Part 5: Setting-up new Content Types

As we covered in the previous phase of the "Getting Started with eCrowds" series, each page of your site is associated with a particular Content Type, which utilizes a form to dictate the fields, content, and placement of these items on that particular page.

Out of the box with eCrowds, you'll get 5 Content Types-- standard page, wiki page, blog post, category index page, and a word processor Content Type, which is most frequently used to create simple blocks for use in template assignments. So for example, your "Blog Post" Content Type comes with fields for title, the blog content, a description, and start date. Now let's say, you wanted to create a new Content Type for press releases, allowing users to easily select the "Press Release" Content Type from a drop-down menu when creating a new page.

Because you now have your structured form ready, creating your Content Type will take only a few minutes.

To create your new Content Type:

Click "Quick Links" in the upper right-hand corner of the interface, and under Presentation, click "Content Types." Click "Create New Content Type."
Select the type of content represented by your Content Type.
Select the form, "PR Form," to be used by your new Content Type and a template to style your Content Type's structured content.
We'll come back to Security Policies later, so leave that blank for now.
Enter any desired tags to associate with the new Content Type.

It's that easy! Now let's say you want to create a new press release, you simply navigate to Quick Links --> Pages --> Create New Page --> and select the Content Type, "Press Release" from the drop-down.