# Creating an Entry ### About this export | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | **content_type** | lesson | | **platform** | contentstack-academy | | **source_url** | https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/creating-and-managing-content/creating-an-entry | | **course_slug** | creating-and-managing-content | | **lesson_slug** | creating-an-entry | | **markdown_file_url** | /academy/md/courses/creating-and-managing-content/creating-an-entry.md | | **generated_at** | 2026-05-04T05:36:51.627Z | > Part of **[Creating and Managing Content](https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/creating-and-managing-content)** on Contentstack Academy. **Academy MD v3** — structured for retrieval; no quiz or assessment keys. #### Video details #### At a glance - **Title:** Creating an Entry - **Duration:** 3m 19s - **Media link:** https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/yzWx2X5g - **Publish date (unix):** 1757639142 #### Streaming renditions - application/vnd.apple.mpegurl - audio/mp4 · AAC Audio · 113528 kbps - video/mp4 · 180p · 180p · 151933 kbps - video/mp4 · 270p · 270p · 173001 kbps - video/mp4 · 360p · 360p · 192725 kbps - video/mp4 · 406p · 406p · 211132 kbps - video/mp4 · 540p · 540p · 256600 kbps - video/mp4 · 720p · 720p · 343531 kbps - video/mp4 · 1080p · 1080p · 579515 kbps #### Timed text tracks (delivery) - **thumbnails:** `https://cdn.jwplayer.com/strips/yzWx2X5g-120.vtt` #### Transcript Before we jump into creating our article entry, let's take a quick look at the article content type. Remember, the content type is the mold. It defines which fields are available and how they're organized. Here you'll see spots for things like the title, summary, cover image, taxonomy, which is how the content is categorized on the site, related links, related articles, and SEO settings. I have an entry based on this article content type already open in the browser. Notice all of these elements we looked at in the content type. We have a title, an image, a summary, and the content. We also have related links and articles below. Knowing the structure up front helps you understand why we'll be filling out these particular fields in just a moment. Now let's go ahead and create the entry. In the entry section, click the New Entry button. In the Select Content Type dialog, choose Article. Think of this as filling out a form. Each field is a box waiting for information, and together they make up a complete piece of content. For the title, let's use Mexico City, Exploring the History and Energy of the Socolow. As soon as we add the title, you'll notice Content Stack automatically generates a URL. You can change it if needed, but for now we'll leave it as is. Next, we'll add a cover image. We can either select an image already in Assets or upload a new one. Let's upload a new file from our computer. When we do that, we need to choose where the image will live. In this case, we'll select Hero Banner. By uploading this image, we'll give the article a strong visual at the top of the page, just like the Tokyo Tower article we previewed earlier. For the summary, we'll use the AI Assistant to save time. Just click the AI icon, choose Brainstorm with AI Assistant, and type in something like, give me a one-line summary of the best things to do in Mexico City. The AI generates a nice starting point, and we can always refine it if need be. Scrolling down, we'll set up our taxonomy, region as North America, and topic as must-see spots. In the main content text field, I'll just paste in some copy from the clipboard to move quickly. Then we'll add related links and related articles, setting the number of articles to show as three. To finish things up, we'll fill out the SEO fields, title, description, and a few tags. Then we'll click Save. Finally, let's render this page in Live Preview, which is a feature we'll review in greater detail later, but it will allow us to see how our Mexico City article will look once it's published. Looks good! #### Subtitles (WebVTT) ```webvtt WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.400 Before we jump into creating our article entry, let's take a quick look at the article content type. 2 00:00:07.040 --> 00:00:13.520 Remember, the content type is the mold. It defines which fields are available and how 3 00:00:13.520 --> 00:00:20.000 they're organized. Here you'll see spots for things like the title, summary, cover image, 4 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:26.640 taxonomy, which is how the content is categorized on the site, related links, related articles, 5 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:33.680 and SEO settings. I have an entry based on this article content type already open in the browser. 6 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:39.840 Notice all of these elements we looked at in the content type. We have a title, an image, 7 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:47.280 a summary, and the content. We also have related links and articles below. Knowing the structure 8 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:53.120 up front helps you understand why we'll be filling out these particular fields in just a moment. 9 00:00:53.680 --> 00:01:00.000 Now let's go ahead and create the entry. In the entry section, click the New Entry button. 10 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:07.520 In the Select Content Type dialog, choose Article. Think of this as filling out a form. Each field 11 00:01:07.520 --> 00:01:13.440 is a box waiting for information, and together they make up a complete piece of content. 12 00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:21.760 For the title, let's use Mexico City, Exploring the History and Energy of the Socolow. As soon as 13 00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:27.760 we add the title, you'll notice Content Stack automatically generates a URL. You can change it 14 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:35.120 if needed, but for now we'll leave it as is. Next, we'll add a cover image. We can either select an 15 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:43.120 image already in Assets or upload a new one. Let's upload a new file from our computer. When we do 16 00:01:43.120 --> 00:01:50.240 that, we need to choose where the image will live. In this case, we'll select Hero Banner. By 17 00:01:50.240 --> 00:01:56.000 uploading this image, we'll give the article a strong visual at the top of the page, just like 18 00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:03.600 the Tokyo Tower article we previewed earlier. For the summary, we'll use the AI Assistant to save 19 00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:10.400 time. Just click the AI icon, choose Brainstorm with AI Assistant, and type in something like, 20 00:02:11.040 --> 00:02:17.920 give me a one-line summary of the best things to do in Mexico City. The AI generates a nice 21 00:02:17.920 --> 00:02:24.880 starting point, and we can always refine it if need be. Scrolling down, we'll set up our taxonomy, 22 00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:29.040 region as North America, 23 00:02:31.600 --> 00:02:38.240 and topic as must-see spots. In the main content text field, I'll just paste in some copy from the 24 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:45.280 clipboard to move quickly. Then we'll add related links and related articles, setting the number of 25 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:52.080 articles to show as three. To finish things up, we'll fill out the SEO fields, title, description, 26 00:02:54.160 --> 00:03:04.400 and a few tags. Then we'll click Save. Finally, let's render this page in Live Preview, which is a 27 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:10.640 feature we'll review in greater detail later, but it will allow us to see how our Mexico City article 28 00:03:10.640 --> 00:03:15.360 will look once it's published. Looks good! ``` ```transcript [00:00] Before we jump into creating our article entry, let's take a quick look at the article content type. [00:07] Remember, the content type is the mold. It defines which fields are available and how [00:13] they're organized. Here you'll see spots for things like the title, summary, cover image, [00:20] taxonomy, which is how the content is categorized on the site, related links, related articles, [00:26] and SEO settings. I have an entry based on this article content type already open in the browser. [00:34] Notice all of these elements we looked at in the content type. We have a title, an image, [00:39] a summary, and the content. We also have related links and articles below. Knowing the structure [00:47] up front helps you understand why we'll be filling out these particular fields in just a moment. [00:53] Now let's go ahead and create the entry. In the entry section, click the New Entry button. [01:00] In the Select Content Type dialog, choose Article. Think of this as filling out a form. Each field [01:07] is a box waiting for information, and together they make up a complete piece of content. [01:14] For the title, let's use Mexico City, Exploring the History and Energy of the Socolow. As soon as [01:21] we add the title, you'll notice Content Stack automatically generates a URL. You can change it [01:27] if needed, but for now we'll leave it as is. Next, we'll add a cover image. We can either select an [01:35] image already in Assets or upload a new one. Let's upload a new file from our computer. When we do [01:43] that, we need to choose where the image will live. In this case, we'll select Hero Banner. By [01:50] uploading this image, we'll give the article a strong visual at the top of the page, just like [01:56] the Tokyo Tower article we previewed earlier. For the summary, we'll use the AI Assistant to save [02:03] time. Just click the AI icon, choose Brainstorm with AI Assistant, and type in something like, [02:11] give me a one-line summary of the best things to do in Mexico City. The AI generates a nice [02:17] starting point, and we can always refine it if need be. Scrolling down, we'll set up our taxonomy, [02:27] region as North America, [02:31] and topic as must-see spots. In the main content text field, I'll just paste in some copy from the [02:38] clipboard to move quickly. Then we'll add related links and related articles, setting the number of [02:45] articles to show as three. To finish things up, we'll fill out the SEO fields, title, description, [02:54] and a few tags. Then we'll click Save. Finally, let's render this page in Live Preview, which is a [03:04] feature we'll review in greater detail later, but it will allow us to see how our Mexico City article [03:10] will look once it's published. Looks good! ``` #### Key takeaways - Connect **Creating an Entry** back to your stack configuration before moving to the next module. - Capture one concrete artifact (screenshot, Postman call, or code snippet) that proves the step works in your environment. - Re-read the delivery versus management boundary for anything you changed in the entry model. ## Supplement for indexing ### Content summary Creating an Entry. Creating an Entry in Creating and Managing Content (creating-and-managing-content). ### Retrieval tags - Creating - Entry - creating-and-managing-content - lesson 02 - Creating an Entry - creating-and-managing-content lesson ### Indexing notes Index this lesson as a primary chunk tagged with lesson_id "02" and topics: [Creating, Entry]. Parent course slug: creating-and-managing-content. Use asset_references URLs as thumbnail hints in search results when present. Never surface LMS quiz content or assessment answers from this file. ### Asset references | Label | URL | | --- | --- | | Video thumbnail: Creating an Entry | `https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/yzWx2X5g/poster.jpg?width=720` | ### External links | Label | URL | | --- | --- | | Contentstack Academy home | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/` | | Training instance setup | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/training-instance` | | Academy playground (GitHub) | `https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-academy-playground` | | Contentstack documentation | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/` |