Types of content templates

The following sections describe the two types of content templates.

Default templates

Default templates replace an underlying content type. Referring to the following illustration, Lead Image for Sports is a default template for images. When editors start an image in the Brightspot site, Brightspot opens a content form for an Image and pre-populates the fields with values defined in the content template Lead Image for Sports. Because Lead Image for Sports is a default template, editors must use it when creating an image.

Extra templates

These templates are variants of an underlying content type with a different name and with pre-populated fields. Referring to the following illustration, Announcement is an extra template based on Article. When editors start an announcement in the Brightspot site, Brightspot opens a content form for an article and pre-populates the fields with values defined in the content template Announcement. Because Announcement is an extra template, editors see both Announcement and Article in the Quick Start widget.