CMS (Strapi CMS) Account

To manage content within Bloomington and other catalog sites, we will be using a custom CMS. If you do not have an account, please reach out to the web development department to have one created.

Content Manager

When logged in you will see a tab on the left side called “Content Manager”, please select this to see the collection types available for you to edit and create.

Collection Types

We have basic collection types created for you to use. Collection types can be used to create multiple entries of the same type like products. If you would like additional collection types, please reach out to the web development department. To add a new entry to each collection, select the “Create new entry” button in the upper right of the screen.

Below you will find a description for each collection type and how to update it.

Category

The category collection type holds the following data:

Field Name	Expected Value
name	text
image	image upload
description	text or HTML
products	product type

Fields with a red asterisk are required. The URL for the category will be auto-generated in the code from the category name field. Something like foam will become a url of bloomington.com/foam. Once you have added your desired inputs, push the save button in the upper right corner.

Once you save, the collection entry will be available as a draft. To see the content on the website you will need to select “Publish” next to the save button. To add products to the category, the products must first be created in the product collection. To see products currently available, select the product dropdown.

To move products in a different display order, simply click on the six column dots on the left of the product entry.

Page

The page collection is where generic pages like terms and conditions are added. We have pages for privacy policies and warranty. The URL for the page will be auto-generated in the code from the page name field. Something like California Privacy will become a url of bloomington.com/california-privacy. Once saved and published, a link to the page will be auto-generated in the site footer.

The page collection type holds the following data:

Field Name	Expected Value
name	text
meta_title	text
meta_description	text
content	HTML

Product

The product collection is where all products are all parent skus input. The URL for the proudct will be auto-generated in the code from the product name field. Something like 8" Gel Memory Foam will become a url of bloomington.com/8-gel-memory-foam. The product collection type holds the following data:

Field Name	Expected Value
name	text
sku	text
product_id	text
default_msrp	number
brand	text
default_size	item from provided dropdown
subheading	text
image	default image
description	HTML
variants	variant type
gallery	multiple images w/ captions

Once saved and published, you can navigate to the category and attach the desired products. A product will not show otherwise, since it needs to be attached to a visible (published) category.

Variant

For products that have variants, you will want to create an entry for each variant within the variant collection. A variant can be assigned to a single product. The variant collection type holds the following data:

Field Name	Expected Value
size	item from provided dropdown
sku	text
image	default image
color	item from provided dropdown
msrp	number
product	product type

Single Types

Single types can only be used once. For our sites we use them for contact information and landing pages, like the home page.

Contact

The contact type has a single input for email. We currently do not have the phone number available for the site. The contact email is used in the footer and product pages.

Home

The home page is a basic landing page composed of the hero and info components. The home page uses the following data:

Hero

Field Name	Expected Value
heading	text/HTML
subheading	text
button_text	text
button_link	link url (relative or direct path)
image	hero image

Info

Field Name	Expected Value
heading	text
description	text
content	HTML

Images

We are using a CDN to store images. You can upload them through Strapi and we do the rest. Images can be upload through the entries listed above, or you can do a mass asset upload through the “Media Library” tab in the left menu.

If you would like to edit an image, click the pencil/pen icon to edit alt text or captions.

Gallery

With the gallery input, you can upload multiple images and change display order by clicking the ”+” icon and dragging/dropping the images into your desired order.

The product gallery uses image captions for the text under each image. These can be added or left blank.