---
title: "Create an item in the Content Editor"
slug: "create-an-item-in-the-content-editor"
abstract: "When you create a new item in the Content Editor, you can create the item as a sibling or a subitem to an existing item."
---
# Create an item in the Content Editor

When you create a new item in the Content Editor, you must first select an item in the content tree to indicate where you want the new item to be located. You can create a new item as a sibling or a subitem to the item that you select:

- A sibling is an item that you create at the same level as the selected item.
- A subitem is an item that you create under the selected item.

> [!note]
> You can also create new items by [copying or duplicating existing items](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/copy-or-duplicate-an-item.html "Copy or duplicate an item").

## Insert a new item

To insert a new item:

1. In the Content Editor, navigate to the item where you want your new item to be located.
    - To insert a sibling to the selected item, on the **Home** tab, in the **Insert** group, click the drop-down arrow ![27363645D8DA41C29070794B3B899758.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/images/27363645D8DA41C29070794B3B899758.png) and in the **Insert a new sibling** section, select the item type that you want to insert.

        ![The drop-down arrow in the Insert group.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/images/65B72BF39C204DF1A0E8AD01D196975F.png)

    - To insert a subitem to the selected item, on the **Home** tab, in the **Insert** group, use the up and down arrows to look for and select the type you want to use.

        ![The up and down arrows in the Insert group.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/images/B7565E3D581447DDB7E6D6CC3EE2BAA8.png)

    Alternatively, you can right-click the item in the content tree, click **Insert**, and then click one of the suggested item types.

2. Enter a name for the new item and click **OK**.

    Every new item that you create automatically locks and opens in the Content Editor. You must [unlock](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/lock-and-unlock-an-item.html "Lock and unlock an item") and save your items before other users can work on them.

3. As appropriate, edit the new item, add subitems, or [move your item](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/move-an-item.html "Move an item") to another location.

## Insert an item based on a template

If you have sufficient access rights, you can create a new subitem from any template that is available in your installation.

To insert an item from a template:

1. In the content tree, find and select the item that you want to create a subitem for.
2. On the **Home** tab, in the **Insert** group, click the drop-down arrow ![2737F5FCD0DB49C3AB22AF39D40F624B.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/images/2737F5FCD0DB49C3AB22AF39D40F624B.png) and click **Insert from template**.
3. In the **Insert from Template** dialog box, navigate to the template that you want to base the new item on.

    ![The Insert from Template dialog box.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/images/943305748A564E8AA99666B82A492718.png)

    Alternatively, you can right-click the item in the content tree, click **Insert**, and then click **Insert from template**.

    > [!note]
    > To locate the template you can navigate through the content tree on the Browse tab, or you can use the Search tab to [search for the item](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/search-for-an-item.html "Search for an item").

4. In the **Item name** field, enter a name for the new item and click **Insert**.
5. As appropriate, edit the new item, add subitems, or move it to another location.

> [!important]
> You can create an item in an [item bucket](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/item-buckets.html "Item buckets") in exactly the same way as you create a regular item. If the template that the new item is based on is bucketable or if you make the item bucketable, the item is hidden in the item bucket. If the item or the item’s template is not bucketable, the item is visible in the item bucket. Consequently, you can have an item bucket that is a hybrid of hidden items and visible items.