A Global field is a reusable field (consisting of a group of fields) that you can define once and reuse in any content type within your stack.

This field saves the time and effort of adding the same set of fields (and their settings) in multiple content types of a stack.

Understanding with an example

• If you want to capture SEO information for your website, you can do this using the Global field. You will create a Global field consisting of fields like ‘SEO Title,’ ‘SEO Description,’ etc. You can then reuse this on any page. You can select ‘Global Field’ in that respective content type.

• You can use the Global field to create a Button-Link structure that can be reused across the website. You will create a Global field consisting of a ‘Link Field’ where the ‘Title will be ‘Button Title’ and ’‘Link’ will contain the actual link of the destination page/article. You can then use this button on any page or section. This field has specific properties you can change anytime per your needs.

The properties that can be modified are:

• Basic

  • Select Global Field

  • Display Name

  • Unique ID

  • Instruction Value

  • Help Text

• Advanced

  • Multiple

  • Non-localizable

• Reusable SEO group field inside the global field to reuse in multiple content types and maintain.

• For reusable components like Banner, CTA, and FAQs.

• Like the number of fields in a content type is limited to 100, same also applies for Global fields.

• And you can up to 25 Global fields in a content type.
  Example: As we know, only 100 fields are allowed per content type. If a content type already contains two fields and if we try to include a global field containing 100 fields in this content type, then this content type field will exceed 100 and will not be allowed.

Further Reading

• About Global Field