A single web site could contain many types of content, such as informational pages, news items, polls, blog posts, event listings, etc. In Drupal, each item of content is called a node, and each node belongs to a single content type, which defines various default settings for nodes of that type, such as whether the node is published automatically and whether comments are permitted.

There are two content types defined by default: "Page" and "Story",  we have also created our own content types.  Here is a list of the content types associated with core Drupal modules.

Of these, the content types that you will most regularly use are the following:

• Blog Entry:  A blog entry is a single post to an online journal, or blog.  Create these using the author "MCHIP".
• Country:  Used to add a new country with key fact information to the map.  In order to add this to the dropdown list in the right column also, simply go to the "Where We Work" block in the blocks listing, and add the country link there.
• Event: Used to create events and list them automatically in the right column of the website.
• Newstory:  A newstory, similar in form to a page, is ideal for creating and displaying content that informs or engages website visitors.  Stories are generally used for information whose relevance decreases as time passes (such as news items), so that newer Stories will typically be placed higher on the page than older Stories.
• Press releases, site announcements, and informal blog-like entries may all be created with a story entry.
• Page:  A page, similar in form to a story, is a simple method for creating and displaying information that rarely changes, such as an "About us" section of a website.