Attribute
Attributes describe the characteristics of a content type. For example, a news article has a title, summary, author, date, body, location and tags.
Attributes create consistent structure to make it easier to understand, manage, display and reuse content.
Attributes can be:
- core content written by a person — for example, title, description, biography
- metadata with structured values defined by the system or chosen from a predefined list — for example, date published, topic or country
Attributes are captured at a conceptual level in the content model.
Attributes become properties when the model is translated into a content schema.
Synonyms
- Property — a term used in our schemas and codebase
- Field — a term used by publishers to describe the input space in a Content Management System