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Content Editing 101 - Editing content in content types

With Sector, you're not limited to just adding pages to your site. There are a number of content types that you can use, and these guides explain how to edit content for each content type.

User roles:
Content Editor,
Content Administrator
  • Editing a page (Sector 10)

    The Page content type is used for pages that are in your menu structure - you can easily move these pages around the menu (even changing their level) and there are plenty of display settings for you to customise how they look.

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  • Editing a media gallery

    If the Sector Media Gallery add-on has been installed, you are able to add galleries of images and videos to your site. In this guide you can learn how to add and edit media galleries.

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  • Editing a long-form document

    Long-form is similar to the Resource content type, except that it is built with extra features to suit longer resources.
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  • Editing a standard or section entry page (Sector 9)

    Standard and section entry pages are page layout variants of the Page content type.
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  • Editing a news item

    News items can be found on your news landing page and in the news archive. Teasers of news items are also displayed in other parts of your website.
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  • Editing a resource

    Resource nodes can be found on your resources landing page and archive, with teasers of resources also displayed in other parts of your website.
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  • Editing a promotion

    Sector Promotions offer a flexible content type to create and place ad-style promotions throughout your site. As part of the Sector Starter Kit, promotions are placed on the homepage, and this guide explains how to add and edit them. 

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  • Editing an event

    The Sector add-on Event content type lets you create events with a defined start date, end date, and location. This guide explains how to add and edit your event content.

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  • Editing a blog post

    The Sector Blog add-on offers a simple and easy to use blog to publish updates, engage with your audience, or collaborate across teams and locations. This guide explains how to add and edit your blog posts. 

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  • Editing a portfolio page

    The Sector Portfolio add-on offers a simple way to add a promotional portfolio or showcase to your site. This guide explains how to add and edit your portfolio content.

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  • Editing a contact

    If your site has the Sector Contact add-on, you can add a person, team, or  generic contact to your site. The contacts are displayed on a Contacts landing page.

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  • Editing an index

    If your site has the Sector Index A-Z add-on, you can add index items to two alphabetical indexes - one organised by title and one by topic.

    Visit the Sector online demo to see Index A-Z by Title and Index A-Z by Topic

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