Content Types

In the context of Plone and other Content Management Systems, the word "content" is used to refer to the information of interest that the system is being used to manage (e.g., in preparation for publication). The phrase "content types" is used to indicate the various categories into which this "content" is divided for purposes of management or publication. Different content types serve different purposes, have different attributes and (often) require different interfaces to facilitate their creation and editing.

Developers should check out: ContentTypeGotchas

Plone Content Types

Plone 2.5 ships with the following content types (via the ATContentTypes add-on product):

  • document
  • event
  • favorite
  • file
  • folder
  • image
  • link
  • news item
  • page
  • smart folder
  • topic

Pleiades Content Types

The following Plone-default and custom content types are used by the Pleiades system: