6.3. Adding Basic Fields to a Content Type

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11 January 2024

Add a link field and an image field to the Vendor content type.

The Vendor content type must exist. See Section 6.1, “Adding a Content Type”.

Add the fields Vendor URL and Main image to the Vendor content type.

In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Structure > Content types (admin/structure/types). Then click Manage fields in the dropdown button for the Vendor content type. The Manage fields page appears. From here you can either create a new field for the content type or re-use an existing field. Note that the names and descriptions of the content types and fields that were provided by your installation profile are shown in English on these pages; see Section 2.7, “Concept: User Interface, Configuration, and Content translation” for an explanation.
Click Add field. The Add field page appears.
Fill in the fields as shown below.
Field name Explanation Value
Label
Label that is visible in administration pages
Vendor URL
Choose a type of field
Field type
Link
A machine name is automatically generated, based on the Label value. Click Edit if you want to override the default name.

Field name	Explanation	Value
Label	Label that is visible in administration pages	Vendor URL
Choose a type of field	Field type	Link

Click Continue. The page _Vendor URL settings for Vendor appears which allows you to configure the field. Fill in the fields as shown below.

Field name	Explanation	Value
Label	Label that is visible in the content form	Vendor URL
Allowed number of values	The number of values that can be entered	Limited, 1
Help text	The instruction that is shown below the field	(leave blank)
Required field	Whether the field is required or not	Unchecked
Allowed link type	The kind of links that can be entered	External links only
Allow link text	Whether a link text can be entered	Disabled

Field settings page for Vendor URL

Click Save settings. The Vendor URL has been added to the content type. Continue creating the Main image field.
Click Add field. The Add field page appears. Fill in the fields as shown below.
Field name Explanation Value
Label
Label that is visible in administration pages
Main image
Choose a type of field
Field type
File upload
Choose an option below
Field sub-type
Image
Click Continue. The page Main image settings for Vendor appears. Fill in the fields as shown below.

Field name	Explanation	Value
Label	Label that is visible in administration pages	Main image
Choose a type of field	Field type	File upload
Choose an option below	Field sub-type	Image

Field name	Explanation	Value
Label	Label that is visible in the content form	Main image
Allowed number of values	The number of values that can be entered	Limited, 1
Default image	You can set a default image here. This will be used when you do not provide an image when creating a Vendor content item.	(leave blank)
Help text	The instruction that is shown below the field	(leave blank)
Required field	Whether the field is required or not	Checked
Allowed file extensions	The type of images that can be uploaded	png, gif, jpg, jpeg
File directory	The directory where the files will be stored. By providing a file directory value, you ensure that all images uploaded via the Main image field will be located in the same directory.	vendors
Minimum image dimensions	The minimum dimensions of the uploaded image	600 x 600
Maximum upload size	The maximum file size of the uploaded image	5 MB
Enable Alt field	Whether an alternative text can be entered	Checked
Alt field required	Whether an alternative text is required	Checked

Field settings page for Main Image

Click Save settings. Main image has been added to the content type.
Add a Main image field to the Recipe content type, using similar steps. Start by navigating to the Recipe content type’s Manage Fields page. Then use the Re-use an existing field button to open the modal dialog and press the Re-use button that corresponds with the Main image field in the table. Then skip to step 7 and follow the remaining steps.
Create two Vendor content items (see Section 5.2, “Creating a Content Item”) called "Happy Farm" and "Sweet Honey". Make sure that they include images and URLs.

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