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All content of the website will be stored and maintained in a Headless Content Management System (HCMS), in our case in Contentstack.

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(warning) The same applies to assets.


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References

Reference a new entry in a new entry

If you are just about to create a new entry, e.g. a Web Page, and want to reference a content block for the main content area, you might miss the option to create a new content block:

Missing create new option

Desired options

The reason is that Contentstack must know the unique identifier of the entry in which you want to nest a new entry.

Tip

If you miss the option to create a new entry from another entry, please provide the mandatory field values and save the entry. Now, you find the option “Create new entry”.

Warning

If it’s still not possible to create a new entry, you might not have the permissions to create entries of this content type.

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titleChange or edit a referenced entry

If there is an entry referenced, you can either edit this entry or remove the reference to add a new one.

To edit the entry, click the left icon.

Note

If you edit an entry, it will be changed for all places where you have this entry referenced. If you are not sure about the existing references, click the edit icon to open the entry. Then click the left arrow icon on the top right side to see all references.

Click the left arrow, directly below the version selection

See the existing references

To change the entry reference, click the right icon to remove the reference to the entry. Once, this is done, you can add a new reference.

Info

If you change the reference entry, this does not impact the referenced entry. So, if you are not sure if you break something by changing the referenced entry, it might be better to create a new instead.

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titleReference a new entry in a new entry

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titleWhere am I when editing content?

When you click the edit icon next to a referenced entry, Contentstack will forward you to the edit form of this entry. If there are unsaved changes in the entry you are leaving, Contentstack will ask you if you want to save the changes.

If you are not sure where you are, have a look on the top left of the form. There you can see the name of the currently displayed entry (either the title or the internal name, depending on the content type) and the name of the content type itself

From left to right: Item in the main navigation of Contentstack (normally: “Content Types”), name of the content type, name of the entry

If you want to switch back to the step where you are coming from, use the left arrow.


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