Page Building

Schemas

A schema is a predefined template that determines what should populate a collection file. You can configure several schemas for each collection, creating a list of file templates for you and your team.

Schemas are excellent for creating files with consistent content and populating the initial contents of a new file. Schemas can apply to structured, markup, and combination files by containing both front matter and markup content or only data or markup content. When you use a schema to populate a new file, you can be sure that the inputs you need are available in the sidebar of the Visual or Content Editor.

A blog schema might contain title, author, and hero image inputs in the front matter. A changelog schema for a technical documentation site might contain a date input in the front matter and headings for “Features” and “Fixes” in the Markdown content. A review schema might contain inputs for title, author, and rating, and “Today, we are reviewing the…” as the opening line in the Markdown content.

Bookshop

Build custom components that non-technical editors can use in a page building experience in CloudCannon. Bookshop enables live editing in CloudCannon’s visual editor.

Editors can reuse existing components with new content to build new pages in the CMS.

Content Editor

Edit a page’s body content in CloudCannon’s WYSIWYG Content Editor if a page’s changeable content is mainly markdown body content.