CMS SaaS Advanced (Practitioner) Exam Blueprint
The CMS SaaS Advanced (Practitioner) exam has 20 multiple-choice questions, one scenario and one rationale question. You have 90 minutes and need 70% overall to pass. It covers 5 domains: Content Management and Publishing, Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment, Content Delivery and APIs, Personalization and Targeting and Content Modeling and Structure. You need CMS SaaS Core first. Certifications are valid for about one year.
This exam is for
Practitioner
Executes campaigns, experiments, and platform workflows
You work hands-on in the product every day — creating content, launching campaigns, running experiments, and moving work through platform workflows. This exam confirms you can carry out those operational tasks confidently and interpret their results, without needing to configure the platform or write code.
Typical rolesEnd UsersMarketersContent EditorsMerchandisersCRO SpecialistsProject Managers
Question types & scoring
| MCQ | Scenario | Rationale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Min pass | ≥70% | ≥65% | ≥65% |
70% overall to pass · 22 items total
Domains
5
weighted areas
Time limit
90 min
Attempts
3
per quarter
Retake
2 days
cooldown if not passed
Content Management and Publishing
Topics covered:Content ManagementOn Page EditingVisual BuilderApproval WorkflowsContent PublishingVersion ManagementCollaborationEditorial WorkflowTrash ManagementContent OrganizationCategory ManagementDrag And DropLink Management
Cloud Infrastructure and Deployment
Topics covered:Cloud HostingDeploymentCi CdBuild PipelineEnvironment ManagementConfiguration ManagementCdnCachingAuto ScalingHigh AvailabilityCloud DeploymentCli ToolsContent PromotionHosting And Infrastructure
Content Delivery and APIs
Topics covered:Graphql ApiContent DeliveryHeadless DeliveryFull Text SearchContent IndexingReal Time SyncWebhooksSearch ConfigurationPaginationMulti Channel Publishing
Personalization and Targeting
Topics covered:Visitor GroupsAudience TargetingContent PersonalizationBehavioral TargetingGeo TargetingReal Time SegmentsRecommendation WidgetsContent RecommendationsA B TestingRecommendation OptimizationExperimentationRecommendation TrackingCustom CriteriaWidget ConfigurationFallback Strategies
Content Modeling and Structure
Topics covered:Content TypesProperty ConfigurationContent ModelingRich Text EditingBlock CompositionContent AreaEditor RegistrationContent ValidationEditor HintsTab Grouping