Managing content-types

✏️ development-only

The Content-type Builder is only accessible to create and update content-types when your Strapi application is in a development environment, else it will be in a read-only mode in other environments.

The Content-type Builder allows to manage any existing content-type or component, even if it is already being used in the Content Manager. They can only be managed one at a time.

To manage a content-type or a component, click on its name in the Collection types, Single types or Components category.

Editing content-types

Managing a content-type or component can include editing the general settings and the fields, but also deleting the whole content-type or component. For any chosen content-type or component, the right side of the Content-type Builder interface displays all available editing options.

• Next to the name and optional description of the content-type or component, an Edit button 1 allows to access the basic settings of the content-type or component.
• In the top right corner:
  • the Add new/another field and Save buttons 2 allow to respectively add another field to the content-type or component (see Configuring fields for content-types), or save any ongoing modification.
  • the Configure the view button allows to access the view configuration interface (see Configuring the edit view)
• Below the previous editing options, a table 3 lists all the fields created and configured for the content-type or component. From the fields table, it is possible to:
  • Click on the edit button to edit a field
  • Click on the delete button to delete a field

✋ Caution

Editing a field allows renaming it. However, keep in mind that regarding the database, renaming a field means creating a whole new field and deleting the former one. Although nothing is deleted from the database, the data that was associated with the former field name will not be accessible from the admin panel of your application anymore.

Editing content-type or component settings

The settings of a content-type or component can be edited through the Content-type Builder. There are two tabs available: Basic Settings and Advanced Settings.

Basic settings

The Basic Settings tab allows to edit the following properties of the content-type or component:

• Display name: Name of the content-type or component as it will be displayed in the admin panel.
• API ID (singular): Name of the content-type or component as it will be used in the API. It is automatically generated from the display name, but can be edited.
• API ID (plural): Plural name of the content-type or component as it will be used in the API. It is automatically generated from the display name, but can be edited.
• Type: Type of the content-type or component. It can be either a Collection type or a Single type.

Advanced settings

The Advanced Settings tab allows to edit the following properties of the content-type or component:

• Draft & Publish: Enable the Draft & Publish feature for the content-type or component. It is disabled by default.
• Internationalization: Enable the Internationalization feature for the content-type or component. It is disabled by default.

Deleting content-types

Content types and components can be deleted through the Content-type Builder. Deleting a content-type automatically deletes all entries from the Content Manager that were based on that content-type. The same goes for the deletion of a component, which is automatically deleted from every content-type or entry where it was used.

To delete a content-type or component:

1. In the Content-type Builder sub navigation, click on the name of the content-type or component to delete.
2. In the edition interface of the chosen content-type or component, click on the Edit button on the right side of the content-type's or component's name.
3. In the edition window, click on the Delete button.
4. In the confirmation window, confirm the deletion.

✋ Caution

Deleting a content-type only deletes what was created and available from the Content-type Builder, and by extent from the admin panel of your Strapi application. All the data that was created based on that content-type is however kept in the database. For more information, please refer to the related GitHub issue.