speed Up Oxygen XML Web Author Customization (use Web Author Test Server Add-on)

Mihaela Calotescu
5 Jun 2025
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Are you working on any of these tasks:

  • Starting a new Oxygen XML Web Author customization project?

  • Testing if an existing Oxygen XML Editor framework works with Web Author?

  • Making quick updates to a framework already used in a production Web Author server?

The Web Author Test Server Add-on is designed to make your work easier and faster.

This Oxygen XML Editor add-on lets you quickly preview and edit XML documents in a local Web Author Test Server. It uses the same framework you are working on. You do not need to package, deploy, or do any extra setup.

Once installed, you'll see a new button in the toolbar, called Start Web Author Server that:

  • Launches a local Web Author Test Server automatically.

  • Opens your current document in it.

  • Loads the associated framework instantly.

Watch this video for more details about how to install it and to see how efficient your customization workflow can become when you will use it:

Note:
The update site shown in the video, that you can use to install the add-on, is: https://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Addons/optional/updateSite.xml
Tip:
You can drag the following Install button and drop it into the main editor in Oxygen XML Editor to quickly initiate the installation process: Install