Document Types

The first step in any Umbraco site is to create a Document Type. A Document Type is a data container in Umbraco where you can add Properties (data fields/attributes) to input data. Each Property has a Data Type like text string, number, or rich text body. Umbraco outputs the input data using Templates.

These are some of the most common properties you would add to a Document Type:

• Page title

• Sub Heading

• Body Text

• Meta Title

• Meta Description

Creating a Document Type

To create a Document Type:

1. Go to Settings.

2. Select ... next to the Document Types in the Settings tree.
3. Select Document Type with Template

Customizing the Document Type

Adding icons

With the help of icons, you can identify different Document Types in the Content Tree. To add an icon:

1. Select the icon placeholder next to the document name. The Select Icon dialog appears on the right-side of the website.
2. Browse through the icon list and select the icon of your choice.

3. Click Submit.

Setting Permissions

To create a Document Type at the root of the Content Tree:

1. Go to the Structure tab.
2. Toggle the Allow at root button.

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Adding Properties

To add properties to your Document Type, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Design tab.

2. Select Add Group and enter a name for the group. For this tutorial, we will call it Content.
3. Select Add property

We’ve now created our first Document Type. Umbraco takes the data from an instance of the Document Type (also called as Content Node). This data is then merged with a Template – let's create our template next.