Creating a content form
Brightspot provides the ability for you to create content forms to override default field and widget placements on an asset's content edit page.
To create a content form:
Click > Admin > Users & Roles.
- In the Content Forms widget, select the content type for which you want to create a content form, and then click New.
- In the Name field, type a name for the form.
- From the Scope list, select one of the following:
- None—The content form is the default for all roles to which it is assigned.
- Global—The content form is the global default for all roles, replacing the one automatically generated by Brightspot.
- From the Accesses list, select read or write access for all tabs and fields on the form. (This setting applies to the entire form; you can override this setting at the tab and field levels in the following steps.)
- To customize a tab and its fields, do the following:
- Click the tab field to expand it.
- In the Name field, type a name for the tab.
- From the Access list, select whether the tab has read-only or read and write access. By default, the tab has read and write access.
- To hide a visible field, drag it to the Hidden Items list. (Do not hide a field that is required in the default content edit page.)
- To show a hidden field, drag it to the Visible Items list.
- To reorder visible items, drag them to the required position.
- Click the tab field to expand it.
- To change a field’s name or access level, do the following:
- Click the field.
- In the Name field, type a name for the field.
- From the Access list, select whether the field has read-only or read and write access. By default, the field has read and write access.
- Click the field.
- Group fields within the tab by doing the following:
- Under Clusters, click Add Group.
- In the Name field, type a name for the group.
- From the Access list, select whether the fields have read-only or read and write access. By default, the fields have read and write access.
- From the Fields list, drag fields into the group and in the desired order.
- Under Clusters, click Add Group.
- To change the placement of a widget on the content edit page:
Click the widget field to expand it.
- From the Placement list, select one of the placement options.
- Click Save.