Post Types

The foundation of your content structure

A post type is a content model that defines a category of content in your project. For example, a typical website might have post types for:

• Pages — static pages like Home, About, Contact
• Blog — articles with dates, authors, and categories
• Products — items with prices, images, and specifications
• Team — team member profiles

Each post type has its own templates, categories, properties, and URL structure. You can create as many post types as your project requires.

Setting up a new post type

When creating a post type, you configure the following:

• Title — the display name (e.g., "Blog Articles")
• Key — a unique identifier used internally (e.g., "blog_articles")
• Slugs — the URL prefix per language (e.g., "/blog" in English, "/artigos" in Portuguese)
• Templates — one or more templates that define the page layout

The slug determines the URL structure for all posts within this type. For example, a blog post titled "My First Post" with slug prefix "/blog" would be accessible at /blog/my-first-post.

Configuration options

Post types have several options that change their behavior:

• Single Page — when enabled, this post type can only have one post. Useful for unique pages like Home or Contact that should only exist once
• Hierarchy — enables parent-child relationships between posts. A post can be nested under another, creating a tree structure (e.g., Services → Web Development → E-commerce)
• Event Format — adds date-related fields for event-based content like conferences, workshops, or meetings
• Webservice — exposes this post type through the public API for external access

Share content across projects

Global post types allow you to create a content model in one project and share it across other projects in the same Svalla installation.

This is useful when multiple websites need access to the same content — for example, a shared footer, legal pages, or company information.

• The origin project has full edit access to the post type and its content
• Other projects get read-only access to the shared content
• Changes made in the origin project are reflected everywhere

Editing and organizing

After creating a post type, you can:

• Edit settings — update the title, slugs, or options at any time
• Assign templates — add or remove templates to change available page layouts
• Configure categories — add category types for content organization and filtering
• Set permissions — control which users can create, edit, or view posts within this type
• Add properties — attach custom fields for additional data

Post types are listed in the sidebar for quick access. Each post type shows the number of posts it contains.