Article | Drupal Starter Kits | Acquia Product Documentation

Installing the Article content type¶

Run composer require -W drupal/acquia_cms_article to install the module in your application codebase.
Do one of the following to enable the module:
- Go to the Extend menu of the administrative panel, and search for acquia_cms_article.
- Run drush en acquia_cms_article -y.

Included fields¶

The Article content includes the following fields:

Field	Description
Title	The title of the article.
Summary	A brief description or summary of the article. By default, this field is hidden. Click Edit summary to view this field.
Body	The content of the article.
Text format	The text format. You can select Filtered HTML or Site Studio from the drop-down menu.
Language	The language of the article.
Display Author	The author of the article. This requires the Person content type.
Media	One of the following media types: Media: The media item. Click Add Media to upload an image. Allowed media types include Audio, Document, Image, and Video. Image: The main image associated with the article. This appears at the top of the page or as a thumbnail when the page appears within a list. Click Add Media to upload an image.
Taxonomy	One of the following taxonomy types: Categories: The categories that you select from the dropdown menu. Tags: The tags. Article Type: The article type that you select from the dropdown menu.
Save as	The state in which you want to save the details of the article. You can save the details of the article as Draft, In Review, or Published.

Creating an Article content¶

Sign in to Drupal Starter Kits.
In the Drupal Starter Kits administrative interface, click Manage > Content > Add Content > Article.
Enter an appropriate value in each field.
Click Save.
Verify the changes on your site.

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