Creating content

In the Web > Page module, on any page, click the + Create new content button in the place where you want to insert content:

The New Page Content wizard will then be displayed.

In the following screenshot you see the location of that button:

"Create new content button" in the Page module, column "Normal" — Create a new Content Element by clicking the button

Table of contents:

Types of content elements

The content elements you can see here are provided by a standard TYPO3 installation with a site package as described in the TYPO3 site package tutorial.

If you are working with a different setup you might see more, or different content elements.

Which content elements you can see as an editor also depends on your user rights:

A standard editor can see the following content elements:

Screenshot of the "New Page Content" wizard as seen by a common TYPO3 editor, featuring "Typical Page Content", "Lists" and "Special elements" — Screenshot of the "New Page Content" wizard as seen by a common TYPO3 editor

An advanced editor or an administrator can see the following content elements:

Screenshot of the "New Page Content" wizard as seen by an advanced TYPO3 editor, additionally including "Form elements", "Menus" and additional "Special elements" — An advanced editor sees more groups and more content elements types in some of the groups

Content elements seen by a typical TYPO3 editor

Typical page content

Insert regular text and image content types to build standard web pages.

Lists

Lists can be used for structured content. They provide less flexibility then standard content elements but are easier to use for their specialized use case.

The 'List' tab contains content elements like "Bullet List", "Table" and "File Links" — The List tab of the new content element window

Depending on how the Rendering is defined in the Site Package the way the results are displayed on the page might vary.

Advanced content elements

The following content elements are usually visible to advanced users:

Form elements

Create a login form or a simple contact form.

Plugins

The tab "Plugins" is available if the integrator of your site installed an extension that provides a plugin in this section and you have the required user rights. Refer to the manual of the extension that provides the plugin for more information.

Special elements

Insert plain HTML, or a horizontal divider on the page. The "Insert records" element lets you reference other content elements, i.e. reuse a content element from another page without duplicating it.

Add new content to a page

On a page, click the + Create new content button in the area where you want to insert content.
On the Typical Page Content tab, choose the "Text & Media" element. This is the most commonly used content type. The Create new Page Content form appears.

Create new Page Content on page "Page 1" form screenshot — Unsaved changes are highlighted in light blue

In the Header field, type My new content element.
In the Text area, type in some text. This field uses a Rich Text Editor (RTE).
Save and close the content element. You can see the newly added element on the page:

The new content element appears in the Page module

Tip

If you are more comfortable using shortcuts, there are different kinds of keyboard commands you can use in the backend forms.