Content modeling | Contensis user group, Leeds 2016

Using films, Contensis product owner Richard Saunders explores how content types can free up content for modeling in new ways.

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2. Structure content Using the concept of a movie launch, we’ll take a look at the various types of content that we might need to create a movie website or application and how we can structure it to be flexible and reusable. H O W T O
3. A content type describes a type of content broken down into its component parts know as elements or chunks. Examples of content types would be movie, blogs, products, news etc. Types W H AT A R E C O N T E N T T Y P E S ?
4. Elements or chunks of content are the component parts that make up a content type. They are the content broken down into the most useable parts. A film content type would include elements such as title, summary, release date, artwork, cast and cinematographer. Elements W H AT A R E C O N T E N T E L E M E N T S ?
5. Restrictions or constraints are applied to elements to content that is authored to enforce data integrity and accuracy. This can be as simple as making a particular element required, to restricting the format of the data that is allowed to be input. Restrictions W H AT A R E R E S T R I C T I O N S ?
6. Content types rarely live in isolation. They have relationships. A content model is nothing more than a system of interconnected content types. Relationships W H E R E D O R E L AT I O N S H I P S C O M E I N T O P L AY ?
7. A content model documents all the different types of content you will have for a given project. It contains detailed definitions of each content type’s elements and their relationships to each other. Models W H AT I S A C O N T E N T M O D E L ?
8. • Look for content types • Define the elements • Set any restrictions • Create relationships • Models will be formed Types Elements & Restrictions Relationships Models Structure content H O W T O