A Label Type must be created before you can add individual Labels to your site. Label Types allow you to organize your Labels, for example, the Label Type "School News" could contain the individual labels "Announcements," "Athletics," and "Year Book." The following tutorial will explain how to create a Label Type for your site.

Step 1 - Click Add New Label Type

To create a new label type, mouse over the "Tools" tab, located in the top menu of your Digital Bell Dashboard. From the drop-down menu, mouse over the "Labels" tab, then click on "Manage Label Types."  This will take you to the Label Types directory, which lists your existing Label Types, grouped into separate sections. In the right margin of this page, click the "+Add new Label Type" link.

Step 2 - Complete the Form

After clicking the link, you will be forwarded to the "Add Label Type" form. The fields and options displayed on this form are described in detail, below. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required to submit the form.

Title Information

• Title: The title of your Label Type. 
  
  
• Name: This is the internal designation for your Label Type. This field will auto-complete, using your title.

Display Information

• Singular and Plural: These are the singular and plural terms used to describe your Label Type. For example, if your Label Type is titled "News Articles," the singular form would be "News Article," while the plural would be "News Articles."
  
  
• Is Active: This option determines whether the Label Type is currently in use, on your Web site. 
  
  
• Weight: This option determines how the label type is sorted, in comparison to other label types. The lower the weight of your Label Type, the higher it will be displayed on any lists, relative to other Label Types.

Affiliated Content

• Applications: Use this section to select the Content Elements, or other Web site components, that you will be attaching your Labels to. Note, if no selection is made in this section, your Labels will not be selectable when adding content to the site.
  
  For example, Ms. Smith is using this form to create a "News Articles" Label Type. She will then create a "Football News" Label, under this Label Type. By checking the box next to "Posts," she will be able to attach her "Football News" Labels to Posts about the football team. 
  
  

Content Information

• Content: This field is for internal use - allowing you to enter a description of your new Label Type for other HillTop users. The information entered here will not appear on the public site.
  
  
• Abstract: This field is also for internal use. Here, you can enter a short summary of the information in the Content field.

Finish - Click Submit

After you submit the form, the new label type will be displayed on the label types home page.

Special note: If you wish to use the label type with Posts, you will need to associate the type with the Post Types you wish to use it with.  Go to Posts -> Manage Post Types, and click the pencil next to the Post Type you wish to use it with.  Go to Affiliated Content and select the label type from the list of label types.  (You will also need to select labels here as well).  Now you are ready to create Labels.