Beginning Drupal 8

Chapter 2 ■ Creating and Managing Content
On this page you can sort the list by clicking the Title, Content Type, Author, Status, or Updated column
headings and then clicking the up and down triangle to sort in ascending or descending order. You can also
filter the results (limit what is shown) by selecting the status from the top drop-down menu (for example,
Published or Unpublished) and/or the content type drop-down menu (such as Article or Basic page).
Clicking the Filter button will refresh the list to show only those items that meet the criteria you selected.
From any item in the list, you can click the title of the article to view that article, or you can click the
arrow to the right of the Operations button to reveal Edit or Delete options. You may also save, publish,
unpublish, delete, promote to the front page, unpromote to the front page, make sticky and remove
stickiness on multiple content items at the same time. Just click the check box to the left of each content
item, select from the “With selection” drop-down menu the option that you want to apply to all items you
checked, and then click Apply.
Summary
This chapter focused on creating content, setting the various options that are available when creating a
content item, and updating and deleting content. You learned how to place a content item on a menu so
users can easily find and view that content, and how to create search-engine- and user-friendly URLs. At this
point, you have the basic skills and understanding necessary to create a basic Drupal website, but stopping
now means that you would miss out on all of the other rich and powerful features that Drupal has to offer.
In the chapters that follow, I will describe the processes for creating complex page layouts, rendering lists of
content, and controlling who has access to various features and functions on your website, and I will share
tips and tricks for managing your new site.
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