A website is a collection of web pages and related assets such as images, graphics, audio, video, and attached documents.
From small brochure sites to to large e-commerce portals, different types of content are the cornerstone of all but the most basic websites.
Because Drupal is a website construction kit for any type of website, Drupal was designed to work with any type of content, such as:
- Blog posts
- Press releases
- Product descriptions
- Events
- Book reviews
- Recipes
- Case studies
- Courses
- Quarterly reports
- Newsletters
- Photo slideshows
- Vehicles for sale
- Restaurant reviews
- Forum posts
- ...
A book shop's website has different content needs than a fashion label, and a government tax portal is different from a rescue shelter's animal listing.
Yet they all share the same basic need: to be able to define, manage, and display different types of data .
To allow for all these different scenarios, Drupal's content model is based around flexible, customisable content types.
Basic Pages and Articles
To get you started, Drupal comes pre-installed with two content types: Basic Page and Article.
Basic pages are meant to be used for basic, static content such as 'About us, 'Terms of Service', or 'Privacy Policy.
Articles are used for time/date related publications such as news items, blog posts, or press releases.
You can use these two content types to build your site, you can extend them with additional fields, or you can create your own more complex content types.
Summary
- Drupal is a platform that lets you build almost any type of website.
- Drupal comes installed with 2 content types (Article, Basic Page), which you can extend.
- You can use the administration interface to define entirely new, custom content types.