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# Manage content in Content Collections
Content Collections are the place for structured content such as blog posts, recipes or authors in Cockpit. Under Content › Collections, entries are created, maintained per language, linked and published without a deployment.
## Before you start
- Plan
- All plans
- Role
- Permission to edit content in the project
- Duration
- 6 min
### Prerequisites
- Content is enabled for the organisation (Laioutr support)
- The storefront declares at least one content type
Last reviewed on October 15, 2026
**Content Collections** are a lean CMS right inside Cockpit. Each collection is a **content type**, for example Blog Post, Recipe or Author; each item in it is an **entry**. Content types are not created in Cockpit: developers declare them in the storefront configuration, or an installed app brings them along.
Entries have three statuses: **Draft** for work in progress, **Changed** for published entries with unpublished edits and **Live** for published entries. Several people can edit the same entry at once, and changes are saved automatically.
With several languages the editor shows one tab per language. Empty fields show the value of the fallback language. Links to other entries, for example from an article to its author, live in the **Links** card. Publishing checks the entry against the storefront schema and makes it visible with the next page request, without a deployment.
## Step by step
1. 1 ### Step 1: Open a collection
Open **Content** › **Collections** in the project sidebar and click the row of the content type.
2. 2 ### Step 2: Create an entry
Choose **Add Entry** at the top right. The entry editor opens with the status Draft.
3. 3 ### Step 3: Fill fields per language
Select the language tab and fill in the fields. Required fields carry a red asterisk; images are chosen or uploaded directly in their field.
4. 4 ### Step 4: Link entries
In the **Links** card, pick linked entries with **Choose…** or the search field and adjust the order for lists.
5. 5 ### Step 5: Publish
Choose **Publish**, or **Publish Changes** for a changed entry. If validation reports blocking errors, fix the highlighted fields and publish again.
6. 6 ### Step 6: Several entries at once
Select entries with their checkboxes in the list and choose **Publish** or **Delete** in the bar. A dialog lists any entries that could not be changed, with the reason.
## Check the result
The entry shows the status **Live** in the list. The next request of the related storefront page shows the new content, without any deployment.
## Frequently asked questions
Why is nothing listed under Collections?
Content types come from the storefront configuration or from an installed app. A developer declares them and deploys the storefront; content also has to be enabled for the organisation.
What does the Not declared badge mean?
The deployed storefront no longer declares this type. Its entries stay reachable but can only be edited and published again once the storefront declares the type again.
Why can an entry not be published?
Usually required fields or required components are missing. The errors are shown on the form. Publish is also disabled until every change has reached the server.
Can several people work on one entry at the same time?
Yes. Everyone sees the others' changes live, and an indicator in the header shows the connection.
## Related
- [Check drafts in the preview before publishing](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/check-drafts-in-the-preview)5 min
With the project's content preview token, the real storefront shows unpublished content instead of published content. The token is used by the open preview link in project settings, the Studio command Show preview content or the URL parameter preview\_token.
- [Declare content collections in code](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/declare-content-collections-in-code)15 min
The project defines which content types the Laioutr CMS manages in the collections option of @laioutr-app/cms. After the next deployment, the types appear in Cockpit under Content, and their entries answer Orchestr queries like any other backend.
- [Manage media in Cockpit and Studio](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/manage-media-in-cockpit-and-studio)5 min
Images, videos and audio files are managed centrally in the Media Library under Content in Cockpit. In Studio, the media picker selects files from every connected library, such as the shop system, and uploads new ones where the library allows it.
- [AI in content management](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/ai-in-content-management)4 min
AI supports content work in Laioutr: AI functions in Studio suggest and translate copy, and an assistant connected through Laioutr MCP creates and fills entries in content collections. Publishing is always done by a person.
## Learn it in a lesson
- [Maintain content in content collections](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/lektionen/frontend-manager-content-collections)10 min
- [Content collections in code](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/lektionen/developer-content-collections-in-code)10 min
## [Content and media](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/leitfaeden/content-and-media)
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1. [Manage content in Content Collections](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/manage-content-in-content-collections)6 min
2. [Check drafts in the preview before publishing](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/check-drafts-in-the-preview)5 min
3. [Manage media in Cockpit and Studio](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/manage-media-in-cockpit-and-studio)5 min
4. [Maintain markets and translations in Studio](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/maintain-markets-and-translations-in-studio)6 min
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