Content types
Understanding content types
Note: The content types in Drupal are customised to each website. Whilst we are working to standardise these across the newer websites, the legacy content types that are still heavily in use mean they are not always consistently named and may have slightly different features/ display somewhat differently.
In the 2 tables below, we will describe the most common content types, though not all of them will exist on all websites. The first table is a simple overview of the most common use types and the appropriate content types for them. The second table lists the most commonly used content types and their various features and a live example of such a content type.
For a per site description, you can find this when you click to add new content on the website itself. The description will describe the different elements allowed in that content type.
By use type
Page use | Description | Content type |
News | Has a publication date that will show on the page and will show other related news articles that belong to the same category/ type. | Article |
Event | Specifically set up for the events. Will allow you to enter the date and registration link. | Event |
Standard page | There are quite a few different ‘standard page’ types across the different websites. On the classic ANU format the Guidance content type is most commonly used. On the new full width format it is the ‘Basic page’ content type. | Guidance Guidance Child
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By content type
| Content type | Description | Features | Example |
| Annual recipients | Content type used to list the recipients of awards of the Australia Day, King's birthday, and ANU alumni awards. The list of awards are pulled in from the 'awards' content type. | Allows you to enter the recipients for each award (one entry per award per year). | Link |
| Article | The content type used for news articles. | Displayed publication date, pull quote, CTA, website links, media release details, excerpt. | Link |
| Audience / Campaign | Collection page to display various other pages (both internal and external). ACE can feature audience campaigns on the In focus panel on the news page. | Body cards, CTA, contact, collections, related links, resources, social media links. | Link |
| Award | The list of awards available for the 'annual recipients' content type | Can be linked to events | Link |
| Business Unit | Listing for the business units of the univerisity. Allows you to upload relevant information to the business units. | Documents, contacts, related links, etc. | Link |
| Committee (governance) | This creates pages for the various governance committees, can be linked to news articles, policies, documents, etc. Members can be linked to (if they are setup as a 'VIP' content type). Meetings can be listed with space for attachments and an agenda. | Members, meetings, related news/ policies, CTA. | Link |
| Committee election | Used to announce the election of new members for the governance committees | Election timetable, Nomination forms, voting link. | Link |
| Communication Channel | Listing of all social media channels for the gateway website. Can be linked to from various other content types. | This content type can be referenced on other content types. For example, this page has three communication channels listed that show up under the 'social' panel on the right. | Link |
| Contact Functional | Functional contacts for various business units. | This content type can be referenced on other content types. The example link here has a single functional contact displayed in the 'contact' panel to the right. | Link |
| Contact Person | Contacts are a more versatile content type where we can create a page for the contact or have them simply as an entry that we can link to from various other content types. | Requires page, area of expertise, position, location, contact details, image. | Link |
| Event | Events content type. ALL events should use this content type. | Dates, registration links/forms, hosting information, locations, etc. | Link |
| Guidance | The guidance content type are meant for more 'static' information such as how-to and general information we want to share with the world. | Contacts, CTA, link to other guidances/ events/ legislation/ policies/ related links, add documentation/ images/ videos. | Link |
| Guidance Child | A child page is designed to be an additional resource for your guidance pages. It helps break down your content across several related pages so that not everything needs to be on one page. For example, your Guidance page may be a research showcase, but you would also like to include a section on the team or funding. A child page is also a good fit for any other secondary information you would like to include or further detail on a specific element contained within the guidance. In the example you can see how Guidance child is nested under the 'eating well' guidance page (see right menu). | Same as guidance pages. | Link |
| Panel | These pages are the custom designed pages by the development team. As an editor you will be able (if you are in the right workbench access group) to edit these but not create new ones. | Custom designs, like the ANU homepage. | Link |
| Principal date | Show up on the university calendar and can be linked to from various other content types. | Date | Link |
| Prize | ANU has various prizes given out by its colleges. Each prize has a single entry and lists all the previous year's winners in the single entry. | Year, field of study, reference documents, contact, nomination form. | Link |
| Publication Collection | ANU has several -publication magazines and newsletters. Any entries will be displayed on the publications & social media page. One entry per collection. | Related content, upload each edition under the single entry. | Link |
| Recorded media | A place to upload your recorded media. You can link to it on the events content type. They can also be featured on the events landing page on gateway (podcasts and featured videos). | Link | |
| Related Link | Here you can setup any related links and link to it from various other content types. A benefit of linking to them this way is that a single update to this related link will update it everywhere that it is used. In the example you can see several related links being referenced in the side panel on a guidance page. | Link | |
| Resource | You can upload various resources here such as skills guides, brochures, forms, reference documents and student guides and you can link to these resources from some of the other content types such as the advisory conten type. These will show up as a resource in the side panel. | Skills guides, brochures, forms, reference documents and student guides. You can set a cover image for the resources. | We are making some changes - example to follow. |
| Review / Strategy | Content type that is similar to the article content type (for news) but specifically for review strategy articles that get placed under the strategic planning section. | Files, allows you to highlight a story | Link |
| Story campaign | This content type allows you to link multiple articles and events to the content page itself. If you are running a campaign that has multiple items of published content related to it that you wish to feature, this is the right content type. | Banners, paragraphs with media, CTA, news articles, events | Link |
| VIP | This is the content type used to write a profile on people with a special relationship to ANU, such as: Committee members, election candidates, emeritus professors, executives, ex-chancellors, etc. | Link to website, other contacts, positions, colleges, etc. | Link |