Create custom content type

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a create a custom content type.

Before proceeding to create a custom content type, follow the instructions at http://drupal.org/getting-started/5/install-contrib/modules to install and configure the very popular user contibuted Content Construction Kit (CCK) module (http://drupal.org/project/cck).

We are going to create a simple press release content type.

• Click Administer
• Click Content Management
• Click Content types
• Click Add content type tab
• Fill out the form as follows:
  • Name: Press Release
  • Type: press_release
  • Description: A press release has fields for title, city, and body.
  • Click Save content type to use the default Title and Body field labels.
• Click Edit beside the Press Release content type
• Click Add field tab
• Fill out the form as follows:
  • Name: City
  • Field type: under Text, select Text Field
  • Click Create field
• Accept the default Widget Settings and Data Settings by clicking Save Field Settings
• Change the weight of the City field to -3 and click update

If you click on Create content, you should now see a Press Release option.