What is a content type?

There are seven basic content types available to use. Each content type has a different set of fields for storing and displaying information.

Content Type Description
Basic page Use basic pages for your static content, such as an 'About us' page.
Biblio Use Biblio for scholarly content, such as journal papers and books.
Blog Create a blog entry.
Feed Subscribe to RSS or Atom feeds. Creates nodes of the content type "Feed item" from feed content.
Feed item This content type is being used for automatically aggregating content from feeds.
News Create or reference relevant news stories here.
Webform Create a new form accessible to users. Submission results and statistics are recorded.