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Sitefinity provides the Generic Content module for managing content (see Generic Content Overview ). There are also modules that are based on Generic Content in order to use already built-in functionality for managing specific content. These are:
Modules based on Generic Content could be extended in many ways. All following scenarios are applicable to each one of the Generic Content based modules:
The News module could be extended to have types of attachments which are custom-defined. This is achieved by Adding Custom Meta Fields to the module.
Developing with Sitefinity: Modules API : Generic ContentOverview of Generic Content API
How-to: ModulesWrap Generic Content Control in a User ControlAdd Custom Meta Fields