This topic provides a list of steps to create a content item in the Back Office.

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To start working with the Content Items, navigate to the Content Management section and select Content Items.

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Creating a Content Item

On the Overview of Content Items page, you can create the Banner, Abstract Product List, Product Set, or File List content items.

To create a content item:

1. On the Content Items page, click Add Content Item in the top right corner of the page and select a content item you want to create:
   • Banner
   • Abstract Product List
   • Product Set
   • File List

See Content Items Types: Module Relations to learn more about types of content items.

2. Follow the steps described below to create a specific content item type.

Keep in mind that the Default locale must be populated. If you populate only Default locale, other locales will automatically inherit its information. However, to create a different content item per specific locale(s), populate the other locale(s) as well.

Content Item: Banner

To create a Banner content item:

1. From the Add Content Item drop-down menu, select Banner.
2. On the Create Content Item: Banner page that opens, enter Name and Description of the Banner content item. Both fields are mandatory to specify. See Content Items: Reference Information to learn more about content item attributes.
3. Amend the following mandatory fields per locale:
   • Title
   • Subtitle
   • Image URL
   • Click URL
   • Alt-text

4. Click Save to keep the changes. This will take you to the list of content items where you can see a new Banner content item in the table and the following message: ‘Content item has been successfully created’.

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Tips and tricks On the Create Content Item: Banner page, you can:

• Clear all the fields in the current locale by clicking Clear locale.

Clicking Back to Content Items in the top right corner of the page can trigger different actions:

• Selecting this option prior to saving the changes will discard all the changes and then take you to the List of Content Items page.

* Selecting this option **after** the changes have been saved will redirect you to the **List of Content Items** page.

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Content Item: Abstract Product List

To create an Abstract Product List content item:

1. From the Add Content Item drop-down menu, select Abstract Product List.
2. On the Create Content Item: Abstract Product List page that opens, enter Name and Description of the Abstract Product List content item. Both fields are mandatory to specify. See Content Items: Reference Information to learn more about content item attributes.
3. In the Add more products bottom table, select the products by clicking +Add to list in the Selected column per locale. This will add the selected products to the top table.

Using options in the Actions column of the top table, you can:

• Change the order of products in the list by clicking Move Down or Move Up.
• Remove the product(s) from the list. To do this, click Delete for a respective product.

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4. To keep the changes, click Save. This will take you to the list of content items where you can see a new Abstract Product List content item in the table and the following message: ‘Content item has been successfully created’.

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Tips and tricks On the Create Content Item: Abstract Product List page, you can:

• Filter search results by typing an abstract product list name, its ID, or SKU in the Search field.
• Clear all the fields in the current locale by clicking Clear locale.

Clicking Back to Content Items in the top right corner of the page can trigger different actions:

• Selecting this option prior to saving the changes will discard all the changes and then take you to the List of Content Items page.

* Selecting this option **after** the changes have been saved will redirect you to the **List of Content Items** page. ***

Content Item: Product Set

To create a Product Set content item:

1. From the Add Content Item drop-down menu, select Product Set.
2. On the Create Content Item: Product Set page that opens, enter Name and Description of the Product Set content item. Both fields are mandatory to specify. See Content Items: Reference Information to learn more about content item attributes.
3. In the Available Product Sets bottom table, select only one product set by clicking +Add in the Actions column per locale. This will add the selected product set to the top table.

4. To keep the changes, click Save. The Overview of Content Items page opens containing a new Product Set content item in the table.

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Tips and tricks On the Create Content Item: Product Set page, you can:

• Filter search results by entering a product set name in the Search field.
• Remove the selected product set by clicking Delete or Clear locale per current locale.

Clicking Back to Content Items in the top right corner of the page can trigger different actions:

• Selecting this option prior to saving the changes will discard all the changes and then take you to the List of Content Items page.

* Selecting this option **after** the changes have been saved will redirect you to the **List of Content Items** page.

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Content Item: File List

To create a File content item:

1. From the Add Content Item drop-down menu, select File List.
2. On the Create Content Item: File List page, enter Name and Description of the File List content item. Both fields are mandatory to specify. See Content Items: Reference Information to learn more about content item attributes.
3. In the Available Files bottom table, click Add to list next to the file you want to add per locale. This will add the file(s) to the Selected Files top table.

In the top table, you can re-order files by clicking Move Up and Move Down or remove the selected ones by clicking Delete.

4. Click Save. This will successfully save the changes and take you to the list of content items where you can see a new File List content item in the table and the following message: ‘Content item has been successfully created’.

Tips and tricks

On the Create Content Item: File List page, you can:

• Filter search results by entering a file name in the Search field.
• Clear all the fields in the current locale by clicking Clear locale.

Clicking Back to Content Items in the top right corner of the page can trigger different actions:

• Selecting this option prior to saving the changes will discard all the changes and then take you to the List of Content Items page.

* Selecting this option **after** the changes have been saved will redirect you to the **List of Content Items** page.

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What’s next? The content item is created. Now, you can add it to a block or a page using a content item widget and selecting its template. Additionally, you can edit any of the content item elements if needed.

• To learn more about how to add content item widgets to a block or a page, see Adding Content Item Widgets to Pages and Blocks.
• To know more about how to edit a content item, see Editing Content Items.