Content types

Content types are your site's CMS schema. Each one describes a collection — blog posts, team members, projects — by naming the folder its entries live in, the file format they use, and the fields every entry carries. Once a type exists, creating an on-model entry is one click. Open the builder from the Settings gear at the bottom of the activity bar, then Settings > Content Types : your types are listed on the left, and selecting one opens its editor on the right.

Create a content type

1. Click New Entry at the bottom of the type list.

2. Type a name — "Blog Posts" becomes blog-posts — and click Create .

The new type starts with a matching source folder ( content/blog-posts/ ) and an empty field schema, and is selected ready to edit.

Source and format

• Source — the project folder entries are read from. The default matches the type's name; change it to point anywhere inside your project.

• Format — the file format entries use, by name (for example Markdown or Csv). Leave it empty and the format is worked out from each file's extension.

Build the field schema

The fields you add here become the form every entry fills in. Each field row has:

• A name — click it to rename.

• A type — string (text), number, boolean (yes/no), array (a list), object (a group of sub-fields), or reference.

• A format for string and array fields — image , date , or color — which upgrades the field's editor: image fields get the media picker , date fields a date, and so on.

• A Req toggle marking the field as required.

An object field opens a nested area where you add sub-fields the same way. A reference field gets a Target picker naming another content type — that's how a post points at its author. The trash icon deletes a field.

Rename or delete a type

With a type selected, edit its name in the editor's header to rename it, or click the trash icon beside the name to delete it. Deleting the type does not delete the entry files in its source folder.

Create entries from Manage

Back in the Manage view , the New menu lists an item for every content type you've defined:

1. Click New and pick the type — for example Blog-posts .

2. Name the entry in the dialog and click Create . Studio creates the file in the type's source folder with every schema field pre-filled with a sensible blank, and opens it.

Entries show up under Manage's Content filter labeled with their type, and when you open one, Studio recognizes which type it belongs to and presents its fields as a form — see Frontmatter and page metadata .

Next

• Browse your project — the Manage view where entries are created

• Project settings — the rest of the Settings modal