Creating Content Types

How to create a new Content Type in Firepanel to define the structure of a Firestore collection.

A Content Type defines what fields a Firestore collection contains and how Firepanel renders them.

Steps

1

Open Content Types

In the left sidebar, click Content Types.

Content types list

2

Click New Content Type

Click the + New Content Type button.

3

Set a name and icon

Enter a display name for the content type (e.g., Blog Post, Product). Optionally pick an icon using the icon picker.

Content type name and icon step

4

Define fields

Switch to the Structure tab and add fields. See Fields for details on each field type.

Structure tab

5

Link to collections

Switch to the Collections tab and link the content type to one or more Firestore collection paths.

Collections tab

6

Configure the list view

Switch to the List tab to choose which fields appear as columns in the collection table.

7

Save

Click Save to create the content type. It will now apply to any linked Firestore collections.

After Creation

Once saved, navigate to Content and open a collection that matches the linked path. Firepanel will now render documents using your new content type structure.