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CMS User Guide

Content Types

Content Types are the building blocks of the website. They define the structure and layout of the content, as well as the fields and components that can be used to create and manage it.

This page covers settings common to all or most content types. For specific content types, see the respective page below.

Page

The most common content type — a standard web page.

News

A news article with date, summary, and featured image.

Event

An event with date, time, and location.

Place

A place or facility with location and facilities.

Project

A council project with timeline and status.

Service

A council service with category and topic.

Councillor

A councillor profile with bio and contact details.

Meeting

Meeting minutes and agendas with documents.

Publication

Council strategies, policies, plans, and reports.

Have Your Say

Community engagement projects from Social Pinpoint.

Content

Section titled “Content”

Most content types have a Content block which consists of components. Add components to the content to display different types of content — text, images, accordions, and so on.

See the Components documentation for more information on managing components.

Add a component

Section titled “Add a component”
Content — Add Component
Content — Add Component

Expand or collapse a component

Section titled “Expand or collapse a component”

To expand or collapse a component, click Collapse / Edit.

Content — Collapse
Content — Collapse
Content — Expand
Content — Expand

Remove a component

Section titled “Remove a component”

To delete a component, click the triple dot ⋮ and then Remove.

Content — Remove Component
Content — Remove Component

Reorder components

Section titled “Reorder components”

To change the order of components, hover the double triple dot ⋮⋮, then drag and drop the component to the desired position.

Content — Reorder Component
Content — Reorder Component

Preview

Section titled “Preview”

To preview how the content will look on the frontend, click Preview. Previewing helps ensure the content is displayed correctly and that all components are working as expected. It also helps avoid creating unnecessary revisions.

Save & Edit

Section titled “Save & Edit”

To save the content and continue editing, click Save & Edit. To avoid loss of data, save frequently — particularly when working on a long piece of content.

Page Properties

Section titled “Page Properties”

Page Properties Summary and Featured Image appear in:

  • Related Content and auto-generated content
  • Site search results
  • Search engine (Google) search results
  • Social media link previews
Page Properties — Basic
Page Properties — Basic

Summary

Section titled “Summary”

Short description of the content. Ideally under 160 characters to satisfy Google’s SEO description requirements.

Section titled “Featured Image”

The image displayed in the page header, listing cards, search results, and social media link previews.

Section titled “Links ”
Admin

Call-to-action links displayed in the header. Placement depends on the selected Summary and Header Appearance options.

You can add any number of links, although we recommend no more than two.

Workflow

Section titled “Workflow”

Workflows define the lifecycle of a content item — from draft to review to published. See Workflows for full details.

A typical workflow:

  1. Draft — created by an Editor
  2. Needs Review — submitted for review
  3. Published — approved and published

Scheduling Admin

Section titled “Scheduling ”
Admin

Content can be scheduled to publish or unpublish at a future date and time using the Scheduling options. This is useful for time-sensitive content like announcements or event registrations.
ComponentsThe building blocks of every content page.