FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.
About Contentful
- What is Contentful?
- What is the difference between Contentful and a CMS?
- Is Contentful a website creation tool?
Basics
Rich Text
- What is the difference between "Embed block entry" and "Embed inline entry"?
- What is the difference between an "Embed inline entry" and a "Hyperlink to an entry"?
- What are the keyboard shortcuts for the Rich Text editor?
Backup, security and hosting
Business
Search and content organization
- My content model includes a field called ‘Author,’ why is it not searchable?
- What search features of the API are supported in the Web app search?
- What are the links visible on my sidebar?
Environments
- What entities can be copied to a space environment?
- Are space environments an API-only feature?
- Are space environments covered by SLAs?
Content migrations
Single sign-on (SSO)
- Is the single sign-on feature available for all customers?
- How do I sign into Contentful with my corporate credentials?
- What Identity Providers (IdP) does Contentful support?
Versioning
- What is entry versioning?
- Does entry versioning apply to linked content?
- Do you also version content types?
Personal Access Tokens
- Why Personal Access Tokens?
- What’s the difference between tokens issued by an OAuth app and Personal Access tokens?
- When should I use an OAuth app and when should I prefer a Personal Access Token?
UI Extensions
- Can I customize the Contentful Web App?
- What are common use cases for UI Extensions?
- How can I install a UI Extension?
Webhooks
Technology and features
- Which tools and SDKs exist for integrating Contentful?
- What platforms does Contentful support?
- Does Contentful work with HTML and JavaScript?
Terminology
