Edit Content Type

Edit a Content Type

Note: Content types provided by DNN cannot be edited. To use a DNN-provided content type as a template for your own content type, you can duplicate it and customize the copy.

Prerequisites

Microservices must be enabled for your site.

Steps

Go to Persona Bar > Content > Content Library.
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Go to the Content Types tab.
Highlight the content type, click/tap the ellipses, and choose Edit.

Configure the content type.

Field	Description
Content Type Title	The name of the content type. Can be edited at the top of the form where it is displayed.
Content Type Glyph / Icon	The icon that represents the content type in a list or grid. Expand the dropdown arrow to select or search.
Add a description	A short description of the content type.

Configure the content type's properties.

Field	Description
Content Item Name	The word or phrase that describes each item of this content type. Example: A content item based on the Job Listing content type could be called job opening.
Tags	Words or phrases to be associated with the content items based on this content type.
Description	A short description of the content items based on this content type.

Manage the fields of the content type.
1. To add a new field, drag and drop a field type to the canvas, then configure its settings.
2. To edit a field, click/tap on the field in the canvas, then configure its settings.
3. To duplicate a field, hover over the field in the canvas, click/tap the duplicate icon, then configure the settings of the new copy.
4. To delete a field, hover over the field in the canvas, and click/tap the trash icon.
Save.