Regional University Computing Center Kaiserslautern-Landau

Content elements

Example element from the frontend: The figure shows the module bar, the page tree and the edit bar. Three red frames highlight the module page, the page titled "Test Content" and the Add Content button.
Example element from the frontend: Create content element

Content elements are the building blocks that make up the content of the web page.

Elements are edited and managed in the content area.

To create content on a page:

  • select the Page module
  • click on the page where the content is to be inserted
  • go to + Content (if there are already other contents, click on + Content at the desired place)
  • a field with different content elements appears and one can be selected
    • now select either Headline Only or Text & Media
Example element from the Typo3 backend: The figure shows the window in which a new content element can be created. The tab "Typical page content" is selected. Below that, various options are given. Highlighted with a red frame are "Headline Only" and "Text & Media".
Example element from the Typo3 backend: selection of a content element
  • a form-like field opens where contents can be entered
  • after entering the contents, click on Save (diskette symbol above the form field) 
Example element from the Typo3 backend: The illustration shows the module bar, the page tree and the edit bar. The Page module is selected. Furthermore, the page "Test Content" is selected. In the editing bar, the General tab is open. Below this are various input fields where information about the page content can be entered.
Example element from the Typo3 backend: Enter page content

You are in the self-study and want to go to the training start page, then click on TYPO3 in the self-study for beginners part 1.

 

You are currently in self-training, then click  Exercise - Content elements to continue.

 

Exercise - Create content elements
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