Adding fields in Drupal 7

Drupal core and contrib modules offer an incredible number of different styles of fields for extending content types. The best ways to learn how to use fields is to dive in – but we will start you off gently.

In this tutorial we run through the essentials for working with fields by adding a text and numeric fields. Step by step we cover the standard settings, how the number of values options works and how to configure displays. Once you are done, you might not be quite ready to be the preeminent expert in your fields, but you will be well on your way.