types.md (878B)
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2 title: Content Types
3 description: Hugo is built around content organized in sections.
4 date: 2017-02-01
5 categories: [content management]
6 keywords: [lists,sections,content types,types,organization]
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9 parent: "content-management"
10 weight: 60
11 weight: 60 #rem
12 draft: false
13 aliases: [/content/types]
14 toc: true
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17 A **content type** is a way to organize your content. Hugo resolves the content type from either the `type` in front matter or, if not set, the first directory in the file path. E.g. `content/blog/my-first-event.md` will be of type `blog` if no `type` is set.
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19 A content type is used to
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21 * Determine how the content is rendered. See [Template Lookup Order](/templates/lookup-order/) and [Content Views](https://gohugo.io/templates/views) for more.
22 * Determine which [archetype](/content-management/archetypes/) template to use for new content.
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