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Getting Started

How Your Website Works

Your website is built from content entries in Contentful. There are two kinds of entries that matter:

  • Aggregators organize and lay out your pages. They control structure — what goes where, how things are arranged, and what appears in the navigation.
  • Pure Content holds the actual text, images, and media that visitors see.

You build pages by combining these pieces: an aggregator sets up the layout, and pure content fills it with what people read and see. The Content Model section explains each content type in detail.

How Changes Get Published

  1. Edit — Make your changes in the entry.
  2. Save — Click the Save button (top right). This saves a draft but does not publish yet.
  3. Publish — Click Publish to make your changes live on the website.

Your changes will appear on the site within a few minutes of publishing.

What’s in These Docs

Use the sidebar to explore:

  • Content Model — how pages, sections, and content types fit together
  • Formatting — bold, italic, alignment, colors
  • Layout — boxes, grids, and image placement
  • Media — embedding images, videos, and maps
  • Components — buttons, cards, and icons
  • Tips — common mistakes and templates you can copy
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