Managing content

This page explains how to add and manage content, nodes, and comments as a site administrator using the Drupal administration interface.

Adding content

These instructions use the standard installation profile, which includes two default content types: Basic page and Article. If you used the minimal profile, you need to define content types first.

Before you begin: Make sure you are logged in as a user with permission to create content. If you are unsure, ask your site administrator — otherwise some fields will not be visible.

1. Go to Administration > Content, then click Add content.

   

2. Choose the type of content you want to add. Drupal includes two content types by default: Article and Basic page.

   

3. Select Article. The main difference between Article and Basic page is that articles support image uploads. You can adjust content type settings later.

4. A form appears where you enter your article's content. You can also configure the revision log, menu, comment, authoring, and promotion settings. These settings change as you extend Drupal and install contributed modules.

   

5. Enter a title in the Title field.

6. In the Summary field, enter a brief description of your article.

7. In the Body field, enter your content. You can copy and paste existing text here. Choose a text format from the Text format drop-down below the field. The default options are Basic HTML, Restricted HTML, and Full HTML.

8. You can tag your content using taxonomies. See Organizing content with taxonomies to learn more.

9. You can upload an image to your article.

10. Use the Published checkbox to control whether the content is publicly visible.

    

11. Click Save.

12. Your new node (content item) appears on the site.

    

Managing nodes (content items)

A node is any piece of content in Drupal — an article, a basic page, or any other content type. From the content administration page you can publish, unpublish, promote, demote, make sticky, or delete one or more nodes at once.

1. Go to Administration > Content, or navigate directly to /admin/content.

   

2. Filter the list by status, type, title, or language if needed, then click Filter.

3. Select content using the checkbox on the left of each row. To select all items, click the checkbox next to Title.

4. Choose an action from the Action drop-down — for example, Remove content from front page.

5. Click Apply to selected items.

For information on setting content permissions, see Managing users.

Managing comments

From the comments administration page you can unpublish or delete one or more comments at once.

1. Go to Administration > Content.

2. Click the Comments tab.

3. Select one or more comments using the checkboxes.

4. Choose Unpublish or Delete from the drop-down.

5. Click Update.