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# Creating Content Lists

Create content lists to store site content such as blogs or articles that you can display dynamically on your site pages.

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td>

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              <p>Available for purchase in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>,
                and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available (with limitations) in:
                <strong>Developer</strong> Edition
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              Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e75 ">To build, edit, and manage Site.com sites:</td>

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              <p><samp class="parmname">Site.com Publisher User</samp> field enabled on the
                user detail page</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Site administrator or designer role
                assigned at the site level</p>
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Note Content lists and categories are currently available through a pilot program. For information on enabling content lists and categories for your organization, contact Salesforce.

1. On the Overview tab, open the Content List view and click **New Content List**.
2. Select the content list type:
    
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                <td data-label="Option" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e134 ">Event List</td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e137 ">
                  <p>A predefined content list that contains the following
                    default fields:</p>
                  <ul>
                    <li>Title (<samp class="parmname">Text</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>Creator (<samp class="parmname">Email</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>Location (<samp class="parmname">Text</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>StartTime (<samp class="parmname">Time</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>EndTime (<samp class="parmname">Time</samp>)</li>
                    <li>Description (<samp class="parmname">Text Area</samp>)</li>
                  </ul>
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">*Required</p>
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                <td data-label="Option" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e134 ">Press Release</td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e137 ">
                  <p>A predefined content list that contains the following
                    default fields:</p>
                  <ul>
                    <li>Title (<samp class="parmname">Text</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>Author (<samp class="parmname">Email</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>Body (<samp class="parmname">Text Area (Rich)</samp>)*</li>
                    <li>Date (<samp class="parmname">Date</samp>)*</li>
                  </ul>
                  <p style="margin-bottom:0;">*Required</p>
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                <td data-label="Option" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e134 ">Custom List</td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d176201e137 ">A blank content list that you can customize to suit your
                  needs.</td>

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3. Enter a name for the content list. You can also add an optional description.
4. Click **Apply**. The content list opens in the [fields view](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_content_edit.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5).

Next, [add or edit the content list's fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_content_fields_edit.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "As a site administrator or designer, you can add fields to a content list and edit field properties to suit your needs."), or add articles or posts by [creating records](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_content_add_records.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you've created a content list and added fields to it, you're ready to add content items.").

#### See Also

- [Understanding the Content List's Editing View](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_content_edit.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When editing a content list, you can add and edit fields, and create and manage records all in one place.")
- [Importing Records into Content Lists](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_content_xml_import.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Import records from existing press releases, articles, or blogs into your site’s content lists. For example, if you have a blog that’s hosted elsewhere, you can export the blog’s posts and then import the contents to use in your site.")
- [Editing, Deleting, and Duplicating Content Lists](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_content_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In the Content Lists view on the Overview tab, you can manage your site's content lists.")