Data Types

This section consists of Database Things and fields description for every thing which is part of the template.

Introduction

To get to the Data section, click the database icon on the left side tabs in Bubble Editor.
Important: See Bubble manual information when working with data: https://manual.bubble.io/help-guides/working-with-data; https://manual.bubble.io/core-resources/data.

Data Types

Note: In case you have accidentally deleted a data type - no worries! Bubble lets you restore💪the deleted data type. Clicking on 'show deleted types' or 'show deleted fields' from the Data → Data types tab will reveal the deleted items, and a 'restore' button will appear next to each deleted entry. Simply click 'restore', to restore a field or data type.
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Tip: Aside from the below-listed data types and fields, Bubble creates these default fields visible in each data type: Creator, Modified Date, Created Date and Slug, except for the User data type. The User data type will have the following fields: email, Modified Date, Created Date and Slug. These fields' values can be used in workflows, conditional formatting, etc. To learn more, see the Bubble manual

Articles

This data type stores data about articles.
Field Name
Type
Notes
Body_part_1
text
Stores the article's body text.
Body_part_2
text
Stores the article's body text.
Comments
List of Commentses
Stores the list of related comments.
Description
text
Stores the article description.
Image
image
Stores the article's image.
Image_field
image
Stores the article's image.
Image_field_2
image
Stores the article's image.
Image_field_3
image
Stores the article's image.
quote
text
Stores the related quote.
Title
text
Stores the article’s title.

Comments

This data type stores comments made on articles.
Field Name
Type
Notes
Article
Articles
Stores the related article.
Comment
text
Stores the comment text.
Likes
List of Likes
Stores the list of comment’s likes.
User
User
Stores the comment author.

Like

This data type stores the likes accorded to comments.
Field Name
Type
Notes
Comments
Comments
Stores the related comment.

User

Bubble applications have a built-in User data type that acts like any type that is created in a database. For instance, you can modify a user, delete a user, list them in a repeating group, etc.
This data type stores the users' bio data (name, photo, occupation, etc.) and profile information like comments made and bookmarks.
Field Name
Type
Notes
Bookmarks
List of Articlesses
Stores the list of favorite articles.
Comment
List of Commentses
Stores the list of comments made.
email_changed
User
Stores the user's email.
Name
text
Stores the user name.
Occupation
text
Stores the user occupation.
Profile_photo
image
Stores the user photo.
Note: The data type has a privacy rule applied. See the 💬 in the database under the privacy section for details.

Embedded Notes in Bubble Editor

This template comes with explicit Notes for Database fields, Option sets and their fields, and Privacy rules, which will guide you through the modification process.
In order to preview a Note of any data type or field, click on the 💬 icon.
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