Content Class
A content class is made up of a collection of datatypes. It is similar to a table in a database. The class itself doesn’t store any data, it simply defines the structure of the data to be stored. eZ publish has a selection of inbuilt content classes that will cater for the majority of user’s needed. As with datatypes, you can create your own
The following table is an example of a custom news item Content Class
| Attribute | Datatype |
| Headline | Text line |
| Author | Text Line |
| Publication | Text Line |
| Photo | Image |
| Date | Date |
| Body | XML block |