Add elements to a content item

We add elements to content item to store Web content specific to the content item. We can only add elements to a content item if the authoring template used to create the item allows us to add elements. Otherwise, we can only work with the elements defined in the authoring template. To add, remove or edit elements, click Manage Elements from the toolbar of a site area, content item or authoring template form.

• To add an element:

  1. Select an element type.

  2. Enter a name. Do not use double-byte and non-ASCII characters.

  3. Enter a display title to use as the title of the element displayed indexes and forms.

  4. If we have created a text provider plug-in for a multi-locale site, we can also select the text provider and enter a key to look up a string from the selected text provider. The text provider displays a different display title for each language it has been configured for. The text entered in the Display Title field is only used if an appropriate display title is not available from the selected text provider, or if the text provider is not available.

  5. Click Add.

• To remove an element, click

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• To copy an element, click

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  1. Enter a name. Do not use double-byte and non-ASCII characters.

  2. Enter a display title to use as the title of the element displayed indexes and forms.

  3. Click Add.

• To edit an element, click

  . Changing an element type may result in data being lost from an existing element. Click Update to save any changes.

• Use the arrow buttons to change the order the elements appear in an item form.

What to do next

Do not overuse elements in a single item. The more elements added to an item, the longer it takes to open in the authoring portlet.

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