ANTE User ManualContent Manager
The Content Manager is where you create, edit, and manage the actual content entries for each content type in your CMS.
How to Open
In the sidebar, go to CMS → Content Manager.
Access to the CMS requires the CMS Access permission. If you don't see the CMS section, ask your administrator to grant it.
Page Layout
The Content Manager uses a single three-panel view:
- Content Types sidebar (left) - Lists all your content types, with a Search content types... box at the top. Types are grouped into:
- Collection Types - content types that hold many entries (e.g. Blog Posts)
- Single Types - content types that hold exactly one entry (e.g. Homepage, About Page)
- Main area (right) - Shows either the entry list or the entry form, depending on what you select.
When you first arrive, the main area shows "Select a content type from the sidebar" until you pick one.
How Content Types Behave
- Selecting a Collection Type shows the entry list for that type.
- Selecting a Single Type opens its entry form directly (there is only one entry, so there is no list).
Content types and their fields are defined in the Content Type Builder, not here.
Content Status
Each entry has one of three statuses:
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Draft | Saved but not live |
| Published | Live and visible |
| Archived | Hidden but retained |
The Entry List (Collection Types)
When you select a collection type, the main area shows:
- A header with the content type's display name and a count of how many entries found.
- An Add Entry button (top right).
- A Search entries... box.
- A status filter dropdown: All Statuses, Draft, Published, Archived.
- A table with columns:
- Primary field (the entry's title/name field) - click it to open the entry for editing. A thumbnail appears here if the entry has an image media field.
- Status - shown as a colored badge.
- Published - the publish date, or "Not published".
- Actions - see below.
- Pagination at the bottom when there is more than one page, with a per-page selector (10 / 20 / 50 per page).
Row Actions
Each row has these quick actions:
- Edit (pencil icon) - opens the entry form.
- Publish / Unpublish (toggle) - publishes a draft/archived entry, or unpublishes a published one. The icon switches based on the current status.
- More actions (⋮ menu) - opens a menu with Edit, Duplicate, and Delete.
Common Tasks
Creating an Entry
- Select a collection type in the sidebar.
- Click Add Entry.
- Fill in the fields (see Field Types below).
- Save using one of the header buttons:
- Save Draft - saves with Draft status.
- Save & Publish - saves and publishes the entry.
Editing an Entry
- Select the content type in the sidebar.
- Click the entry's title, or click the Edit (pencil) action on its row.
- Change the fields as needed.
- Click Save Draft or Save & Publish.
Editing a Single Type
- Select the single type in the sidebar - its form opens directly.
- Edit the fields.
- Click Save Draft to save, or Publish to make it live (the Publish button appears only while the single type isn't already published). Save & Publish also works.
Publishing / Unpublishing
From the entry list, use the Publish / Unpublish toggle action on the row. A confirmation toast appears when it succeeds.
Duplicating an Entry
- In the entry list, open the ⋮ More actions menu on the row.
- Choose Duplicate. A copy is created and the list refreshes.
Deleting an Entry
- In the entry list, open the ⋮ More actions menu on the row.
- Choose Delete.
- Confirm in the dialog that appears.
Warning: Deleted entries cannot be recovered.
Field Types
The entry form is built automatically from the fields defined for the content type. Each field renders an appropriate editor:
| Field Type | Editor |
|---|---|
| Text / UID / Email | Single-line text box (Email validates as an email) |
| Rich Text | Multi-line text area |
| Number | Numeric input |
| Date/Time | Date picker |
| Boolean | Checkbox toggle |
| Enumeration | Dropdown of the allowed values |
| Password | Masked password input |
| JSON | Multi-line editor for structured data |
| Media | Browse Media Library button to pick an image, video, audio, or document |
Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*). Fields are laid out by their configured width (full, two-thirds, half, or third).
Media Fields
For a media field:
- Click Browse Media Library.
- Pick a file (or multiple files, if the field allows more than one).
- Selected images show a thumbnail you can click to view full size; other files show an icon and name.
- Remove a selected file with the × button on it.
Entry Details Panel
When editing an existing entry (or a single type), a meta panel shows read-only details:
- Status
- Version
- Created date/time
- Updated date/time
- Published date/time (if published)
Tips
- Use Save Draft while a piece is still being worked on, then Save & Publish when it's ready.
- Search the sidebar to quickly jump to a content type when you have many.
- Filter the list by status to find drafts or archived entries fast.
Related Pages
- Content Type Builder - Define content types and their fields
- Media Library - Manage images and files used in media fields
- Dashboard - CMS overview
💡 Note: Define your content types in the Content Type Builder first. Content types come in two flavors - Collection Types (many entries) and Single Types (one entry).