Designing Content Models That Scale
How to structure your collections, fields, and relations so your content architecture grows with your project.
A well-designed content model is the foundation of any CMS project. Get it right and adding features is straightforward. Get it wrong and you will be fighting your own schema.
Start with the output
Before defining collections, sketch the pages you need to render. What content appears on each page? What is shared across pages? This tells you which fields belong on which collections, and where relations make sense.
Keep it flat
Resist the urge to nest everything. A post with an author relation is simpler than a post with an embedded author object. Relations keep your data normalized and your queries predictable.
The best content model is the one that makes the common case simple and the edge case possible.
Use blocks for flexible layouts
When a page needs a mix of content types (hero sections, text blocks, FAQs), use the blocks field type. Each block type has its own schema, and editors can compose pages freely without developer intervention.