{"id":525,"date":"2023-10-26T11:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:32:17","slug":"intermediate-training-module-1-content-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/intermediate-training\/intermediate-training-module-1-content-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Training Module 1: Content Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Intermediate Training Module 1: Content Types\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all content belongs on a standard page or post. cutheme includes several specialized content types designed to help you manage and display specific kinds of information more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this module, you&#8217;ll learn how to create and manage content types such as events, people profiles, stories, videos, and more. You&#8217;ll also discover how these content types can be organized, categorized, and displayed throughout your website using listings and cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"learning-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of this module, you will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify the specialized content types available in cutheme and understand when to use them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create and manage events, people profiles, stories, videos, and other content types.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organize content using categories and related metadata.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand how content types are displayed throughout a website using listings and cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply content-specific best practices when creating and maintaining content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    \n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                              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