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# Create a new item

Create new CMS items directly in Wicked CMS without opening the Webflow Designer.

![Create a new item](https://files.buildwithfern.com/wicked-cms.docs.buildwithfern.com/6b7fa434f92a8b80aab02d9bf1a12e49ffcae424e4013a1c4f68b67e3d2bbcd0/docs/assets/screenshots/create-item.png)

## Create an item

Choose the collection where you want to add an item from the sidebar.

In the collection header, click **New** followed by the collection's singular name — for example, **New Blog Post** for a Blog Posts collection.

A dialog titled **Create item in which locales?** appears. Choose **Current locale only** or **All locales**.

The item detail sheet opens in create mode. Enter values for the required and optional fields.

Click **Save** to create the item as a draft, **Publish** to make it live immediately, or use **Queue for next site publish** to schedule it. See [Save changes](/save-changes) and [Publish an item](/publish-an-item).

## Locale scope when creating

On multi-locale sites, the create dialog explains:

> Choose whether to create this item only in the current locale, or in every locale on this site. **You can not add an item to other locale later.**

You cannot add an item to additional locales after creation. Choose **All locales** at create time if you need the item in every locale from the start.

See [Locale-scoped actions](/locale-scoped-actions).

## Create mode actions

In create mode, the item sheet sidebar shows the **Save** and **Publish** buttons, plus a **⋮** menu:

* **Save** — create the item as a draft
* **Publish** — create and publish live (if the site has been published)
* **Queue for next site publish** — in the **⋮** menu; creates and queues for the next site publish

The rest of the ⋮ actions (duplicate, archive, delete, and so on) are not available until the item is created.

## Slug field

If your collection has a slug field, Wicked CMS auto-formats slug input as you type. When duplicating, slugs are auto-resolved for uniqueness — see [Duplicate an item](/duplicate-item).

## Next step

Learn to copy existing items with [Duplicate an item](/duplicate-item).