Xperience 31.9.0 Headless Channel: Published item shows “Create New Version” instead of “Edit”

Hi Kentico Support Team,

We are using Xperience by Kentico 31.9.0 and working with Headless Channels.

We have noticed the following behavior with headless content items:

  1. We create a new content type/item in a Headless Channel.
  2. The item can initially be edited normally.
  3. We publish the item successfully.
  4. The item status is shown as Published.
  5. When we open the published item again, the primary action displayed is Create New Version instead of Edit.

We are not using or assigning any workflow to this content type/headless item, so this behavior does not appear to be related to workflow steps or workflow permissions.

Could you please confirm:

  • Is Create New Version the expected behavior for a published Headless Channel item in Xperience by Kentico 31.9.0?
  • Is the user expected to select Create New Version every time changes need to be made to an already published headless item?
  • Is the absence of the Edit option by design for Headless Channels?
  • Is there any configuration or permission that controls whether Edit or Create New Version is displayed?
  • Has this behavior changed in recent versions of Xperience by Kentico?

I have attached screenshots showing that the item status is Published, while the available action is Create New Version.

Environment:

  • Product: Xperience by Kentico
  • Version: 31.9.0
  • Channel type: Headless Channel
  • Content status: Published

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